Working-level Staff Workshop

Date : May 28(Tue)~30(Thu) 2013
Venue : Pohang City, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province and Suncheon City, Jeollnam-do Province
Organized by : The Association of Northeast Asia Regional Governments
Agenda :
- 2013 Work Plan of the Secretariat and 2012 Service Result (the Secretariat)
- Special Lecture on Understanding Social Enterprises (Kim Young-chul Professor of Research Institute on Sharing and Responsibility)
- The current state of cooperation among Korea-China-Japan(Han Sang-kook, Director of the Northeast Cooperation Team from Ministry of Foreign Affairs, South Korea)
- Case presentations by NEAR member regions
- · - Yinchuan’s Enterprises in a period of transformation (Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region)
  · Social Enterprises in Japan (Toyama Prefecture)
  · Successful cases of Social Enterprises (Daejeon Metropolitan City)
  · The government’s role for corporate social responsibility (Govisumber Province)
  · Current state of international relations of Dornogovi Province (Dornogovi Province)
  · Cooperative development examples between Korea and Sakhalin Region (Sakhalin Region)
  · Altai Territory’s support policies for Social Enterprises (Altai Territory)
  · Sports in Asia (Republic of Sakha)
- Homepage Information (D&works)
- Promotion of the 9th NEAR Working Committee and the 1st NEAR Sub-Committee on Agriculture (Jeollanam-do Province)
- Promotion of NEAR Sub-Committee on Maritime Affairs and Fisheries 2013 (Shandong Province)
- Visit to POSCO
- Tour to the Suncheon Bay Garden Expo 2013

Participatns : 97 participants from 46 member regions across 5 countries

국가별 참석지역
China(5)	Heilongjiang Province, Hunan Province, Hubei Province, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Shandong Province
Japan(13)	Toyama Prefecture, Hyogo Prefecture, Shimane Prefecture, Consulate-General of Japan at Busan, CLAIR Seoul Office, Shizuoka Seoul Office, Regional public officers seconded from Japan to South Korea (9 Participants from 7 member regions),
South Korea(11)	Busan Metropolitan City, Daejeon Metropolitan City, Gwangju Metropolitan City, Ulsan Metropolitan City, Sejong Special Self-Governing Province, Gangwon-do Province, Chungcheongbuk-do Province, Chungcheongnam-do Province, Jeollanam-do Province, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Gyeongsangnam-do Province
Mongolia(12)	Arkhangai Province, Bayan-Ulgii Province, Bayankhongor Province, Bulgan Province, Govi-Altai Province, Govisumber Province, Dornod Province, Dornogovi Province, Orkhon Province, Uvurkhangai Province, Selenge Province, Khovd Province
Russia(4)	Republic of Sakha, Altai Territory, Sakhalin Region, Republic of Tuva
The NEAR Secretariat

Date : May 29(Tue)-31(Thu), 2012 (2 nights 3 days)
Venue : Hyundai Hotel, Gyeongju City, Gyeongsangbuk-d0 Province, South Korea
Yeosu City, Jeollanam-do Province
Organized by : The Secretariat of the Association of North East Asia Regional Governments
Agenda :
- 2012 Work Plan of the Secretariat
- Special Lecture on Exchanges among the regional governments for the development of Northeast Asia
- (Shinsaku Suzuki, Visiting Fellow of the Economic Research Institute for Northeast Asia (ERINA) )
- Presentation on international exchange project examples of member regions
- Promotion of the 9th NEAR General Assembly in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
- Introduction of Professional Internship Program of NEAR(PioNEAR) and opinion sharing
- Tour to International Exposition Yeosu Korea 2012
Official Language : Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, Russian
Participated by (81 representatives of 38 regions from 5 countries)
(64 people from member regions and related institutions, 17 people from the Secretariat)

Date : May 18-20, 2011 (2 nights 3 days)
Venue : Hotel Hyundai, Gyeongju City, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, ROK
Organized by : The Secretariat of the Association of North East Asia Regional Governments
Agenda :
- 2011 Work Plan of the Secretariat
- Presentations on Major Projects of NEAR Member Regions
- Special Lecture “Toward Better Cooperation among NEAR Member Regions” (by Director of the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade)
- Proposals for Better Governance of NEAR
- “Discover the Region”: Culture Tour to Daegu Metropolitan City

Participated by ( 83 representatives of 36 regions from 5 countries )


China(5)	Heilongjiang Prov., Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Henan Prov., Hubei Prov., Hunan Prov
Japan(4)	Niigata Pref., Toyama Pref., Hyogo Pref., Shimane Pref.
Korea(10)	Busan Metropolitan City, Daegu Metropolitan City, Gwangju Metropolitan City, Ulsan Metropolitan City, Chungcheongbuk-do Prov., Jeollabuk-do Prov., Jeollanam-do Prov., Gyeongsangbuk-do Prov., Gyeongsangnam-do Prov., Jeju Special Self-governing Prov.
Mongolia(12)	Bayankhongor Prov., Uvurkhangai Aimag., Umnu-govi Prov., Selenge Prov., Khovd Prov., Govi-sumber Prov., Dornod Prov., Dorno-govi Prov., Orkhon Prov., Uvs Prov., Bulgan Prov., Khentii Prov.
Russia(3)	Irkutsk Region, Magadan Region, Kemerovo Region
Non-member Organization(2)	Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, UN Project Office on Governance (UNPOG)

