Thursday, April 1st, 2010
Participants of forums, workshops, and public events agree to:
- Extend and presume welcome;
- Show respect for the opinions, viewpoints, and ideas of others while seeking to understand each other’s concerns;
- Participate, not dominate;
- Be brief and concise when speaking so that everyone may have an opportunity to speak. If you agree with a point that has been made already, please state your agreement without elaboration;
- Seek information and understanding about the scope of the project and focus comments, discussions, suggestions and questions to that scope;
- Speak one at a time with no cross talk.
The NMCF is committed to:
- Respecting the opinions, viewpoints and ideas of others;
- Providing current and timely written materials that inform participants about the forums;
- Interacting with participants to answer questions, clarify information, consider new ideas, incorporate suggestions, and help locate additional information as requested.
