Information Exchange
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- Workshops and forums
- Small interactive public meetings
- Round table discussions
- Focus groups
- Question and answer sessions
- Availability/listening sessions
- Surveys, polls, interviews and door-to-door canvassing
- Joint fact finding
- Internet-based dialogues
- Interactive radio and television talk shows
- Public hearings and meetings
These consultations seek to enhance participants' understanding of the issues. The participants are not expected to reach agreement.