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'''MESWG or Middle East Strategy Working Group''' was a [[Working Group]] created by [[ICANN]] after [[ICANN]] in Prague. At that meeting, it was discussed that while the implementation of an engagement strategy plan was already underway in Africa, it was still required in the Middle East as well as Latin America and the Caribbean. In the last few months of 2012, ICANN held several meetings -- at events such as the [[Arab IGF]], [[IGF]], and [[ICANN 45]] in Toronto -- and met with Middle East stakeholders regarding ICANN engagement in the region.<ref name="plan">[https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/40935325/MEStrategy-FINAL.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1368213673000&api=v2  ICANN Engagement Strategy in the Middle East], ICANN.org. Published 2013 May 10. Retrieved 2015 November 17.</ref>

'''MESWG or Middle East Strategy Working Group''' is a [[Working Group]] created by [[ICANN]] after [[ICANN]] in Prague. At that meeting, it was discussed that while the implementation of an engagement strategy plan was already underway in Africa, it was still required in the Middle East as well as Latin America and the Caribbean. In the last few months of 2012, ICANN held several meetings -- at events such as the [[Arab IGF]], [[IGF]], and [[ICANN 45]] in Toronto -- and met with Middle East stakeholders regarding ICANN engagement in the region.<ref name="plan">[https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/40935325/MEStrategy-FINAL.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1368213673000&api=v2  ICANN Engagement Strategy in the Middle East], ICANN.org. Published 2013 May 10. Retrieved 2015 November 17.</ref>

After these meetings, [[ICANN 44]] called for the creation of a Working Group to develop the engagement strategy for the Middle East, and invited members of the community and constituency to join the effort. Twenty-two individuals from eleven countries expressed interest, and come from a variety of areas, such as the governments, private sector, civil society, technical community, and academia.<ref name="plan"></ref>

After these meetings, [[ICANN 44]] called for the creation of a Working Group to develop the engagement strategy for the Middle East, and invited members of the community and constituency to join the effort. Twenty-two individuals from eleven countries expressed interest, and come from a variety of areas, such as the governments, private sector, civil society, technical community, and academia.<ref name="plan"></ref>