To whom it may concern, I am Malorie Flon, Project Manager at the Institut du Nouveau Monde (inm.qc.ca), a Canadian nongovernmental organization dedicated to public participation. I am contacting you to inform you of an event that could be of interest for the IAP2 network. The event is a symposium entitled “Developing expertise in the design of participatory tools: The professionalization and diversification of the public participation field”, that will be held in Montreal July 21-22 2014 during the annual conference of International Political Science Association (IPSA). The symposium intends to better understand the conditions involved in the negotiation of the participatory design by looking at the actors that initiate and organize public participation. What are the effects of this professionalization of public participation? Does it compromise or encourage the democratic aims associated with public participation? Is it better to use private consultants, to train public servants to oversee public participation, or to set up an autonomous public organization devoted to public participation? How does the approach that public participation professionals take affect their abilities to design effective public participation mechanisms? The approach chosen to answer these questions is a dialogue between researchers and practitioners for a heuristic confrontation of knowledge and experiences. About twenty researchers are expected to participate in the scientific segments of the two-day programme (see “Panels” in Preliminary programme here attached). Other segments of the Symposium, the “Round Table” and the “Open Space” (See attached), mean to engage with public participation practitioners. Our guest practitioners for the Round Table are: · Simon Burral, Executive Director of Involve (London, UK) · Carolyn Lukensmeyer, AmericaSpeaks Founding Member and Director and Executive Director of the National Institute for Civil Discourse (Washington D.C., USA) · Peter MacLeod, Principal and Co-founder of MASS LBP (Ontario, Canada) · Michel Venne, General Director of the Institut du Nouveau Monde (Québec, Canada) See the attached program for more information. Please don’t hesitate to forward this invitation though to anyone you think would be interested to come to Montreal to assist to this symposium. The more practitioners present, the more interesting the discussions will be! Upon interest, there are two registration options: · Participation to this symposium ONLY (July 21-22th) costs $40 per individual (special event rate). · Participation to the ENTIRE IPSA Congress (access to all activities July 19-24) is $260 for early registration. If you choose option 1, send me an email and I will inform the IPSA secretariat to send you a special registration link. If you choose option 2, you can now register on the IPSA website: https://ipsa.org/events/congress/montreal2014/registration You will have to pay the association membership fee (160$ for a regular member, 50$ for students). Best regards, Malorie Flon Chargée de projet 514-934-5999 p.239 630, rue Sherbrooke Ouest, bureau 1030 Montréal (Québec) H3A 1E4 1-877-934-5999 / F 514-934-6330 inm.qc.ca
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