NEAR International Forum

Details of the Forum
- Event : 2022 NEAR International Forum
- Theme : Development Strategies for Northeast Asian Farming Villages and the Agro-Food Industry
- Date : Thursday, April 28, 2022, 14:00 ~ 17:30(KST)
- Venue : POSCO International Hall, Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea
- Hosted by : Secretariat of the Association of Northeast Asia Regional Governments
- Format : online·offline/simultaneous interpretation from Korean into five languages(Chinese, English, Japanese, Mongolian, and Russian, and vice versa)
- Participants : 250 persons including representatives from 57 member regional governments, 6 international organizations, 2 related organizations, speakers and panelists

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	Total	Online Participants(via Zoom)	Offline Participants
Total	57 members(191), *52 members, 1 associate member, 2 observers, 2 non-members 6 internation organizations(13) 2 related organizations (13) speakers, panelists, NEAR staff members(31)	48 members(112) 1 associate member(1), 2 observers(4), 2 non-members(4) 6 international organizations(8), 2 related organizations(13) * speaker(4)	7 members(70), 1 international organization(5) speakers, panelists, NEAR staff members(27)
China	6 members, 2 observers, 2 non-members Total 20 * speaker(1)	Shandong Province(2), Shanxi Province(1), Heilongjiang Province(2), Hunan Province(2), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region(3), Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region(2) observers: Gansu Province(1), Tianjin(3) non-members: Jiangsu Province(2), Fujian Province(2) * speaker(1)
Japan	5 members Total 7 * speaker(1)	Akita Prefecture(1), Toyama Prefecture(2), Shimane Prefecture(1), Hyogo Prefecture(2), Aomori Prefecture(1) * speaker(1)
Korea	10 members Total 89 * Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Incheon, Jeollanam-do Province → both online⦁offline * speakers, panelists(8)	Gyeongsangbuk-do Province(5), Incheon(2), Gyeonggi-do Province(2), Chungcheongbuk-do Province(6), Jeollanam-do Province(2), Busan(2)	Gyeongsangbuk-do Province(59) Daegu(2), Incheon(1) Daejeon(2), Ulsan(3), Jeollanam-do Province(1), Gyeongsangnam-do Province(2) * speakers, panelists(8)
Mongolia	20 members Total 53 * speaker(1)	Ulanbaatar(3), Bayan-Ulgil Province(2), Bayankhongor Province(2), Govi-Altai Province(2 including the governor), Bulgan Province(4), Uvurkhangai Province(2 including the vice-governor), Dornod Province(2), Dornogovi Province(2), Tuv Province(2), Uvs Province(11), Khovd Province(2), Darkhan-Uul Province(2), Govisumber Province(4 including the vice-governor), Dornogovi Province(2), Zavkhan Province(2 including the vice-governor), Umnugovi Province(1), Selenge Province(2), Khentii Province(2), Khuvsgul Province(2), Orkhon Province(2) * speaker(1)
Russia	11 members Total 21 * speaker(1)	Irkutsk Region(2), Primorsky Territory(1), Tomsk Region(2), Amur Region(2), Republic of Tuva(4 including the minister), Altai Region(2), Republic of Buryatia(2), Krasnoyarsk Territory(2), Republic of Sakha(2 including the minister), Kemerovo Region(1), Khabarovsk Territory(1) * speaker(1)
Vietnam	1 associate member	Ho Chi Minh City(1)
19 Honorary Ambassadors of the NEAR Secretariat			Honorary Ambassadors(19)
Related Organizations	6 international organizations Total 13	United Council for Local Governments(UCLG, Asia-Pacific Office 2), Assembly of European Regions(AER, 1), International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives(ICLEI, East Asia Office 1), Regions of Climate Action(R20, 2), Forum for Vice-governors of the Argentine Provinces(FOVIRA, 2)	TCS(5 including the Secretary-General)
Related Organizations	2 related organizations Total 13	Heilongjiang Academy of Social Sciences, China(12), Russian Academy of Science(1)

