The conference gathered a number of researchers in order to determine the Foundation’s strategy and its goals, as well as the means to attain them. It has led to the decision to create a permanent scientific consulting committee whose mission would be to supervise from a scientific angle the Foundation’s work, its members being: Jean Lambert (France), Virginia Danielson (U.S.A.), Frédéric Lagrange (France), Nida’ Abu Mrad (Lebanon), Lutfi l-Marayihi (Tunisia), Michael Freshkof (Canada).