The CSM Annual Forum provides a space for civil society to work together and prepare to participate in, and influence effectively, the 37th Session and the on-going work programme of the CFS in 2011/12. Civil Society Organisations from around the world will gather together to develop common policy positions and lobbying strategies on issues such as agricultural investment, food price volatility and gender. They will also review the functioning of the CSM during 2010/11 and learn lessons to improve functioning in the future.