Key High-ranking Officials Attended
- Mr. KIM Ok-chae, Secretary-General of NEAR
- Mr. HA Dae-sung, Vice Governor, Economic Planning of Gyeongsangbuk-do Provincial Government, Korea
- 3 NEAR Secretariat Honorary Ambassadors(YIM Byeong-jin, YANG Gye-hwa, and KIM Gyeong-ho)
- Ms. OU Boqian, Secretary-General of the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat
- Governor O.Amgalanbaatar, Governor of Govi-Altai Province, Mongolia
- Vice Governor I. Dorjsuren of Uvurkhangai Province
- Vice Governor B. Ankhbayar of Govisumber Province
- Vice Governor Sh. Myanganbayar of Zavkhan Province

Program

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Opening Sessions	Opening Remarks - Mr. KIM Ok-chae, NEAR Secretary-General Congratulatory Remarks - Mr. HA Dae-sung, Vice Governor, Economic Planning of Gyeongsangbuk-do Provincial Government - Ms. OU Boqian, TCS Secretary-General Keynote Speech - Mr. LEE Dong-phil. Former Minister of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs
Presentations	Presenter 1. Dr. ONISHI Chie, Ph.D, Researcher at Kyushu-Okinawa Agricultural Research Center, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization(NARO), Japan - “Rural Culture and the Sixth Industry in Japan” Presenter 2. Prof. WANG Guangbin, President, Agriculture and Rural Community Development Planning Institute, Shanxi Agricultural University, China - “Strategies to Foster the Sixth Industry and Ways to Attract Young Talents into Rural Areas in Northeast Asia” Presenter 3. Dr. T. Nasanjargal, Ph.D, Professor of Mongolian State University of Agriculture, Mongolia - “Ways to Increase Income in Rural Areas through the Fostering of the Sixth Industry in Northeast Asia” Presenter 4. Dr. KOMIN Andrey, Ph.D, President of Primorsky State Academy of Agriculture, Russia - “Ways to Develop Industrial Agriculture in the Primorsky Territory” Presentor 5. Dr. CHO Eun-gi, Ph.D, Director of the GB Agency on Marketing for Agro-Food & Farmers Academy, Korea - “Ways to Facilitate the Agro-Food Trade under the WTO/RCEP Regimes”
Discussions Q&A Sessions	Presider: Dr. KIM Dong-hwan, Ph.D, President of the Agro-Food New Marketing Institute Dr. KIM Sung-soo, Ph.D, President of the Association of Korean Agro-Food Sixth Industry Dr. KIM Tae-kyun, Ph.D, Professor at Kyungpook National University, South Korea Dr. SUH Jin-kyo, Ph.D, Senior Researcher at the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy Mr. SHIN Hyun-gon, International Cooperation Officer at Jeollanam-do Provincial Government (Former Vice–President of the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation) Dr. JUNG Chan-young, Ph.D, Specialist at the Korea Tourism Organization

Date : February 20–22, 2019
Venue : International Center, POSCO, Pohang
Participants : 300 attendees from 13 NEAR regional governments from 4 countries
- 7 attendees from 3 Chinese regional governments, 5 attendees from 1 Japanese regional government, 30 attendees from 6 Korean regional governments, 5 attendees from 3 Russian regional governments
- 26 guest speakers consisting of representatives from cruise companies, travel agencies, enterprises and local participants
Major Events : opening ceremony, presentations ∙ discussions on given topics, local tour, etc.
Main Participants
- NEAR Secretary General Hong Jong-kyoung
- Deputy Governor of Economy Division of Gyeongsangbuk-do Province Jeon Woo-hyun
- Chairperson of Gyeongsangbuk-do Council Jang Gyung-sik
- Mayor of Pohang Lee Kang-deok
- Major of Gyeongju Joo Nak-young
- Consul-General of the Russian Federation in Busan Gennady G. RYABKOV
- Chief Director of Korea Maritime Institute Hwang Jin-hoi

Contents by Date

Contents by Date
Date	Major Contents	Notes
Feb. 20	Registration, meeting with cruise enterprises and travel agencies, visit to Pohang Yeongil Port
Feb. 21	International Forum, welcoming luncheon, tour of cruise sites around Pohang area
Feb. 22	Tour of cruise sites around Gyeongju area

