On October 5, 2011, FBI-Seattle Special Agent In Charge Laura Laughlin invited various Muslim community members and activists to FBI-Seattle headquarters to discuss concerns about a controversial FBI community presentation in Seattle on September 10, 2011 and reports of anti-Muslim training programs held at Quantico, VA.

Among the attendees of the Oct. 5 meeting were representatives from CAIR-WA, the Muslim Association of Puget Sound (MAPS), American Muslims of Puget Sound (AMPS), the Sikh Community, the Iraqi Community Center, the Arab American Community Coalition (AACC), the Afrique Center, representatives from the US Attorney's office, and several members of FBI-Seattle's leadership .

There was discussion about how the curriculum for the Sept. 10, 2011 training program was developed, as well as suggestions on how to better present the topics pertaining to Muslims.

One attendee from the AACC spoke about the negative impact on community relations of the media coverage of the offensive FBI presentation in Seattle. He cited as an example his teenage children's response to that coverage.

Another attendee related an experience when an FBI agent had approached his friend asking for the names of any terrorists attending the local mosque.  When he said he didn't know of any terrorists, the agent pressed him further, saying that he must know some because he had been attending the mosque for many years.  He said this kind of assumption by the FBI is problematic for Muslims, and the purpose of the meeting was to discuss ways for the FBI to reach out to the Seattle Muslim community and address these issues.

CAIR-WA executive director Arsalan Bukhari invited Laughlin to have the FBI participate in the annual Muslim Youth Leadership Program (MYLP) which encourages Muslim youth to pursue careers in media, law and other fields in which American Muslims are underrepresented.