The first of the series of three under the PECC International Project (2011-2012), Sustainable Management of Marine Resources, the above seminar will take place in Noumea, New Caledonia on 22-24 November 2011. The seminar will bring together academics, policy-makers, and business executives to discuss and examine the consequences of climate change on oceans, exploitative versus responsible usage of marine resources as food, energy, and goods, treatment of solid and liquid waste in coastal areas and vessels, as well as the ways to achieve sustainable management of biodiversity in and around the oceans. Case studies from different economies, best practices and innovative approaches will be shared through these seminars. More...
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PECC Mourns the passing of former SINCPEC chair, Prof. Tan Teck Meng
Professor Tan Teck Meng, former chair of SINCPEC, passed away in the early morning of 7 July 2011 in his sleep. He had been battling cancer for some time.
Prof. Tan was the chair of SINCPEC from 1997 to 2008; he was also a member of the Finance Committee and Trustee of the PECC Special Fund Trust. He will be missed by the PECC community.
We offer our condolences and sympathies fo the family of the late Professor Tan Teck Meng. Please leave your personal messages at our blog site.
HKCPEC: 47th Annual Meeting, 16 August 2011, Hong Kong | China
The 47th Meeting of the Hong Kong Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (HKCPEC) was held on 16 August 2011 at the Trade and Industry Department office. The meeting agenda included:
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20th General Meeting of PECC and youth delegates;
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HKCPEC participation in PECC Internship Program, 2012;
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HKCPEC Seminar;
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Youth Program 2011/ 2012
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CHILPEC: Edgardo Boeninger Memorial Lecture, 5 July 2011, Santiago | Chile
The Fundación Chilena del Pacífico held the inaugural Edgardo Boeninger Memorial Lecture on 5 July. Dr Edgardo Boeninger was the international chair of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council from 1995 to 1997. He was formerly a member of the Senate and Secretary General of the Presidency of Chile under Patricio Aylwin.
The lecture was delivered by Prof. Gareth Evans AO, QC, former Australian Foreign Minister, Chairman Emeritus of the International Crisis Group, Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne and Chancellor, the Australian National University.
"Middle Power Diplomacy"
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