Content of Forum

Content of Forum
Opening Session	Opening greeting (NEAR Secretary General Hong Jong-kyoung) Welcoming speech (Deputy Governor of Economy Division of Gyeongsangbuk-do Province Jeon Woo-hyun) Congratulatory speech (Chairperson of Gyeongsangbuk-do Council Jang Gyung-sik, Mayor of Pohang Lee Kang-deok, Major of Gyeongju Joo Nak-young, Consul-General of the Russian Federation in Busan Gennady G. Ryabkov) Keynote speech (Chief Director of Korea Maritime Institute Hwang Jin-hoi)
1st Session	Strategy for the Improvement of Cruise Tourism Industry of Northeast Asia Presentation 1 “Method of Approach for Effective Port Sales and Marketing Cases of a Port of Call - Chief of International Exchange Division of Port Promotion at Maizuru in Japan, Gojima Hiroshi Presentation 2 “Kamchatka, the Center of Cruise Tourism of Costal Zone in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean and the Eastern Artic Area” - Planning Director of Programming of Diligangs-Kanchatka. Co., Svetachev Aleksander Presentation 3 “Suggestion for the Current Situation and Cooperative Methods of Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal in China” - Discussion by Peng Zhao yun, Assistant of General Accounting Department in Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal Principal of the Troupe Research Director of International Cruise Industry Kim Jong-nam, Deputy Director in charge of cruise in Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Gang Gyeong-taek, Director of Pan Star Cruise Yoo Da-jong, Secretary General of the Association of Cruise Medical Tourism in Busan Choi Jae-hyung, Manager of Japanese ∙ Korean office of Silversea Itogawa Yusuke, Manager of Japanese ∙ Korean office of Costa Cruise. Co., Hamaoka Souich, Director of Bureau on Sport ∙ Tourism ∙ Youth Policy of Sakhalin Region, Natalia Pakholkova
2nd Session	Method for Connection between Cities for the Activation of Northeast Asian Cruise Tourism Presentation 1 “Current Situation of Pohang and Suggestions for Common Cooperative Methods” - Lee Hee-yong, Prof. of Yeongnam University Presentation 2 “Present State of Maizuru of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan and Suggestion of Collaborative Plan” - Mishima Osamu, Director of Port in Kyoto Prefecture Presentation 3 “Expansion of the Northeast Asian Cruise Market” - Kvint Kristina, Head Consultant of Tourist Development Division of Tourism Bureau in Sakhalin Region Presentation 4 “Infrastructure for Cruise Tourism in Pacific Russia, Product Development and Promotion on New Cruises along the East Sea and the Adjacent Sea” - Nagornyi Valerii, CEO of Vladivostok Sea Cruise Terminal Principal of the Troupe kim Jun-hong, Chairman of Gyeongbuk Policy Institute, Lee Byung-seong, Director of Gangwon-do Maritime Tourism Center, Jang Woo-seok, Deputy Department Head of Lotte Tourism, Im Young-chul, Head of the Association of Jeju Cruise Industry, Gang Myung-soo, Prof. of Pohang University
Closing	Summary and Conclusion

Date : September 25 – 28, 2017
Venue : Yangguang Hotel, Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province, China
Participants : 200 participants (27 NEAR Regional Governments of 5 Countries)
- 15 attendees from 8 Chinese regional governments, 10 attendees from 3 Japanese regional governments, 29 attendees from 11 Korean regional governments
- 11 attendees from 5 Mongolian regional governments, 5 attendees from 3 Russian regional governments, 17 attendees from NEAR Secretariat
- 15 guest speakers, local entrepreneurs and participants, etc.
Main Events : opening ceremony, presentations · discussions on given topics, local tour, etc.
Major Participants
- Hong Jong-kyoung, NEAR Secretary General
- Chen Xiang Qun, Vice Governor of Hunan Province
- Guo Zheng Gui, Secretary of Zhangjiajie
- Liu Ge An, Mayor of Zhangjiajie
- iu Ai Hua, Deputy Director-General of Foreign Affairs Office of the Government of Hunan Province
- Zhou Yue, Deputy Director of Department of Commerce of Hunan Province
- Kawai Masahiro, Chief of ERINA (special lecturer)
- Mizuguchi Norihisa, Director General of Hyogo Prefecture
- Choi Si-bok, Director General for Policy Planning of Daejeon Metropolitan City

