Area CDC Boards will hold workshop events throughout the year. Workshops consist of a group of speakers who start a dialogue with attending CDCers and allow the group to arrive at conclusions via the discussion of ideas. An ideal workshop is one where the resource people do not dominate the discussion, but rather provide some important information to frame a discussion for the participants. Sponsoring groups arrange for the panel of speakers, provide copies of printed material, facilitate the workshop and draft the workshop positions for consideration by the full convention. Workshop sponsorship is one of the best ways for any CDC group to get connected.
Committees often feel that the state is too big to organize at the committee level.
An annual workshop provides an opportunity for the committee, club or caucus to make a contribution to the organization and to the important discussion of issues. CDC does not pay honorariums. All guests are volunteers. The sponsoring club, committee or caucus is expected to make travel arrangements and, if applicable to purchase a luncheon ticket for the resource people. Workshops are usually 1 hour and 45 minutes in length and occur on Saturday during the day at the Convention.