Dear EWCA Alumni,
The East-West Center will hold its International Media Conference in New Delhi, India on September 8-11, 2016 with the theme “South Asia Looking East.” The Center’s last International Media Conference was held in Yangon, Myanmar in 2014 and drew more than 400 attendees including journalists, policymakers, business professionals and EWC alumni.
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Dear East-West Center Alumni:
Many participants have remarked that our recent 2016 EWC/EWCA International Conference in Manila, Philippines was one of the Center’s most informative and enjoyable alumni conferences to date! Close to 300 EWC alumni, friends and colleagues from 22 countries gathered at the historic Manila Hotel for the conference held on January 15-17 (view photo galleries and videos).
HONOLULU (Dec. 16, 2015) – The East-West Center has announced the names of EWC alumni, volunteers and alumni chapters that will be honored at the Center’s upcoming international alumni conference in Manila, Philippines Jan. 15-17, 2016. The honorees are being recognized for their outstanding personal accomplishments and service toward the Center’s mission of helping to promote better relations and understanding among the peoples of Asia, the Pacific and the United States.
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Date: January 15-17, 2016
Venue: Manila Hotel, located at One Rizal Park, 0913, Manila, Philippines
Theme: “Bridging Diverse Cultures towards an Inclusive Asia Pacific Community”
Make plans to join international colleagues at the East-West Center/East-West Center Association international conference in Manila, Philippines.
Deadline for Early Registration and Call for Papers is August 15, 2015.
Register now to guarantee the early registration rate of $300 for EWCA members. Registration fee includes Opening Ceremony, Welcome Reception, Cultural Performances, Aloha Dinner, Lunches, Coffee Breaks, a Half-Day Tour, all Program Sessions and Conference Materials. Rate increases on August 16th.
If you are interested in presenting a paper during the conference, be sure to submit your abstract by August 15th. You must be a registered conference participant for your abstract to be considered.
To register and for information about the conference, go to www.eastwestcenter.org/manila2016.
Questions – Email: manila2016@eastwestcenter.org Phone: 1-808-944-7506
Organized by the East-West Center (EWC), East-West Center Association (EWCA), and EWC Alumni Association Philippines (EWCAAP).
About 300 scholars, officials, educators and business leaders from more than 25 areas all over Asia, the Pacific and the U.S. gathered at Peking University in Beijing Sept. 1-3 for an East-West Center international conference on the theme of “Community Building and Leadership in Asia Pacific.”
The conference featured more than 100 substantive presentations and panels on current regional topics, including international relations, economics, environment, education, arts and culture, health, and much more. The Honorable Gary Locke, United States Ambassador to the PRC, gave the keynote address.
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REMINDER – The early registration and abstract submission deadline is March 31, 2012.
Date: September 1-3, 2012
Venue: Yingjie Exchange Center at Peking University, Beijing, China
Theme: “Community Building and Leadership in Asia Pacific”
Take advantage of the discounted registration fee and submit your abstract for consideration and inclusion in the program by March 31, 2012.
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The EWC/EWCA 50th Anniversary International Conference concluded with the biennial alumni conference’s traditional Aloha Dinner and alumni talent show. The dinner capped a four-day conference and reunion that brought together more than 800 EWC alumni and friends from 35 countries.
On Friday, participants were welcomed by an opening ceremony of taiko drumming, hula dance and welcome addresses from Center and Hawai‘i officials, before boarding buses for a joyful homecoming afternoon at the EWC campus.
Maya Soetoro-Ng, daughter of two EWC grantees and currently an education specialist at the Center, conveyed a message of welcome from her brother, President Barack Obama. “My brother is grateful to all of you for your important contribution over the last 50 years in building bridges and working collaboratively throughout the countries of the Asia Pacific region,” she said. “He thanks you for all the grassroots diplomacy you do so well, and that makes his job much easier.”
EWC Board of Governors Chairman Puongpun Sananikone, himself a Center alumnus from the 1960s, called the conference “a great homecoming for the worldwide EWC ‘ohana (family).” He said that “as alumni, we have a responsibility to tell the East-West Center story and share its legacy with the world.”
Center President Charles E. Morrison said that a solid foundation has been laid by the “open book” of the EWC’s half-century of history. “Gazing toward the future of enhanced needs in U.S.-Asia-Pacific research, education, and exchange,” he said, “a challenging but rewarding agenda lies ahead. We have, we can, and we will make a difference.”
Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann said the city and its people are “eternally grateful for the East-West Center and all that you do.” Hawai‘i governor Linda Lingle called the Center “an essential institution of our world going forward” and a integral part of bringing the APEC summit meeting to Honolulu in November 2011.
Over the next the next three days, the conference featured more than 50 expert discussion panels on a range of key regional issues, including climate change, U.S. foreign policy, education issues, governance challenges and more.
Participants, many of whom had not seen each other or returned to Hawai‘i since they were students at the Center, also enjoyed a variety of social festivities, including the EWC homecoming open house; a dinner honoring Hawai‘i Senator Daniel K. Inouye with the East-West Center Association’s Makana Award; a luncheon recognizing distinguished alumni and exceptional volunteers and alumni chapters; an Independence Day reception with the Royal Hawaiian Band and the Aloha Dinner.
At the final dinner, the alumni association presented a special tribute to EWC Alumni Officer Gordon Ring, who has served the Center in a variety of capacities since he first arrived as a student in 1963.
EWC President, Charles E. Morrison’s Address
EWC Board of Governors Chair, Puongpun Sananikone’s Address
Special Publication – “East-West Center: Fifty Years, Fifty Stories”
EWCA Bangladesh Chapter Alumnus Abdul Mannan recently wrote a delightful article about his experience at the EWC/EWCA International Conference in Bali, Indonesia. To read the article published in The Daily Star Weekend Magazine, please click here.
The 2008 EWCA International Conference is underway in Bali, Indonesia with one day remaining. The welcoming remarks were given on November 13 by The Honorable Aburizal Bakrie, Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for People’s Welfare and U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia Cameron R. Hume. The keynote address was given by East-West Center President Charles Morrison.
The summary and full remarks given can be found here.
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UPDATE: We will not be able to bring live streaming video as planned due to technical difficulties in Bali. We hope to post the videos of the scheduling streaming after the conference. Please check back for updates.
The Associates Office is experimenting with new technology and are planning on streaming live video from the Bali Conference. Check back on this blog during the following dates and times to get the link to the video stream. If you miss the live stream you can always check back here and we will have the links to the videos posted.
– November 13, 9 am Bali Time (3 pm HST), Opening and Keynote Speeches
– November 14, 12:30 pm Bali Time (6:30 pm HST), Speech by Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle
– November 15, 5:00 pm Bali Time (11:00 pm HST), EWCA Membership Meeting
If you have any questions regarding live video streaming feel free to leave a comment!
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