We conducted our environmental scan through a series of interviews with global health leaders and professionals in four relatively distinct (but sometimes overlapping) areas: policy makers, policy advocates, program implementers and donors. We selected interview participants based on staff recommendations and a list of randomly selected members from our membership and Candlelight Memorial coordinators lists. Key questions touched on the following areas: Trends and emerging issues that will impact global health Implications of global trends and emerging issues for those working in global health Suggested goals and priorities for the next five to ten years How the Council can work most effectively From January 26 through March 1, 2007, we conducted 34 interviews with 36 people averaging approximately 45 minutes each. We conducted six additional interviews with Council Annual Conference participants based outside of the U.S. on May 30. NGO members 20 (16 US, 4 Africa, 1 India, 1 EE) NGO non-members 8 (7 interviews, 8 people interviewed) International organizations 3 Donors 3 (1 private sector, 2 government) Universities 3 (2 US, 1 EU) Policy makers/governments 5 (4 US, 1 Africa) Total 40 interviews with 42 respondents from 39 organizations *Note: 2 respondents represented two groups Policy makers 9 Policy advocates 22 Program implementers 15 Funder/donor 3 Other 8 (mostly academic, think tank, research)