Date : May 26, 2010
Venue : Gyeongju City, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, ROK
Organized by : The Secretariat of the Association of North East Asia Regional Governments
Agenda :
- 2010 Work plan of the NEAR Secretariat
- Activity Reports of Sub-Committees
- PR Activities and presentations by member regions

Participated by ( 30 member regions from five countries )


China	Heilongjiang Province, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Shandong Province, Shaanxi Province
Japan	Niigata Prefecture, Toyama Prefecture, Hyogo Prefecture, Shimane Prefecture
Korea	Busan Metropolitan City, Daegu Metropolitan City, Incheon Metropolitan City, Gwangju Metropolitan City, Ulsan Metropolitan City, Gyeonggi-do Province, Chungcheongbuk-do Province, Chungcheongnam-do Province, Jeollabuk-do Province, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, Jeju Special Self-governing Province
Mongolia	Bayanulgii Province, Bayankhongor Province, Zavkhan Province, Uvurkhangai Province, Umnu-govi Province, Selenge Province, Khovd Province
Russia	Republic of Tyva, Altai Territory, Khabarovsk Territory

Date : May. 19, 2009
Place : Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea
Organizer : NEAR Secretariat
Main contents :
- 2009’ Explanation of the secretariat’s main business
- Planning of activating relations between NEAR member organizations and the secretariat
- Public relations of NEAP member organizations and cooperation

Participating organizations (37 self-governing bodies from 5 countries)


The People’s Republic of China	Heilongjiang province, Hena, Hubei Province, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Shantung Province
Japan	Shimane Prefecture, Hyogo Prefecture, Niigata Prefecture, Toyama Prefecture
Republic of Korea	Busan Metropolitan City, Daegu Metropolitan City, Daejeon Metropolitan City, Ulsan Metropolitan City, Gyeonggido, Chungcheongbuk-do, Chungcheongnam-do, Jeollabuk-do, Jeollanam-do, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Gyeongsangnam-do, Jeju Sepcial Self-Governing Province
Mongolia	Ulaanbaatar, , Bulgan Aimag, Govi-Altai Aimag, Umnu -Govi Aimag, Uvurhangai Aimag, Dornod Aimag
The Russian Federation	Sakha Republic, Magadan state

When : May 27 ~ 30, 2008
Where : Pohang City, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province(POSTECH POSCO International House)
Organized by : NEAR Secretariat
Agenda :
- 2008 Annual Work Plan of the Secretariat
- Presentations by each country on best practices and suggestions to promote exchanges in economy, tourism and culture
- Presentations and policy promotion by participating member regions
- Industrial & cultural tour

Participated by (42 member regions from five countries )


China	Heilongjiang Province, HubeiProvince, Henan Province, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Shandong Province, Tianjin City
Japan	Toyama Prefecture, Yamagata Prefecture, Niigata Prefecture, Tottori Prefecture, Shimane Prefecture
Korea	Busan Metropolitan City, Daegu Metropolitan City, Ulsan Metropolitan City, Daejeon Metropolitan City, Incheon Metropolitan City, Gyeonggi-do Prefecture , Chuncheongbukdo Prefecture, Chungcheongnam-do Prefecture, Jeollabuk-do Prefecture, Jeollanam-do Prefecture, Gyeongsangbuk-do Prefecture, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, Jeju Special Self-governing Province
Mongolia	Arkhangai Province, Bayankhongor Province, Bulgan Province, Govi-altai Province, Govisumber Province, Darkhan-Uul Province, Orkhon Province, Umnu-govi Province , Uvurkhangai Province, Selenge Province, Khovd Province, Uvs Province, Ulaanbbaatar City
Russia	Republic of Buryatia, Khabarovsk Territory, Irkutsk Region, Sakhalin Reion, Tomsk Region

When : May 15 ~ 18, 2007
Where : Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Korea
Organized by : NEAR Secretariat
Agenda :
- Proposal on cultural and sports exchange and the General Assembly(Heilongjiang Province, China)
- Operation of the 「Northeast Asia Wings of Exchange in Shimane」(Shimane Prefecture, Japan)
- Better governance of NEAR(Daegu Metropolitan City, Korea)
- Creation of an environment to promote co-development of NEAR members(Umnugovi Province, Mongolia)
- Establishment of a branch office of the Secretariat in Mongolia(Tuv Province, Mongolia)
- Announcement of vacancy for the next coordinator of the Sub-committee on General Exchange(the Secretariat)
- NEAR university presidents conference

Participated by ( 31 member regions from five countries )


China	Heilongjian Province, Henan Province, Hubei Province, Hunan Province, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Shandong Province
Japan	Niigata Prefecture, Shimane Prefecture
Korea	Busan Metropolitan City, Deagu Metropolitan City, Gyeonggi-do Province, Chungcheongbuk-do Province, Chungcheongnam-do Province, Jeollanam-do Province, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Jeju Special Self-governing Province
Mongolia	Dund-govi Province, Uvurkhangai Province, Tuv-, Umnu-govi Province Province, Sukhbaatar Province, Selenge Province, Dornogovi Province, Govisumber Province, Govi-altai Province, Orkhon Province, Bulgan Province, Bayakhongor Province
Russia	Republic of Sakha(Yakutia), Khabarovsk Territory, Sakhalin Region, Tomsk Region

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