The regional conference on Principles for Election Management, Monitoring and Observation in the SADC Region underscores EISA's work flowing from consensus building meetings convened with electoral stakeholders in the region some two years ago. This culminated in a regional conference held in Windhoek in June 2000 where a regional task team was appointed to draft what was then termed Norms and Standards for Electoral Observation. The Task Team was drawn from Electoral Commissions, academia, CSOs involved in electoral work in the SADC region and the SADC Parliamentary Forum. The Task Team has completed its work and the conference will be a launching pad for the draft document.