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==Structured Dialogues==
=Structured Dialogues=


===Structured dialogues aiming at the ''revival of the peace process''===
==Structured dialogues aiming at the ''revival of the peace process''==
The first dialogue aimed at the diagnosis of the problématique.  
The first dialogue aimed at the diagnosis of the problématique.  
Dates: 20th October, 28th November, 28th December 2006
Dates: 20th October, 28th November, 28th December 2006
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===Structured dialogues to study ''Economic Integration''===
==Structured dialogues to study ''Economic Integration''==
The third dialogue aimed at Economic Integration in Cyprus.
The third dialogue aimed at Economic Integration in Cyprus.
Dates: 3rd July, 10th July, 27th July 2007
Dates: 3rd July, 10th July, 27th July 2007
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===Structured dialogues aiming at ''Famagusta Revival''===
==Structured dialogues aiming at ''Famagusta Revival''==
The fourth dialogue aimed at studying the situation of Famagusta/Varosha.
The fourth dialogue aimed at studying the situation of Famagusta/Varosha.
Dates: 10th November, 17th November, 4th December, 8th December 2007, 30th January 2008, 13th March 2008
Dates: 10th November, 17th November, 4th December, 8th December 2007, 30th January 2008, 13th March 2008
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===Structured dialogues aiming at ''Cypriots' Voice''===
==Structured dialogues aiming at ''Cypriots' Voice''==
The fifth dialogue aimed at supporting the socio-political group Cypriots' Voice.
The fifth dialogue aimed at supporting the socio-political group Cypriots' Voice.
Dates: 7th-8th June 2008
Dates: 7th-8th June 2008
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==Training of local SDDP Facilitators==
=Training of local SDDP Facilitators=


Two different kinds of training sessions were organized and implemented: 1) Structured Dialogic Design Process (SDDP) Facilitator Training and 2) Wiki Training.
Two different kinds of training sessions were organized and implemented: 1) Structured Dialogic Design Process (SDDP) Facilitator Training and 2) Wiki Training.
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The Civil Society Dialogue project organized an open to public Wiki training for teaching the participants how to set up and utilize free online portals like Wikis efficiently and effectively for different projects.
The Civil Society Dialogue project organized an open to public Wiki training for teaching the participants how to set up and utilize free online portals like Wikis efficiently and effectively for different projects.


==Public Lectures and Seminars==
During his Cyprus visits, [[Aleco Christakis]] delivered two public lectures with the title ''The Technology of Democracy'' on April 16th  and  12th July 2007 at the Fulbright Centre on on the methodology and technology of democracy.


[[Gary Gumpert]] and [[Susan Drucker]], two very prominent professors in media communications and technologies offered a seminar at Fulbright Centre on media literacy with the title ''Reading the News between the lines'' during their visit to Cyprus on July 16th 2007.


=Public Lectures and Seminars=
During his visits to Cyprus, [[Aleco Christakis]] delivered two public lectures with the title ''The Technology of Democracy'' on 16th April 2007 and on 12th July 2007 both at the Fulbright Center on the methodology and technology of democracy.


[[Gary Gumpert]] and [[Susan Drucker]], two very prominent professors in media communications and technologies offered a seminar at Fulbright Center on media literacy with the title ''Reading the News between the lines'' during their visit to Cyprus on 16th July 2007.


==Symposia and Conventions==
An '''Environmental Symposium''' was organized on the 12th January 2008 at the Colony Hotel in Keryneia. Together with the KTMMOB Chamber of Environmental Engineers, they organised an environmental symposium with the aim of bringing together environmental groups from both communities. This event provided an opportunity for leading non-governmental Cypriot organisations to point out alarming environmental problems Cypriots are facing, raising awareness of environmental issues and calling for action from all Cypriots to work together in facing this global crisis. The selected Cypriot environmental NGOs who participated in the event, presented their papers on specific environmental issues with the objective of building an “environmentally friendly community”.


The '''Civil Society Dialogue Convention''' took place 12th April 2008 at the Hilton Park Hotel. The partners of the project and the participants from various events presented results and findings from all the Civil Society Dialogue Project events, trainings and co-laboratories aimed at developing a vision for a common future in a re-united Cyprus.
 
=Symposia and Conventions=
An '''Environmental Symposium''' was organized on the 12th January 2008 at Colony Hotel in Keryneia. Together with the KTMMOB Chamber of Environmental Engineers, the Civil Society Dialogue project organized an environmental symposium with the aim of bringing together environmental groups from both communities. This event provided an opportunity for leading non-governmental Cypriot organizations to point out alarming environmental problems Cypriots are facing as well as raising awareness of environmental issues and calling for action from all Cypriots to work together in facing this global crisis. The selected Cypriot environmental NGOs who participated in the event, presented their papers on specific environmental issues with the objective of building an “environmentally friendly community”.
 
 
The '''Civil Society Dialogue Convention''' took place on 12th April 2008 at Hilton Park Hotel in Nicosia. The partners of the project and the participants from various events presented results and findings from all Civil Society Dialogue Project events, trainings and co-laboratories aimed at developing a vision for a common future in a re-united Cyprus.




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