Having considered the recommendation of the EFC the Board decided to: 

(a) Request the secretariat to consult with accredited and applicant RIEs on their plans for regional projects/programmes and to inform the EFC at its next meeting of the substance of these discussions; and 

(b) Request Board members and alternates to submit their views to the secretariat on issues related to regional projects/programmes by 1 May 2012, and to form a working group to follow up on this issue that would include Mr. Philip S. Weech (coordinator), Ms. Ana Fornells, Mr. Ricardo Lozano Picon, Ms. Angela Churie-Kallhauge and Mr. Mamadou Honadia.