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International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) 2006 Conference “Decision Montreal”

14 Dec 2006

The 300 plus Montreal conference participants included federal public servants from across the spectrum of departments and agencies, a good mix of provincial and municipal government officials, practitioners, academics, youth, artists, and writers interested in public participation. [...] The conference theme was “Decision,” and provided an opportunity for participants to expand their understanding of the value and benefit of involving citizens at every level of the decision-making process, that is, before, during and after decisions are made. [...] The conference program explored decision-making through a variety of lenses: community- based; national and international public policy decisions; representative democracy and public participation; the role of the media and advocacy in public participation; defining good decisions; and why decision-makers should consider public participation. [...] Highlights of his workshop dealt with: • the importance of contextual factors in public participation processes; • the importance of the purpose in the design of an evaluation framework; and • the different evaluation perspectives and what makes a good process (managing expectations). [...] Canadian Policy Research Networks 3 The breakout session The Truth About Youth: Making Services Better for Youth in Halton (Tanja Schlabitz, Social and Community Services Department, and Nancy Field, Strategic Planning and Policy Division, Halton Region, Ontario) told the story of a public engagement strategy used to develop a Youth Services Plan to address the growing needs of youth in Halton.
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