The closing ceremony of the BU-IED Planning Forum, held on November 3, 2003 at the BRAC Centre for Development Management (BCDM) Rajendrapur, marked the end of a three-day discussion among global education personalities. The session was chaired by Mr. F H Abed, Chairperson BRAC and President, Governing Board, BU and Professor M. Maniruzzaman Miah, Chairman of the National Education Commission, was the chief guest. Closing session attendees were presented with the four key focus areas that conference participants would like the BU-IED to address. These include 1) policy and planning analysis and management 2) curriculum, instruction, materials, and assessment 3) teachers' education and professional development, and 4) research and development, monitoring and evaluation. Dr. Manzoor Ahmed, Director of BU-IED, and his team are now working to implement the suggestions garnered during the planning forum. Professor J R Choudhury, VC, BU chaired the opening session on November 1, 2003 and also attended the concluding session on November 3, 2003. Dr. M. Osman Farruk, Minister of Education attended the opening session held in BRAC Centre Inn as the Chief Guest.