"Twenty experts from eighteen countries attended the meeting, which was co-organised by the Intangible Heritage Section of UNESCO and the Asia/Pacific Cultural Centre forUNESCO (ACCU). They discussed in three successive sessions three subjects concerning community involvement in safeguarding intangible cultural heritage (ICH): the definition and identification of communities and groups, the involvement of communities in inventorying their ICH, and the involvement of communities in preparing nominations to the Representative List. The fourth session was dedicated to international cooperation, in particular at the regional level."