The WFSM study team had done conceptual and observational research focused on social host ordinances [33, 34]. We had also participated, and taken an active role in, the discussions about research priorities at the 2007 and 2009 CADCA-sponsored meetings of the Community/Researcher Partnership Project. Based on the identification of youth drinking parties and social host ordinances and related strategies at these two meetings and our long-standing interest in the process and impact of local social host initiatives, the study team joined forces with CADCA to identify and recruit a national advisory board of coalition leaders with experience in these issues in their communities. Most CAB members were recruited in late 2009 and early 2010 (see Table 1). The membership of the CAB varied between 8 and 10 members over its lifespan.
