Mr. David Laylin, a senior adviser to CSIME, visited Iran over a period of five weeks (April and May). The main reasons for his trip are to assist in expanding information exchange programs between Iran and the US and to work with appropriate Iranian NGOs and officials to improve conservation and management of natural resources. He has met with the Deputy Director of Mohit Zist, the Director of UNDP, a senior cleric, the Deputy Director of the Iranian Academy of Sciences, the representative of a large multi-national corporation, various NGOs and senior hydrologists. He has also been able to visit many interesting historical sites in Northern and Southern Khorasan provinces and had the good fortune of praying at the Shrine of Imam Reza (AS) in Meshed and of holding a conversation with Sheikh Basiri of the Gonabadi Sufi order. Mr. Laylin visited Zabol, to inspect the Hamoun Lakes and irrigation facilities of the Helmand River. Subsequently, he had a number of semi-official meetings in Tehran, before returning to the USA.