Policy Plenary Meetings

The Policy Plenary Meeting is the core of CEAC activities and a place for Think-tank Members, Intellectual Members, and Corporate Members to assemble and exchange their knowledge, information and views and share the awareness of the issues and their strategic implications by conducting face-to-face discussions. The Policy Plenary Meeting focuses on keynote presentations by Council Members or guest expert speakers, followed by intensive discussions among the Members, and adopts reports, appeals or recommendations on the respective issues.

The Policy Plenary Meeting maintains close working relationship with the government ministries and agencies concerned and receives briefings from the government officials such as Counselors of CEAC, and submits to the government reports on the results of research studies and/or policy recommendations.

Also, it endeavors to enlighten public opinion on the concept of an "East Asian Community" by conducting town meetings and public relations activities through the website.

Activities of Policy Plenary Meetings in the Year 2008-2009

year of 2008

April 27 The 32nd Policy Plenary Meeting
Theme: The Recent Development and Future Challenges in the Regional Cooperation in Environment and Energy
Reporter: HIRONO Ryokichi Professor Emeritus of Seikei University
March 18 The 31st Policy Plenary Meeting
Theme: The 31st Policy Plenary Meeting on "Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Summit and the Prospect of an East Asian Community"
Reporter: KOHARA Masahiro, Deputy Director-General of Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
November 27 The 30th Policy Plenary Meeting
Theme: The Recent Development and Future Challenges in the Regional Cooperation in Trade and Investment
Reporter: URATA Shujiro Professor of Waseda University
October 15 The 29th Policy Plenary Meeting
Theme: Positions of the United States and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in an East Asian Community
Reporter: JIMBO Ken Associate Professor of Keio University
  YAMAZAWA Ippei Professor Emeritus of Hitotsubashi University
September 19 The 28th Policy Plenary Meeting
Theme: Summing up NEAT Annual Conference in Indonesia
Reporter: ITO Kenichi, President of CEAC
  HIRONO Ryokichi, Vice President of CEAC , Professor Emeritus of Seikei University
  OGASAWARA Takayuki, Member of CEAC, Professor of Yamanashi Gakuin University
  SHINDO Eiichi, Vice President of CEAC, Professor Emeritus of Tsukuba University
  MURAKAMI Masayasu, Executive Vice President of CEAC
July 23 The 27th Policy Plenary Meeting
Theme: The Trends of EAS Countries and the Relationship between APT and EAS
Reporter: SOEYA Yoshihide Professor of Keio University