Content by Date

Content by Date
Date	Major Contents	Notes
November 24	Registration
November 25	International Forum, Welcome banquet
November 26	Local tour	Zhangjiajie National Forest Park

Speakers and Presentations on Given Topics per Session

Speakers and Presentations on Given Topics per Session
Opening Ceremony	China	Zhou Yue	Deputy Director of Department of Commerce of Hunan Province	Improvements to the Development and Production Power of Northeast Asian Areas
	China	Guo Zheng Gui	Secretary of Zhangjiajie	Acceleration of the Development of World Tours and Deepening Cooperation in International Tourism
	Japan	Kawai Masahiro	Chief of ERINA	Growth Challenges and Economic Cooperation of Northeast Asia
1st Session	Korea	Park Kwang-soon	Senior Researcher, KIET	Cooperative Methods in the Field of Machinery in Northeast Asia – Focusing on Korea ∙ China and North ∙ South Korea
1st Session	Mongolia	Bazarragchaa Lchinnorov	Senior Professor, Mongolian University of Science and Technology	Land Traffic of Mongolia: Current Situation, Trend of the Network of Land Routes and Vehicles, and Installation of Passages
2nd Session	Korea	Cho Chang-wan	Senior Researcher of GERI	Tasks and Necessities of Agricultural Collaboration between Northeast Asian Regional Governments
	Mongolia	Bayarsukh Noov	Chief of Agricultural and Plant Science Institute	Present State and Development Strategy of the Mongolian Agricultural Field
	Russia	Bopp Valentina	Deputy Head of Agricultural College, Krasnoyarsk Region	New Agri-business Complex as Driving Force for International Developmental Cooperation
3rd Session	China	Wang Wan Lin	Deputy Head of Metallurgy and Environment Department, South University	Current State of Metallurgy Industry of Hunan Province
	Korea	Ha Young-seok	Dean of the College in Social Sciences of Keimyung University	Activation Measures regarding Economic Cooperation and Logistics Resources of the Korean East Sea Rim
	Mongolia	Batdelger Tuvshintugs	Chief of Economic Research Institute, National University of Mongolia	Markets for Raw Materials of Mongolia: Current State and Prospects
	Russia	Boyarko Grigorii	Dean of the Department of Natural Resources Economics, Tomsk Polytechnic University	Mineral Ore Reserves of the Siberia and Far East
	Russia	Galaceva Natlalia	Chief of Northeast Area Institute under the Influence of Russian Science Academy	Prospects of International Cooperation for the Development of Minerals and Raw Materials of Magadan Region

Results of Forum
- The NEAR Secretariat and Government of Hunan Province cohosted the forum based on the「Deepening Production Power and Promoting Development of Northeast Asian Regions」and the forum was completed successfully with the attendance of NEAR Members, experts from various institutions, and entrepreneurs.
- There were three sessions classified into sub-themes: ‘Cooperation of Machine Field including equipment for manufacturing and Engineering’, ‘Collaboration of the Agricultural Field’, and ‘Mineral Mining and Cooperation within the Metallurgy Field’ and seeking for solutions to cooperate with regional members and exploration of industry status and policy between Northeast Asian countries and regions.
- The opening ceremony and Working Committee were held jointly and the representatives from NEAR members attending the Working Committee also listened to keynote speeches and special lectures.
- The schedule of sessions was altered and took place in reverse order as some lecturers were delayed due to flight cancellations caused by poor weather conditions.

