The Steering Committee meeting took place on Wednesday, 22 January 2003, in the Conference Hall of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (Via dell'Erba 1, 2nd floor) from 17:40 to 19:10. The following attended:

 
 CONGREGATION FOR THE ORIENTAL CHURCHES

•  His Beatitude Ignace Moussa Card. DAOUD, Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches and President of ROACO,
•  H.E. Msgr. Antonio Maria VEGLIÒ, Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches and Vice-President of ROACO,
• Msgr. Francesco Giovanni BRUGNARO, Official, Responsible for Seminaries in Rome and for the Coordination of promotional activities and study burses, for Bethlehem University, Secretary of ROACO,
• Sister Bernadette DER MESROP, S.R.J., Assistant to ROACO,

•  Msgr. Chorbishop Willem DE SMET, O.S.B., Honorary President,
  Dr. Helmut STEINDL, Director Projects-Department,
   

C.N.E.W.A.

•  Msgr. Robert L. STERN, Secretary General,
   

E. KÖLN 

• Dr. Rudolf SOLZBACHER, Director,

 MISEREOR

•  Dr. Maria HAARMANN, Responsible for projects MENA

MISSIO-MÜNCHEN

•  Mr. Nadim AMMANN, Delegate,

O. OR.

•  Msgr. Philippe BRIZARD, Director General,

Moderator: Dr. Maria HAARMANN.

1. Opening prayer.

2. Greeting by His Beatitude Card. Ignace Moussa Daoud, Prefect of the Congregation.

3. Evaluation of the ROACO Meeting 1/2003.

4. Proposed topics for discussion for ROACO 2/2003, Tuesday 24, Wednesday 25, and Thursday 26 June 2003.

5. Other issues.

6. Concluding prayer.