Forums Institute for Public Policy is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization committed to promoting sound public policymaking through education, communication and research. Forums Institute was formed in 1997 to administer the already thriving New Jersey Policy Forums on Health and Medical Care. Using the successful forum process as its model, the Institute now offers programs and services in both the public and private sectors. It is the forum process, Informed Contemplative Dialogue that sets the Institute's work apart and leads to more successful outcomes. Using this proven method, Forums Institute stimulates improved communications with: - Balanced, timely information - Off-the-record dialogue - Facilitated, participant-driven discussion - Networking and alliance-building opportunities