□ Date: Dec 11~13, 2013 (Wed-Fri)
□ Venue: Hyatt Regency Hotel, Jeju
□ Participation: more than 65 people (NEAR member regions and NEAR Secretariat)
▪ Nine people from Mongolia, four from China, four from Japan, five from Russia, 35 from South Korea (25 from other regions and 10 from Gyeongsangbuk-do Province)
□ Hosted by: Gyeongsangbuk-do Province
□ Contents of Event: Economy and Humanities Exchange (Village Enterprises and Cooperatives), Presentation and Discussion (10 from four countries)
□ Agenda
▪ Special Lecture: Silk Road and Korean Wave Road (Former Minister Choi Kwang-Sik of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)
▪ Case Presentation: Case Presentations regarding village enterprises and cooperatives in Gyeongsagnbuk-do Province (three cases)
▪ Presentation: Presentations of representatives from member regions (seven presentations)
▪Discussions regarding cases and presentations