the day after project was a cooperative movement by members of the syrian opposition to outline a plan to rebuild the country and end the syrian civil war once bashar al-assad is ousted from power. the 45 members of the group held covert meetings in berlin to determine the set of principles that should be used to construct a democracy in syria. members came from both official bodies such as the syrian national council and the local coordination committees in syria, as well as members who belonged to neither of these groups. on august 28, 2012, the group published its plan in a paper titled "the day after project: supporting a democratic transition in syria.