MESWG 6th Teleconference 
25-Feb 2013
10:00-11:00 UTC

Attendees: Ali Almeshal, Nabil Bukhalid, Charles Shaban, Manal Ismail, Iftikhar Shah, Sarmad Hussain, Fouad Bajwa. 

Summary of discussions:
	•	Went through the three draft documents of the three sub-groups; and agreed to the following:
	◦	On the name of the region, use the term “Middle East and adjoining countries”; may need to include a section in the final document to expand more on the region issue;
	◦	Be clear and specific on who is going to carry out the action items; whether it is ICANN, ICANN and others, or others;
	◦	List of recommendations / action items ought to be shortened and prioritized; we should not aim to come up with a wish list;
	◦	Each document of the sub-groups should include clear objectives delineating what needs to be achieved in the related focus area;
	•	Sarmad, Manal, and Fahd will present on the behalf of the WG at the open meeting in Dubai (4-March);
	•	WG will meet face-to-face on 5-6 March; goal is to compile the three documents into one document (draft strategy) and make it ready for public comments shortly after the meeting;

Next steps and action items:
	•	Each sub-group should be working this week on improving their documents to reflect:
	◦	Clear set of ‘objectives’ that should be achieved in the particular area / theme;
	◦	Specific and prioritized ‘actions’, with clarity regarding stakeholders who should carry such actions out (i.e. ICANN or others);
	•	The list of issues / recommendations under SG2 document should be shortened and narrowed down to items that are feasible to implement;
	•	The document of SG3 should be shortened, and reflect clear objectives, and prioritized actions.