A 2006 study showed that the discussions held during these online events was both informative and of high quality. Kathy Goldschmidt of CMF said "People universally loved this and felt very positive about it."

As the past few months have shown us, town hall meetings can draw a wide array of attendees that have very different agendas then just discussing the issues at hand. Media coverage was given to Town Hall meetings that were broken up because some attendees would be yelling or talking over the lawmaker who was there to speak.

Because of the events of the past year at public town hall meetings, I would have to guess that you will see lawmakers schedule more telephone and online town hall meetings in the future. This type of interaction doesn't have the same affect as face to face communication. As law makers switch over to these types of meetings, it makes hosting your lawmaker at your business or coming to SAF's Congressional Action Days that much more important where you can make a personal connection.

If you are interested in hosting your member of Congress, contact me here at SAF.

FYI --Congressional Action Days is March 8-9, 2010 so mark your calendar today.

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