Small Group Activities Small-group activities are designed to help scholars bring progress to unresolved, contentious, or neglected issues.
Discussion is emphasized within the context of focused debates.
These meetings may be conducted as roundtables, ongoing working groups, or in some other appropriate format. No more than twenty to thirty persons usually attend small-group activities. Speakers are invited as guests of Dumbarton Oaks. Invited respondents may receive limited support toward transportation and accommodation costs. An announcement may be sent to scholars on the Dumbarton Oaks mailing list who have expressed an interest in relevant domains of research.