The theme of August 2016 is about promoting Global Dialogue 2017 (September 1st 2016 to August 31st 2017), and the theme is therefore the same:

Global Civilization, the 21st century Vision of Global Community

Whole paper concerning the theme.
Chapter I.   Front page promoting the 21st vision of Global Community.

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Chapter II.   Global Community 21st century vision of Global Civilization.

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Chapter III.   Global cooperation, issues, and dialogue.

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Chapter IV.   Rights, Global Law, and Global Parliament.

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Chapter V.  Ethics, religions, faith, and peace.

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Chapter I. Front page promoting the 21st vision of Global Community.
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In this millennium, the affairs of humanity appeared to be unfolding in more profound ways. We can no longer perceive ourselves as a People who could survive alone and a People who does not need anyone else. We belong and depend to a much larger group, that of Global Community, the human family. The 21st Century will see limitless links and interrelationships between the Global Community and the build up of Global Civilization. New standards, goals and objectives are being defined. Firm universal guidelines are essentials to keep the world healthy. Already we notice new ways of thinking being embraced, new behaviors and attitudes adopted. Global ethics are now required to do business and deal with one another to sustain Earth.

Let our time this generation be a time remembered for the awakening of a new reverence for life, the firm resolve to achieve sustainability, the quickening of the struggle for justice and peace, and the joyful celebration of life. Let us build up Global Civilization.

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As was previously done with Global Dialogue 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, this new Global Dialogue will also have people from all over the planet participating interactively from their own homes, communities, universities or other community sites. The Internet and email will be used to communicate results and Proceedings. We will have a physical site for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies and a period for summarizing results during August 17-22, 2017.

There will be a Place of the Conference and physical site in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. Other Workshop Sessions are held anywhere in the world and Discussion Roundtables are happening on the Internet throughout the year 2017.

If no outside sponsors come forward, Global Community WebNet Ltd. alone will be sponsoring the costs of the physical site.

Any new development about the physical site and the Opening and Closing Ceremonies will be shown here.

Deadline

The final deadline for submission of individual abstracts and papers, videos, presentations, panel discussions and workshop proposals, facilitated groups, and of photographic, poster and dramatic displays dealing with pertinent themes, and students' creative work is March 24, year 2017.

More details are shown in the Call for Papers.