A conference was held on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary in Fawaz Omeish Hall. Members of he Executive Committee of the Association of Evangelical Schools in Lebanon (AESL) were present. Secretary General Dr. Nabil Costa welcomed the guests and moderated the discussions. Among the participants were the Directors of Evangelical Schools,  Dr. Georges Mansour the legal advisor of AESL and, Mr. Mohammad Ismail Samaha General Director of al-Mustafa Schools. Mr. Samaha addressed the issue of the legal aspect of the new Ranks and Salaries Law No. 46 issued by the government recently. Also, topics discussed in the conference were: MAP, NEASC Accreditation, AdvancED Accreditation, International Baccalaureate (IB) Certification.