Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Forum on the Future, a collaborative of the New Hampshire High Technology Council and the New Hampshire College & University Council has agreed to form a new partnership with the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies. This partnership will provide an ongoing platform for the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies to share its public policy research at New Hampshire Forum events. The partnership will also create opportunities for new research on key issues facing the State of New Hampshire.

The New Hampshire Forum on the Future was founded in 2004 with a mission to bring together leaders in business, public policy and higher education to focus on emerging forces shaping the future of New Hampshire. The Forum regularly hosts breakfast events throughout the year, and has brought to the podium knowledgeable and articulate speakers on topics critical to New Hampshire’s future, including energy and healthcare.

The New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies is a private non-profit think-tank established in 1996 to provide unbiased fact-based information to policy makers including NH Businesses, and in so doing help define major policy issues offer innovative approaches for resolution of those issues.

“This is a terrific opportunity to form a collaborative relationship with a highly respected research organization,” says Fred Kocher, co-founder of the NH Forum on the Future and president of the New Hampshire High Technology Council. We will now be able to leverage the quality research of the Center to step up our focus on the key forces shaping NH’s future.”

“We are pleased with this new partnership,” said Stephen Norton, Executive Director of New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies. “Together, we will tackle some of the most pressing issues our state faces today.”

“This partnership allows all of us to share best practices and communicate the newest trends as we find innovative ways to work together to ensure New Hampshire’s success in the 21st century,” says Tom Horgan, President of the New Hampshire College & University Council.

The New Hampshire Forum on the Future’s Breakfast Series will resume in September. Those interested in attending, should visit www.NHFuture.org.

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