Today at an event at UEA Carl Milofsky, Peter Beresford, Peter Halfpenny and Cathy Pharoah come together to discuss user control and community involvement in voluntary action research. ARVAC has been actively engaged in this debate for many years. AVARC knows that like the engagement itself the debate is a journey. This blog is a new step on this journey. We are posting this blog to give participants at the event an opportunity to comment on what they heard and to add their own experiences. We are inviting you to join us on this journey.