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Pockets of Peace | Online Alumni Gathering | Registration Open

May 20th - 21st 2026 | Lillehammer

Plans are yet to be finalized – but register now for free:

For two days - May 20th to 21st 2026, we invite members of the Pockets of Peace Alumni to a world wide online gathering.

Registration and participation is free.

Register for PoP Online Gathering

Welcome to two half days - a total of 8 hours - packed with conversations, sharing of experiences and reflections. The online gathering will bring together Pockets of Peace alumni focusing on (re)connecting and reviving the network. We have exciting news for you!

PROGRAMME to be announced shortly.

Sessions will include:

  • Presentation of new initiatives in the Pockets of Peace
  • In-depth dialogue reflections including:
  • Presentations on the NCPD dialogue in praxis
  • Facilitated peer to peer sharings
  • Interactions on dialogical challenges, possibilities and dilemmas

Pockets of Peace Alumni

Pockets of Peace is the name of the alumni network/community of the Nansen Center for Peace and Dialogue (NCPD). 

The goal of the alumni network is to gather the small and large pockets of peace in the world into a larger community. The alumni network is part of the Nansen Center’s work to spread dialogical methods and perspectives. 

  • Our vision is to make Pockets of Peace  meeting place where contact is created and maintained. 
  • A community where experiences are exchanged and where participants can receive regular professional input, material and inspiration, as well as guidance and feedback from peers.
  • A forum for finding collaboration partners for both long-term projects and concrete facilitation initiatives. 

The alumni network is titled Pockets of Peace because we believe dialogue exists in pockets of peace. These can be found among people, cultures and meeting places in the whole world. 

The goal of the alumni network is to gather the small and large pockets of peace in the world into a larger community. Together we will expand the pockets of peace.

Members

To become a member of the network, members must have attended at least a course or seminar equivalent to NCPD's basic course in dialogue.

Register for PoP Online Gathering

PS! Sign up for Pockets og Peace at POCKETS OF PEACE – NCPD Alumni Network

Save the date: PoP Alumni Gathering Lillehammer June 2027

Members of the Pockets of Peace alumni are welcome to the Pockets of Peace Gathering in Lillehammer, Norway in June 2027: peace.no/pockets2027/

Practical information

DURATION: 2 days 12:00 - 16:00

VENUE: Online

LANGUAGE: English  

PARTICIPANTS: Max 100 persons  

APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 1st 2026.