A few questions for the Economic Recovery Forum

We'll post some potentially useful questions about the Forum and for Forum panelists here as we get them. Here are a few preparatory inquiries:

1. How was the panel composed? I.e., who decided whom to invite?
2. Was the EDC invited to participate in the Forum? If not, why not?
3. Has Univ. of Michigan economist Donald Grimes (a panelist on the forum) done any work on Southwest Florida that we can access? 
4. If so, you have a link or reference?