The U.S.-Japan Common Agenda Open Forum

Report from the Secretariat (March 12)

�The Nature Conservancy Photographer:Hermes Justiniano		�The Nature Conservancy Photographer:Hermes Justiniano

Since its inception in July 1993, U.S.-Japan Common Agenda for Cooperation in Global Perspective has steadily broadened its scope of cooperation. It has also expanded the participating organizations and countries. The U.S. and Japan will host the U.S.-Japan Common Agenda Open Forum, with a participation of President Carter and others, so as to review the activities under the Common Agenda and discuss the U.S. -Japan Cooperation toward the 21 century.

1. Objectives
One of the objectives of the Common Agenda Open Forum is to discuss a direction of the Common Agenda toward the 21st century and its further promotion. This purpose would be best achieved through reviewing the Common Agenda activities among the U.S., Japan and partner countries, and through exchanges among them, and relevant organizations and individuals.

Another objective is to raise the level of public awareness on the Common Agenda domestically and internationally through participating countries, organizations and individuals.

2. Date of the Conference
  March 12 and 13, 1998

3. Location
  Tokyo, Japan (Takanawa Prince Hotel)

4. Leading Organizations
  Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
  U.S. State Department

5. Agenda
March 12 (Reception opens at 08:30, the Forum starts at 09:00)
  Opening Session

Opening Remarks
Keynote Addresses
Session on promotion of cooperation between the public and private sectors

  Working Group Sessions

Health (Population and HIV/AIDS, Guinea Worms) WG
Conservation Policy WG

March 13 (Reception opens at 09:30, the Forum starts at 10:00)

  Working Group Sessions(continued)
  Panel Discussion "Common Agenda toward the 21st Century"

-Further Participation and cooperation of the NGOs, private sectors in the Common Agenda

  Press briefing

6. How to apply
You could attend this Forum as an observer all through the sessions. If you are interested in this forum, fill the below application form and send by fax or mail to the Secretariat of Common Agenda Open Forum, which belongs to International Hospitality & Conference Service Association. Due to the limitation of the capacity of the venue, please undersatnd that we may not able to invite all applicants.

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