Public, private and nonprofit/NGO professionals who experience challenges with effectively engaging diverse people or groups are invited to attend the Stakeholder Engagement 2010 Online Conference: Including the Excluded. The three-day program highlights practical insights and best practices from around the globe for engaging people who have historically been excluded (for example, those subject to racial or ethnic discrimination), individuals with physical or mental disabilities, or persons who are socially excluded for a variety of reasons (such as people who are homeless or in a country illegally). See the complete conference schedule, featuring more than 23 hours of professional development and 18 speakers, at www.seconf.org.

Held on Tuesday, March 2 through Thursday, March 4, this online conference is open to the public and no travel is required. Registration is $179 USD for individuals and $2,000 USD for site registrations. Group discounts and full-time student/faculty rates also available. Complete registration details are at www.seconf.org.

The conference is ideal for professionals whose responsibilities include engaging stakeholders on an ongoing or periodic basis, including those in the fields of planning, environmental management and engineering, health, education and nonprofit management.

Registrants will become part of the online conference community, attend conference sessions, participate in networking activities and take field trips in Second Life. They also will be able to access session recordings, presentation materials and continue networking with fellow registrants for at least six months following the conference.

Including the Excluded is presented by PublicDecisions (www.publicdecisions.com), the online provider of professional development programs for stakeholder engagement and Learning Times (www.learningtimes.net), the leading producer of online communities and online conferences for education and training. The Presenting Sponsor is Berrett-Koehler Publishers. Conference Affiliates include the National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation (www.thataway.org) and INVOLVE (www.involve.org.uk).

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Contact:
Beth Offenbacker, [email protected], 571 303 9208 (U.S.)
Hope Kandel Gershik, Learning Times at [email protected], 212 741 0560 (U.S.).

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