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Workshop information Workshop Name Dialogue, Deliberation, and Public Engagement Date November 21, 2023 Location UW Extension, 6737 W Washington St #2135, West Allis, WI 53218 Deadline November 20, 2023 Price $225.00 Public participation is a cornerstone of democracy, and yet engaging the public can be risky business. One bad experience can produce a career-lasting wariness of public engagement. This session is designed to help you determine when and how to engage the public so that it is a satisfying and informing process for everyone involved. We¿ll explore the different intentions of public education, public hearings, dialogue and deliberation processes. This interactive session will have plenty of practice time, allowing you to build on your own diagnosis and facilitation skills. CPM Competency: 5.4 Identify specific methods for public participation, the strengths and weaknesses of each, and appropriate ways to use public feedback. Desired Learning Outcomes: 1. Define the role of public managers in offering and leading public engagement experiences. 2. Learn when and how to engage participants in public issues. 3. Differentiate between the intended outcomes of engagement (sharing information), dialogue (building relationships) and deliberation (involving the public in decision-making). 4. Explore readily available processes for engagement like, National Issues Forum, the World Café, Community Visioning and Appreciative Inquiry. 5. Practice building your facilitation competencies for achieving positive outcomes.   Participant information * - required Last Name * Required! First Name * Required! Suffix Organization Name * Required! Title/Position * Required! Address * Required! Address 2 City * Required! State * Required! Zip Code * Required! E-mail * Required! To contact you about your registration Phone * Required! Please include area code, XXX-XXX-XXXX   Please provide the following demographic information about yourself. This information is used to ensure our programming is reaching a diversity of audiences and to fulfil our obligations as a recipient of federal funding. You reserve the option to not provide this demographic information. Should you choose to not provide this information, please choose "Prefer not to respond."   Please indicate your race. Choose only one answer. I identify as having (check all that apply):   American Indian or Alaska Native (1)   Asian (2)   Black of African American (3)   Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (4)   White (5)   Two or more races (6)   Prefer not to respond (7) Please indicate your ethnicity. Choose only one answer. Hispanic or Latino (1) Not Hispanic or Latino (2) Prefer not to respond (3) Please indicate your “Sex”. Choose only one answer. Female (1) Male (2) Prefer not to respond (3) Please indicate your age. Choose only one answer. Adult (19 years or older) (1) Youth (18 years or younger) (2) Prefer not to respond (3)   If you have a Promo Code, please enter it here Registration Category $225.00 Payment Method Credit Card Check   Doing Business As: The charge will appear on your credit card statement as UW Local Gov. Education. Cancellation Policy: To cancel a registration/payment, please contact lgc@extension.wisc.edu. Privacy Statement: The Local Government Center does not sell, rent, trade or distribute any personally identifiable customer information to any third party, except as required by law. Information collected by The Department of Animal Science is used for the administrative and operational purposes of our services. Contact: Please contact lgc@extension.wisc.edu, if you have any questions about your registration. NOTE: If you have a disability and desire accommodation, please advise us as early as possible. Requests are confidential.