What to Expect from the 2021 Program
Programming begins Wednesday, July 21 and concludes Sunday, July 25.
This year's virtual program increases access for people to participate, embraces the proximity we each have to our local communities, and creates new opportunities to engage in learning, practicing, and sustaining collective efforts. Learn more on what to expect from the program below.
Seminar Dialogues
Seminar Dialogues will allow you to engage in classic text-based dialogue with a cohort of Fellows from around the world. There will be three sessions over the course of the week. With varied time slots to best fit your schedule, cohorts and their moderator will stay together across all three sessions. During registration, you will select a Seminar Dialogue Track and corresponding time that suits your schedule. Refer to the Global Time Zone Guide to start planning what Track works best for you.
Plenaries
Plenaries will feature leaders sharing their own personal experiences and encouraging participants to continue to enact meaningful change in their communities and around the world.
New: Agora
Agora is a new part of the AGLN website where you can join existing efforts led by others and/or host your own meet-up on whatever you’re looking to gather leaders around. This is your opportunity to spark collaboration, learn from fellow leaders, and act together. Start exploring to see offerings from first-movers across the network who have already posted their meet-ups.
Mind-Body-Spirit Series
The Mind-Body-Spirit Series creates space for participants to pause, refresh, reflect, and move. Before the opening and closing plenary, we will offer a different activity to get active and build community.
About Agora
Give what you have, find what you need.
Agora is a new part of the AGLN website where you can join existing efforts led by others and/or host your own meet-up on whatever you’re looking to gather leaders around. Meet-ups will kick off during the week of Action Forum, continuing throughout the week, and beyond. This is your space to spark collaboration, learn from fellow leaders, and act together.
Host: Find What You Need
All activities in Agora are led by the community, for the community. Once registered, you can host meet-ups open to the AGLN community. Meet-ups can be anything from gatherings on issue-specific communities of practice to location-based volunteer opportunities, from virtual skill shares to venture visits, and beyond. Get creative and let others know what you need and want to center this time on. Looking for inspiration and/or guidance on your meet-up? Check out the Agora Host Handbook.
Explore: Share What You Have
Don't want to host, but still want to contribute? How do you want to leverage your talents and resources? Let others know what you'd like connect over by updating your interest areas on your AGLN profile. We'll even suggest offerings within Agora aligned to your selected interests. You can also browse happenings any time and see what you might want to join. This space will be filled with opportunities to expand your perspective and network.
