Coordination conferencing

Meetings aimed to link together groups and individuals for short or long term action projects.[Advantages]

Can be events where there is an exciting discovery of complementarity, common concerns and exchangeable skills and information. The sense of potential for change can increase and give courage to the participating groups and individuals to explore new avenues of their own involvement and action.

[Disadvantages]

Coordinating bodies are short-lived (or out-live their usefulness) and are too frequently "letterhead" or "talkshop" devices. Networks are frequently exercises in optimism which fail to work or attract commitment for any length of time.