Co-director Leah Sprain co-chaired and organized a pre-conference at the International Communication Association's (ICA)听annual convention in summer 2016 on听the topic听Public Deliberation and Dialogue: Building an International Network of Research, Pedagogy, and Service.听
The group included faculty and students working in Denmark, Finland, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Norway听and the USA. The gathering was designed to build a stronger international network by sharing ideas on public deliberation and dialogue in the areas of teaching, research听and service.听