On May 16-19, 2011, the Mayor of Wakatobi hosted a Mayors Roundtable that included 51 participants, including 30 delegates representing 13 sub-national governments or “local governments” (states, provinces, regencies, districts, cities, municipalities and their equivalent), four associations of local governments, and the NCCs of the CT6. Through a deliberative process that considered the concerns of all delegations, the delegates agreed on broad areas of regional cooperation, which provided the basis for a Joint Communiqué declaring their vision for cooperation, which reads: By 2016, we see ourselves as resourced, innovative, informed, and effective local governments collaborating, sharing information, experience and expertise, and advocating policies to achieve the goals of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security.