Date : November 25-26 2016
Venue : Andong Grand Hotel
Participated by : 330 attendees (85 from 35 regions and organizations of five member countries)
Theme : The Role of Tourism in Collaboration and Development in Northeast Asia
Host : The Secretariat of the Association of the Northeast Asia Regional Governments
Co-organizer : NEAR Secretariat, the Tourism Sciences Society of Korea (TOSOK)
Supporter : Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Korea Tourism Organization

Main Schedule

Main Schedule
Date	Schedule
Day 1 – November 24 (Thur.)	Registration
Day 2 – November 25 (Fri.)	International Forum, Official Dinner
Day 3 – November 26 (Sat.)	Cultural Tour, Departure

Forum

Forum
Opening Session	Opening remarks: JUNG Chang-soo (CEO of Korea Tourism Organization) Special Speech: Eugene Y. ROH (Professor in Central Michigan University) welcome speech: JUNG Byung-yoon (Vice Governor of Economic Planning, Gyeongsangbuk-Do) Congratulatory remarks: KWEON Young-sae (Mayor of Andong), Alexander VOSTRIKOV (Consul-General of the Russian Federation in Busan)
Session Ⅰ	1) Session I: Tourism and Regional Development - Moderator: LIM Sang-taek (Dong-A Univ.) - Presentation 1: “Local Tourism Development Policy in Japan and Successful Case Study of Local Tourism Affects the Local Community, Culture and Economy” by Nobuyuki HATADA (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific Univ., Japan) - Presentation 2: “Tourism as a factor of persistent development and advancement in intercultural dialogue in Sakhalin Region” by Elvira LIM (Sakhalin State Univ., Russia) - Panel Discussion: BAE Man-gyou (Andong Univ.), SONG Jae-il (Daegu Gyeongbuk Development Institute), ROTANOVA Irina (Altai State Univ., Russia)
Session Ⅱ	2) Session II: Sustainable Tourism and International Cooperation - Moderator: KIM Nam-jo (Hanyang Univ.) - Presentation 1: “Local tourism development policy in Mongolia and the successful case study of community based tourism” by Munkhnasan SARANTUYA (Mongolian National University, Mongolia) - Presentation 2: “Eco Tourism Policy in Korea and International Cooperation” by KIM Hyun (Dankook Univ., Korea) - Panel Discussion: LEE Bong-koo (Dong-Eui Univ.), CHOI Hee-sun (Korea Environment Institute), SHIM Chang-sup (Gachon Univ.)
Session Ⅲ	3) Session III: Mutual Cooperation on Tourism in Norteast Asia - Moderator: KIM Dae-kwan (Kyung Hee Univ.) - Presentation 1: “Tourism Development with International Cooperation in Northeast Asia Under the Belt and Road Initiative” by CHEN Nan (School of History & Culture, HENAN Univ., China) - Presentation 2: “Promoting Tourism Exchange and Cooperation in Northeast Asia” by CHOI Kyung-eun (Korea Culture & Tourism Institute, Korea) - Panel Discussion: Timothy LEE (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific Univ., Japan), SHIM Won-seop (Mokpo National Univ.), BYUN Seong-hee (Korea Tourist Information Policy Institute)
Closing	Discussion and Q&A Session

Date : November 18(Wed.)-20(Fri.), 2015
Venue : Millennium Seoul Hilton Hotel, ROK
Participated by : about 200 attendees
25 regions and organizations of 5 member countries – China: 8 from 4 regions, Japan: 5 from 4 regions, Korea: 12 from 8 regions, Russia: 1 from 1 region
17 from the Secretariat, 20 speakers, and officers from local governments and international organizations
Host : the Secretariat of the Association of the Northeast Asia Regional Governments
Co-organizer : the Secretariat of the Association of the Northeast Asia Regional Governments, Institute of Global Affairs, Kyung Hee University
Sponsor : Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Public Safety and Security, Gyeongsangbuk-do
Theme : Disaster and Governance in Northeast Asia

Main Schedule

Main Schedule
Date	Schedule
Day 1 – November 18 (Wed.)	Registration
Day 2 – November 19 (Thur.)	International Forum, Official Dinner
Day 3 – November 20 (Fri.)	Cultural Tour, Departure	Gyeongbokgung palace, Namsangol Hanok Village

