Participants represented leadership roles in the organisation responsible for radioactive waste management in Iraq as well as the corresponding regulatory body.  Key outcomes included the clarification of goals in relation to the development of policy, strategy (including regulatory strategy) and detailed planning for long-term waste management in support of the Iraqi Decommissioning Project.  There was also recognition of the need to define corresponding institutional responsibilities surrounding the planning, licensing and safe implementation of waste treatment and disposal, including the development of effective independent centres of competence in both the operator and regulatory body.  Effective team work with the co-presenter of the course, Vincent Nys (FANC, Belgium), as well as the IAEA staff responsible for planning and hosting the meeting, was key to its success.