The session centered around the recommendations from the Ecorys evaluation paper. The recommmendations are in two groups, "strategic" and "specific". They start on page 109 of this 140-page PDF document.

 Two major topics covered during the discussion were:

• the role of the Internet in facilitating communication, and
• the role of the “Contact Group” used in the DG Trade CSD. Manuela Geleng briefly went through its mandate. Thomas Ruddy likened it to the “CS Bureau” at the United Nations in Geneva, esp. WSIS, and combined both the topics under discussion by suggesting that the “Contact Group” might provide a moderator respected by all sides for Internet-facilitated interactive discussion. Finding such a person who coud serve on an ongoing basis and is familiar with Wiki software would however be a challenge.  Here is an example of an interactive Wiki, this one on biofuels.

As it turns out, “Contact Groups” are a current trend in Brussels, perhaps accentuated by the prevailing Period of Reflection on the need for a Constitutional Treaty. It was “The Civil Society Contact Group”, which published an insightful paper in November 2006 entitled "Civil Dialogue: making it work better".

Eivind Hoff from WWF EPO wondered about feedback from DG Trade on suggestions put forth by CS. Here too, it was thought that the Internet could provide the necessary technical means for follow-up giving officials time to act on suggestions, as is done in the usual “to-do” lists concluding minutes of meetings.