Forum


Opening Session	Opening remarks: Jun Jae-won (Secretary General of NEAR) Special Speech: Alexander A. Timonin (Ambassador of the Federation of Russia to the Republic of Korea), JUNG Byung-yoon (Vice Governor of Economic Planning, Gyeongsangbuk-Do) Keynote Speech: Ra Jong-yil (Distinguished Prof. of Hanyang Univ., Former Korean Ambassador to Britain/Japan) Special Speech Kilaparti Ramakrishna (Head, ENEA Office, UNESCAP)
Session Ⅰ	Disaster and Prevention “A Study on the Ways to Build the Disaster Management Predictive Analysis System: With Focus on the Proposal for Northeast Asian Cooperative Disaster Management Decision-making System” by Lee Dong-kyu (Professor, Dong-A Univ., Korea) “20 Years from the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake : Disaster Risk Reduction Efforts by Hyogo Prefecture” by Koji Matsubara (Deputy Executive Director, Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution, Japan)
Session Ⅱ	Economy and Transboundary Environmental Risk “Natures & Management Measures of the Transboudary Problems in the Yellow Sea Large Marine Ecosystem” by Jiang Yihang ( Former UNDP/GEF Project Manager, China ) “Zud Assesment and Risk on Social, Economic Sector in Mongolia” by Altanbagana Myagmarsuren (Director, Dept. of Environmental Policy Study at National Development Institute of Mongolia, Mongolia)
Session Ⅲ	Disaster and Governance “The Threats of Natural and Technogenic Disasters in the Russian Far East and International Cooperation” by Petr Baklanov (Director, Pacific Geographical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia) “In Pursuit of Cooperative Governance for Disaster Management in Northeast Asia: Challenges and Tasks” by Kim Sung-chul (Humanities Korea Professor, Seoul National University Institute for Peace and Unification Studies, Korea)
Discussion and Q&A Session	Discussion and Q&A Session

Date : August 27~30, 2014
Venue : International Conference Hall and Intourist Hotel in Khabarovsk, Russia
Participated by : 150 attendees from 25 regions across five countries
6 people from 3 China regions, 5 from Japan'sconsulate general in Khabarovsk, 20 from 7 Korea regions, 2 from 2 Mongolia regions, 7 from 5 Russia regions, 14 from the Secretariat, and 20 speakers
Hosted by : The Secretariat of the Association of Northeast Asia Regional Governments and Government of Khabarovsk Krai of Russia
Sponsored by : Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Korean consulate general in Vladivostok), Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, R-20, AER, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
Theme : One Northeast Asia, One Community - Opportunities and Challenges

Schedule

Schedule
Date	Schedule
Aug. 27 (Wed)	Registration
Aug. 28 (Thu)	International Forum, MOU Agreement, Official Dinner
Aug. 29 (Fri)	Cultural Experience	Khabarovsk Zoo, Khabarovsk Regional Lore Museum
Aug. 30 (Sat)	Departure

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Opening Session	Opening Remarks (Kim Jae-hyo, Secretary General of NEAR) Welcoming Remarks (Levintal, Deputy Chairman of the Khabarovsk Krai Government for Economy) Congratulatory Remarks (Lee In-seon, Vice Governor for Political Affairs of the Province of Gyeongsangbuk-do / Jo Jin-rae, Vice Governor for Political Affairs of the Province of Gyeongsangnam-do Province) Keynote Speech (Chung Tae-ik, Chairman of the Korean Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR)) Special Speech (Michele Sabban, President of R20)
Session Ⅰ	Unity between Eurasia and Northeast Asian Region The Eurasia Initiative and the New Northern Policy (NNP) (Sung Weon-yong, Professor of Northeast Asian Economics · Commerce College, Incheon National University, Korea) "Eurasia Initiative" Policy Proposal · Opportunities: Challenges and Future Prospects for Mongolia as a Connective Channel (Dorj Shurkhuu, Director of Institute of International Studies, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Mongolia)
Session Ⅱ	Seeking for New Growth Engine in the Region Analysis on the Possibility of Linking the Development of the "Changchun-Jilin-Tumen Pilot Area" of China and the "Pan-East Sea Economic Bloc" (Wu Hao, Vice Director of the Northeast Asian Studies Academy, Jilin University, China) The Significance of Envisioning of the Advantages of Cooperation in the Pan-East Sea (Sea of Japan) (Mimura Mitsuhiro, Director and Senior Research Fellow of Research Division at ERINA, Japan)
Session Ⅲ	Action for Climate Change and Environmental Issues in Northeast Asia Region The Risks of Climate Change and Climate Variability, and the Response(Park Hwan-il, Research Fellow at Samsung Economic Research Institute (SERI), Korea) The Environmental Cooperation in "The Golden Triangle"　among China, Russia, and Korea (Bernhard J. Seliger, Representative of the Hanns Seidel Foundation in Korea)
Closing	Summary and Conclusion

