The 11th Working-level Workshop 2016 was held on April 27-29 at Best Western Hotel in Pohang in the presence of approximately 100 working-level staff including NEAR Secretary-General Jun Jae-won, of 36 regional governments from 5 countries in Northeast Asia. The workshop included a report on the Secretariat activities and an introduction of the main events by member regions. Participants also discussed NEAR’s current affairs, the introduction of NEAR membership fees and the amendment of the NEAR Charter, among other items. The membership fee system and amendment of NEAR Charter were the main agenda discussed among the working-level staff of each member. Specifically, Japanese members agreed with the membership fee system, but emphasized the need to adopt clear rules concerning the use of membership fees. The Working-level Workshop is a platform for working-level staff to gather together to discuss and improve the activities of NEAR which has been meeting from 2006 to the present day. Approximately 800 people participated in the meeting up to this year.