Its PURPOSE is to prepare you "to create the space of listening to people authentically" - a powerful tool for your life - and to also prepare you to fully participate in the Summit, whenever you choose to participate in it.

This course provides you the Summit Distinctions, the Summit Questions/Declarations, and today's Summit Conversation.

The experience is one you can use to become present to your vision and who you are being in relationship to it.

Onsite Registration and Check-in begins early Thursday morning. (early Thursday morning, usually 7-9am if at the ASE. If another date, usually 9am.)

Stand-alone Registration and Check-in begins before the course, 30 mins prior.

The Prerequisite Course begins at 10am and usually last until about 7pm, and if onsite, in time for participants to attend the Opening Night Ceremony Thursday evening

Meet and greet accompanied by music in the background, sets the tone for further introductions and establishing relationships which began the evening prior. The session continues with an overview-including the history, purpose(s) and Declaration of The International Black Summit, ground-rules for the 3-day Summit dialogue, and introduction of the Facilitators and their role. 

An inquiry and exploration of possibility commences as participants share their visions for themselves, their community and the world. As engagement expands, Summit Distinctions are provided as tools to move visions forward to the next level.

As visions are spoken, similarities are noticed; information of natural networking possibilities are seen and revealed; teams, groups, coalitions are formed, etc. Dates, times and locations for follow-up may be made for Shared Visions.