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This working group is concerned with the processes of eliciting expert judgment and operationalising these through procedures.  In particular, the various approaches to elicitation are of special interest and we recognize a need to develop processes that both support mutual understanding and minimise bias, in particular in group workshops. The particular context for elicitation is also important – what kind of decisions are being supported, who are the stakeholders, who are the decision makers, and so on.

Initial work will look at the following five key areas in particular, without being restricted only to these:

• The development and evaluation of elicitation methods.
• The development of graphical and interactive methods in elicitation processes.
• The advancement of methods for the elicitation of stakeholder preferences.
• The investigation of dependency between experts.
• The exploration of potential legal and political issues.