After two days of hectic meetings and impassioned discussion, participants in the preparatory meeting involving the Egyptian civil society activists writers and intellectuals came to a broad consensus on how to amend the first outline of the paper circulated by Ismail Serageldin in preparation to the Arab civil society meeting to take place in 12-14 March 2004 at the Library of Alexandria. In general, they added a special focus on the issues of youth employment, and extended and expanded the discussion on culture. The proper way of selecting the group that would attend the March meeting was also reviewed, and Ismail Serageldin was left to consult with the rapporteurs and chairs of the four groups to finalize the outcomes of the effort.