The phrase "opened the forum" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used when referring to the act of starting or initiating a discussion or meeting in a forum setting.
Example: "The moderator opened the forum with a brief introduction and welcomed all participants."
Alternatives: "initiated the forum" or "launched the forum."
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who opened the forum, said the city could improve its intelligence efforts and communications with state and federal officials.
Perhaps to save face, he opened the forum by blasting Mr Ahmadinejad as a "petty and cruel dictator", questioning his "intellectual courage", and describing his take on the Holocaust as "ridiculous .The campus was plastered with posters both supporting and condemning Mr Ahmadinejad's appearance.
Finally, Shao opened the forum to a conversation about the ever-expanding role of venture capital and private equity investments in scaling startups and developing technologies, posing questions about the future of entrepreneurship in China.
Artist Jimmy Cliff opened the Forum with a charity concert, noting that "I grew up in an environment that was in the country, with clean air, fresh water," calling his work on human rights and the environment "a natural part of my daily occupation".
Prime Minister Bernard Makuza officially opened the forum, which focused on the theme of investing in children.
Ed Schlenker, publisher of GetLocalNews.com, which runs BeniciaNews.com as a general news site covering the town, said he opened the forums dedicated to specific Benicia schools after discovering that teenagers were clogging the news-oriented forums with their banter.
Opening the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa in Accra, Ghana, he did not talk about hi-tech burgers or the need for the mega-scale agriculture envisaged by some governments and "landgrabbing" corporations.
In May 2012, the Queen visited the university to formally open the Forum building, part of a £350m development programme.
Later, they travelled to Exeter University where the Queen unveiled a plaque to officially open the Forum development.
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"When firms open the forum and comments on their websites they think that user-generated content is a cheap way of bringing more life to their page," said Mr Hamman.
