○ Overview
․ Date: Sunday, October 28- Wednesday October 31, 2018
․ Venue: Sunshine Hotel, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province
․ Participants: 102 attendees from 29 regions of 5 countries
- China: 46 from 10 regions - Japan: 9 from 3 regions
- Korea: 12 from 4 regions - Mongolia: 14 from 9 regions
- Russia: 7 from 3 regions - Secretariat: 14 staff members

○ List
․ China: Hunan Province, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jilin Province, Shanxi Province, Shandong Province, Shaanxi Province, Hubei Province, Heilongjiang Province, Henan Province, Nigxia Hui Autonomous Region
․ Japan: Toyama Prefecture, Hyogo Prefecture, Shimane Prefecture
․Republic of Korea: Daegu Metropolitan City, Ulsan Metropolitan City, Jeollanam-do Province, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province,
․Mongolia: Arkhangai Province, Bayan-Ulgii Province, Bayankhongor Province, Govi-Altai Province,
Govisumber Province, Dundgovi Province, Orkhon Province, Uvurkhangai Province, Uvs Province
․Russia: Sakha Republic, Krasnoyarsk Territory, Kamchatka Territory

○ Main Events
․ General Assembly Meeting
․ Agenda Discussion and Decision Making
․ Official Luncheon

○ Outcomes
• Appointment of the Next Chair: Sakha Republic, Russia
• Adoption of New Member: Akita Prefecture, Japan (78 members from 6 countries, 1 associate member from 1 country)
• Amendment of NEAR Charter
- Installation of Ad Hoc Working Committee (Article 10 Organization and Operation)
- Post-report of Installation of New Subcommittee (Article 10 Organization and Operation)
•Installation of New Subcommittees and Joint-Coordination
- Subcommittee on Innovation Plus (Hunan Province, China)
- Subcommittee on Youth Policies (Krasnoyarsk Region, Russia)
- Subcommittee on Traditional Medicine (Shanxi Province, China)
- Joint Coordination of Subcommittee on Tourism (Henan Province and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China)