As for the Conference on a Nuclear-Free Homeland itself, because President Chen had indicated beforehand that he would make a major announcement about a referendum, some invited scholars concluded that there would be little possibility of serious debate, and so did not attend.
針對全國非核家園會議，由於陳總統事先已表示會對核四公投做出「重大宣示」，就有部分受邀與會的學術界人士認為，會議不容易有理性的討論空間，因此決定不出席會議。