Representatives of Colombia, Singapore, India, Nepal, the Netherlands, Burkina Faso shared their experiences of manifesting and maintaining ICH in the face of massive urbanization, migration and social upheaval. 6 working groups developed proposals on the role of NGOs in the preparation of national nominations. After lunch, the NGO Forum discussed a document containing the rules governing the activities of the NGO Forum. 98 people whose activities are related to NGOs and ICH have registered for the Forum.