When : 31 Oct. 2011 (Monday) ~ 2 Nov. 2011 (Wednesday)
Where : Westin Chosun Seoul, ROK
Participated by : 170 people from 5 countries(China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia and Russia)
Organized by : The Secretariat of the Association of North East Asia Regional Governments
Sponsored by : Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade, Korean Ministry of Public Administration & Safety, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province
Theme : Transformation of Northeast Asia in the 21st Century: Challenges and Prospects in the 2010s

Agenda


Opening Ceremony	Opening remarks (Jae-Hyo Kim, Secretary General of NEAR) Welcoming remarks (Kwan-Yong Kim, Governor of Gyeongsangbuk-do Province) Congratulatory remarks (Sam-Kul Lee, The 2nd Vice Minister of Public Administration & Security, Korea; Sei-Young Cho, Director General, Northeast Asian Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade, Korea) Keynote Speech (Young-Sun Lee, President of Hallym University, Korea) - Leadership of Northeast Asia in the 21st Century, a Century of Crisis Special Speech (Michèle Sabban, President of the Assembly of European Regions) - Northeast Asia from the Perspective of Europe
Session Ⅰ	Energy Investment in Northeast Asia "China's Energy Structure and Investment" (Wang Yanjia, Professor, Institute of Tsinghua Univ. China) "Cooperating Energy Resources"(Dorjsurenkhorloo Khurelbaatar, State Secretary, Ministry of Mineral Resource and Energy, Mongolia)
Session Ⅱ	Logistics Cooperation for Coexistence in Northeast Asia "The Trans-Korean Railway and Northeast Asian Railway Cooperation for the Integration of Northeast Asia"(Hee-Seung Na, Principal Researcher, Korea Railroad Research Institute, Korea) "Khabarovsk Krai, the Logistics and Transport Center of Northeast Asia" (Kuchuk Vladimir, Advisor to the Governor of Khabarovsk Region)
Session Ⅲ	Environmental Cooperation among Northeast Asian Regions "Environmental Issues in Northeast Asia and Efforts by the Japanese Government" (Norihiko Tanaka, Director, Special Monitoring & Coastal Environmental Assessment Activity Centre, Japan) "Marine Environment Pollution and Cooperation among Local Governments: Focus on the Yellow Sea"(Zhu Mingyuan, Research Professor, First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, China)
Closing Session	Summaries by Three Session Chairs

E-BOOK

Date : October 26, 2010
Venue : Hotel Hyundai, Gyeongju City, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea(Convention Hall)
Organized by: The Secretariat of the Association of North East Asia Regional Governments
Theme : Regional Collaboration on Green Growth in Northeast Asia

Speaker(9 speakers from six countries) Presentation Materials available at "Reference Room" of the NEAR Website


China	Ye Qi : Cheong Kong Professor, Tsinghua University School of Public Policy and Management; Director of the Climate Policy Institute at Tsinghua
Japan	Tetsuro Fujitsuka : President, Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research
Korea	Hyung-Kook Kim : Former Chairman, Presidential Committee on Green Growth (Keynote Speech) Yeon-Sung Shin : Ambassador for Climate Change, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of ROK Yong-Ho Choi : Chair, Green Growth Committee of Gyeongsangbuk-do Province
Mongolia	Avirmed Ayurzana : Director, Green Belt National Program of the Mongolian Government
Russia	Rukavishnikov V. S. : Director, Angarsk Branch of East-Siberian Scientific Centre of Medical Ecology, Siberian Department, Russian Academy of Medical Science
UN	Rae-Kwon Chung : Director, Environment and Sustainable Development Division of UNESCAP Nataliya Yacheistova : Director, UNDP-GTI

