Merage Fundation, in cooperation with the Ramat Negev Regional Council, led the first Ben-Gurion Conference in the Negev, with the aim of putting the emphasis on the Negev! The conference dealt with a special report that reviews the government’s actions taken in relation to the Negev in a the participation of senior and government officials, who shared and presented their actions for the Negev. The conference created an opportunity to discuss the need for government action and to promote actions for the development of the Negev.