Public forums are where the challenges of modern research ethics policy meet the ancient principles of democratic participation. Conferences, community sessions, workshops, internet discussions are samples of some of the forums through which PRE seeks to engage the diverse publics of the research ethics community in the issues, challenges, and evolution of the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS).

• TCPS Procedural Issues Working Group trial consultation at the annual meeting of the Canadian Association of Research Ethics Boards: Ottawa, May 2003.
  
• PRE's Social Sciences and Humanities Research Ethics Special Working Committee trial consultation at the annual Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities: Halifax, June 2003.