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Australian National University&nbsp; (ANU)&nbsp; exists to </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US">promote the art and science of dialogue&nbsp; as a way of encouraging the development of a more inclusive and less adversarial society.&nbsp; </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Dialogue means a respectful, free flowing but structured conversation.&nbsp; It is a conversation that involves&nbsp; working together and learning to understand different points of view in order to build some common ground.&nbsp; It is particularly useful for <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> diverse groups of people who bring different knowledge, life experiences and viewpoints to the table. </span>&nbsp;A dialogue approach does not mean that 100% agreement emerges but it does encourage the search for common understanding.&nbsp; By focussing on creating mutual understanding rather than<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> winning the debate, </span>dialogue enables a deeper consideration of alternatives and encourages us to be open to the possibility of learning new ways of thinking about public issues.<span class="style5">1</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> A dialogic approach can facilitate integration of knowledge to address complex challenges,&nbsp; promote inclusive approaches to public policy development which strengthen commitment to implementation and help to build respect and trust across divided communities.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">The Centre <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">will provide </span> <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">an intellectual and practice focus for practitioners, researchers and students of dialogue.&nbsp; It also aims to facilitate<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> respectful, welcoming and neutral environments in which dialogue and solutions to the challenges we face can emerge. It is keen to partner with other groups and organisations which share this goal.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span> <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US">For the ANU, the Centre can </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"> be a</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> bridge between academic and public discourse and can demonstrate the university&#8217;s commitment to community outreach.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Internally,&nbsp; the Centre can become a hub for interdisciplinary academic communication and collaboration and it can support dialogic approaches to pedagogy and&nbsp; research methods. </span> <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><o:p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> It also promotes research about dialogue and will provide professional courses in dialogue processes. </o:p> &nbsp;</font></span></p> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Initiated in 2002, by Peter Hancock, the <span class="style2">Centre for Dialogue Project grew from one person's dream to provide a <a href="http://anu.edu.au/dialogue/events-2008.htm"> <span class="style10">major national and international venue in Canberra</span></a> where groups and individuals could join in dialogue on issues of the day. This was to be a </span></font> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> purpose-built&nbsp; iconic venue for government, business, community groups and international summit meetings to hold constructive dialogue on national and international issues. </font>&nbsp;</p> <p>While the Centre for Dialogue currently focuses on the promotion of dialogue&nbsp; in all its forms, the original dream for a national institution remains. However the way forward that is emerging is different from what was originally envisaged.&nbsp; In 2010 -11 the Centre is collaborating closely with the <span class="style9"><a class="style6" href="http://www.australiaforum.com.au"> Australia Forum project . </a>&nbsp; This high profile initiative also seeks to create a new institution for national and interanational conversation in Australia.&nbsp; As well exciting new&nbsp; developments in communications technology&nbsp; expand the possibilities for real time dialogue with many different stakeholders in different locations.&nbsp; <a class="style6" href="http://www.australiaforum.com.au"> &nbsp;&nbsp; </a></span> </p> <p class="style9"><a class="style6" href="http://www.australiaforum.com.au"> <span class="style9">The Centre is currently hosted by the College of Law at the ANU and can draw on the expertise of the ANU in dialogic technique, in the design and facilitation of dialogue events, the use of dialogue in research and the development of professional, executive and tertiary education programs based around dialogue. </span></a> <p class="style9"><a class="style6" href="http://www.australiaforum.com.au"> <span class="style9">&nbsp;</span></a></p> <h2 align="justify" class="style9"><a class="style6" href="http://www.australiaforum.com.au"><span class="style9">The Centre for Dialogue Advisory Board&nbsp; </span></a> <p class="style8" align="justify"><a class="style6" href="http://www.australiaforum.com.au"> <span class="style9">The 2011 Centre for Dialogue Advisory Board comprises:</span></a></p> <blockquote> <p align="justify"> <a class="style6" href="http://www.australiaforum.com.au"> <span class="style1"> <span class="style9">Professor Gabriele Bammer, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health </span> <br class="style9"> <span class="style9">Professor Michael Cardew-Hall, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Innovation and Advancement) (Chairman)</span><br class="style9"> <span class="style9">Professor Michael Coper, College of Law</span></span><br class="style8"> <span class="style8">Professor Stephen Dovers, Fenner School of the Environment and Society</span><br class="style8"> <span class="style8">Professor Toni Makkai, College of Arts and Social Sciences</span><br class="style8"> <span class="style8">Professor Mandy Thomas, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Graduate Studies) </span> <br class="style8"> <span class="style8">Professor Andrew MacIntyre, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies</span><br class="style8"> <span class="style8">Ms Joan Uhr, Director, Endowment for Excellence.</span></a></p> </blockquote> <p align="justify"> <span class="style8"><a class="style6" href="http://www.australiaforum.com.au"><span class="style9">The Director of the project is Lyn Stephens </span></a> </span> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <a href="mailto:HancockP@dialogue.anu.edu.au" class="style6"> <span class="style7"> lyn.stephens@anu.edu.au</span></a></font></p> <p align="justify">&nbsp;</p> <p align="justify" class="style4"><span class="style5">1. This definition is drawn from&nbsp; Citzens' Dialogue Canada in the World Handbook , January 2009. See :</span></font></span><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial; mso-ansi-language:EN-US" class="style5"><a href="http://http://www.canadasworld.ca/reports/dialoguere/nationaldi">http://www.canadasworld.ca/reports/dialoguere/nationaldi</a></p> </span> <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial; mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> <p align="justify"></p> <p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><br> </font></p> </td> <td width="10">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td valign="top" class="style3">&nbsp;</td> <td valign="top">&nbsp;</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br> <div align="center"> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><img src="images/pic_hrLine.jpg" width="550" height="1"><br> </font></p> </div> </body> </html>