LIMS participated in a two-day workshop on policy writing and advocacy organized by the Project on Middle East Democracy – (POMED). LIMS’ staff brainstormed, interacted, and debated with the POMED team and different participants on defining policy problems,identifying target audiences, designing research, assembling evidence, evaluating alternatives, crafting arguments and recommendations, communicating and disseminating results, developing an advocacy campaign strategy, and assessing and refining advocacy efforts.