The first ISBN regional meeting of the Arab World to be held in three years has taken place in Rabat, Morocco on 9 and 10 May 2017. The meeting was held thanks to the generous offer and hard work of the Bibliothèque Nationale du Royaume du Maroc, which runs the Morocco ISBN Agency.

Delegates from the following agencies were present at the meeting:

• Algeria
• Morocco
• Oman
• Qatar
• Tunisia
• International ISBN Agency

Reports were given on the implementation of ISBN in the represented countries and, among other items, there were sessions on the ongoing ISBN standard revision, training on recording data about publishers, and ISBN assignment issues.

The International ISBN Agency would like to thank all colleagues at the Bibliothèque Nationale du Royaume du Maroc for their excellent organisation and help throughout the meeting. We would like to extend our thanks also to all participating delegates for the part they played in this lively and informative meeting.