Date : May 20, 2009
Venue : Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea (Convention Hall, Hotel Hyundai)
Organized by : The Secretariat of the Association of North East Asia Regional Governments
Theme : Inter-Regional Cooperation in Northeast Asia to Overcome World Economic Crisis

Speaker(12speakers form 6countries) - Papers are available at "Reference Room"


China	Li Xiangyang : Deputy Director, Institute of World Economics & Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Xiao Chen : Professor of Economics, Department of International Economics Trade, Peking University
Japan	Shuji Matsuno : Director, North East Asia Research Center, Institute of International Relations & Area Studies, Ritsumeikan Univ Kazuhiro Momomoto : Deputy Director General, JETRO Seoul Center
Korea	Cae-One Kim : Chairman/CEO, National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences (Keynote Speech) Hyo-Soo Lee : President, Yeungnam Univ. Yong-Ho Choi : Chair, Green Growth Committee of Gyeongsangbuk-do Province
Mongolia	D. Molomjamts : President, Institute of Economics of National University of Mongolia
Russia	A. I. Kostenko : The 1st Governor of the Primorksy Territory G. I. Danchikova : Vice-President of the Government of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
UN	Shigeru Mochida : Deputy Executive Secretary, United Nations Economics & Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Nataliya Yacheistova : Director, UNDP-GTI Secretariat

Date : November 6, 2008
Venue : Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea (Convention Hall, Hotel Hyundai)
Organized by : The Secretariat of the Association of North East Asia Regional Governments
Theme : Toward Joint Development of North East Asia: Business Cooperation and the Role of Business Executives

Speaker(9 speakers from 6 countries) - Papers are available at "Reference Room


China	Liu Fanghui : Chairman, Shandong Sub-Council of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade
Japan	Makoto Taniguchi : President, Iwate Prefectural University Masaaki Murakami : Chief Director, Seoul Japan Club
Korea	Hak-Su Kim : Chairman, Asia Economic Community Foundation (Keynote speech) Kyung-Tae Lee : President, Institute for International Trade, Korea International Trade Association Yong-Ho Choi : Chief-Director, University-Industry Research Institute
Mongolia	Sambuu Demberel : Chair & CEO, Mongolian Chamber of Commerce
Russia	Brezhnev V. B. : Chairman, The Primorsk Chamber of Commerce and Industry
UN	Nataliya Yacheistova : Director of UNDP Tumen Secretariat

Date : 2007-10-17
Where : Daegu Metropolitan City, Korea(Clavel Hall(1F), Hotel Inter Burgo)
Organized by : NEAR Secretariat, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Korea
Theme : The promotion of economic cooperation among Northeast Asia Regional Governments

Speakers (11 speakers from five countries)


China	Zhang Jun : Northeast Asia economic integration: Economic rationality and political wisdom Zhang Yuyan : Global energy structure & China’s energy security
Japan	Tetsundo Iwakuni : Conditions for development of Northeast Asia Haruki Wada : Toward Northeast Asian regional cooperation and East Asia community)
Korea	Young Ho Kim : Design for the cooperation system of Northeast Asian regional governments Byeong Hae Sohn : Northeast Asian community building through cultural denominators In- Chul Kim : The evolutionary process of East Asia’s monetary integration
Mongolia	J. Dovdonbaljir : Investment environment of Mongolia Ch. Khashchuluun : Foreign trade of Mongolia: Switch from Europe and integration with Asian economies and other issues
Russia	Ivankov Vladimir : The state of economic activities in Siberia and Siberian Accord Yevtushenko Kondrat : Toward the enhancement of economic cooperation among regional governments in Northeast Asia