The 13th SME WG Annual Meeting that was held from 17 to 19 June 2009, in Washington, DC, brought together 29 in-person SME WG participants from 7 countries. 

Meeting Objectives

• 1.      Provide update on recent work and initiatives
• 2.      Review activities related to high-level report on 2010             RBM targets
• 3.      Discuss MERG support to M&E systems strengthening
• 4.      Update on recent methodological and survey work
• 5.      Discuss MERG business issues
• 6.      Update on MERG Task Force activities