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November 2019 Lisa Gilchrist, Editor

Inside this Issue Get involved with CDS committees Last call for papers for the 2020 CDS conference

Jane's Jottings - a Chair's Update by Jane Leonard I'm trying again this month to generate responses to last month's blog about the Call to Serve -- service on the CDS Board, on committees, presenting at the annual conference, and other spots. We need you to volunteer your time to help your professional community maintain itself and help yourself grow in the process of that experience. If you have even a pinch of interest, call me at 651-303-5263 (USA) or Email me. About a thousand years ago when I first joined CDS, at age 30 (I'm 62 now) I immediately felt at home. Why? Because my curiosity about many things having to do with community, economic, and rural development all resided in the people and ideas and experiences that populated the CDS community. What else is Jane excited about? How can you step up to help CDS? Learn More

Conference Call for Proposals

CDS is requesting proposals for presentations and posters from researchers, practitioners, and others involved in community work for the 2020 Annual International Conference. Proposals related to the conference theme, “Global Challenges, Local Resilience” are encouraged, but all submissions will be given full consideration. Deadline for submissions is November 30, 2019. Learn More

Step Up for CDS Committees

Early in 2019, the Board of Directors approved amended bylaws for CDS, which were shared during the business meeting at the Annual International Conference in Columbia, Missouri, USA. During the business meeting, emphasis was placed on the revised structure and leadership of the standing and ad hoc committees of the Society. The Board has spent the subsequent months redeveloping committee descriptions, committee membership and leadership needs, and establishing priorities for the coming months. Be on the look out for a follow up e-mail with this updated committee information and your chance to express interest in serving on or helping to lead one or more CDS committees!

IACD Special Issue on Women's Empowerment

The IACD is proud to announce its next Call for Articles for a Special Issue titled “ Community Development and Women’s Empowerment” from contributing authors across the globe. If you are involved in research related to women’s empowerment, or women and public policy or practice either locally or globally and would like to share your findings or a commentary article, please respond to their call.  Learn More

IACD 2020 Conference

Community development is a practice-based profession and an academic discipline concerned with the organization, education and empowerment of people within their communities and the International Association for Community Development (IACD) is the only global multi-disciplinary network for those who work in this field.  Join the IACD conference

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