How Many Participated In The Forums?
Approximately 2,200 consumers, family members, providers, community members, and local government representatives registered at the five Forums. An additional 4,000 unique URL addresses were counted; it is likely that the actual number of participants is larger because groups often gathered to watch Webcasts. Finally, within each agencys Listening Forum Web page, there was a link to a mailbox where comments and concerns could be shared with the commissioners. The electronic mailboxes were developed to encourage people who were unable to attend the forums to participate in the process. Substantive concerns were raised by 179 persons who sent e-mails to the four agencies.
