The Advisory Group on Civil Society and Aid Effectiveness (the AG) has mandated CCIC (the Canadian Council for International Co-operation) to organize an AG International Forum in Gatineau, Québec, on 3-6 February 2008, on the roles of civil society organizations (CSOs) as development actors within the current Aid Effectiveness Agenda. The AG is a body created by the Working Party on Aid Effectiveness of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD.