COMING UP IN JULY 2003

INSTITUTIONAL & POLICY REFORMS IN KOREA
EWC/Korea Development Institute Conference July 24-25

EWC BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING
Wednesday, July 2 at the Imin Center

‘AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR’ ~~ July 14
Annual EWC Foundation Dinner

“PREFERENTIAL TRADE IN THE PACIFIC RIM”
New EWC AsiaPacific Issues Publication

SUMMER INSTITUTES
Professional Development Opportunities

COMMUNITY-BASED FOREST MANAGEMENT
Focus on Good Forest Governance

IN THE ARTS . . .
Arts from the Rainforest, Sarawak

LOOKING AHEAD . . .
Upcoming Conferences and Events

CORPORATE EFFICIENCY IN KOREA
July 24 – 25 at the EWC. The 2003 EWC/Korea Development Institute (KDI) Conference on “Institutional and Policy Reforms to Enhance Corporate Efficiency in Korea.” This EWC/KDI joint project seeks to find answers to questions concerning the future of the economies of Korea and Northeast Asia. The conference will bring together senior Korean economists, U.S. academic researchers and a European senior expert to address product market competition, financial market pressure, and shareholder control as factors leading to productivity performance of companies.
EWC CONTACT: Yoon-Hyung Kim, Coordinator, (808) 944-7998 E-mail: kimy@EastWestCenter.org

East-West Center Board of Governors Meeting
Wednesday, July 2, 10 a.m., Pacific Room
Hawaii Imin International Conference Center at Jefferson Hall.
Open to the public.

“An International Affair”
THE EWC FOUNDATION ANNUAL DINNER
Monday, July 14, Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom. Cocktails and silent auction begin at 6 p.m. followed by dinner and program at 7. Information, including details on the silent auction (color photos of items), speaker, and menu, is available on the EWC webpage at International Affair.

This year's event will celebrate the culture of Japan. Dr. Genshitsu (Soshitsu XV) Sen will receive the Asia Pacific Community Building Award of the East-West Center in recognition of his global promotion both of the culture embraced by the Way of Tea and of world peace. The dinner menu will include sashimi, miniature sushi, shrimp chowder, Black Angus beef and sake sorbet. Silent auction items include art, clothing, housewares, jewelry and accessories, meals and travel.

Individual seats are $100 per person. Ten-person table sponsorships are available at $10,000, $5,000, $3,000 and $1,000. Honorary chairs are George R. Ariyoshi and Dr. Edison H. Miyawaki. Chairing the event are Joan M. Bickson and Joichi Saito.

EWC CONTACT: Stephanie Handa (808) 944-7105
E-mail: HandaS@EastWestCenter.org

New Publication:
“The Move to Preferential Trade in the Western Pacific Rim”
By John Ravenhill. AsiaPacific Issues No. 69

Summary: Western Pacific Rim states have been slow to participate in preferential trade agreements (PTAs). In the past four years, however, more than 40 PTAs involving these economies have been proposed or are being implemented. For the first time, Japan and China have either signed or are negotiating bilateral or plurilateral agreements. The new interest in PTAs reflects the perception that they have been successful in other parts of the world, and is reinforced by dissatisfaction with the region’s existing trade groupings.

Although arguments can be made in favor of PTAs, they amplify political considerations in trade agreements, may adversely affect the political balance in participating countries, impose costs on nonparticipants, and deplete scarce negotiating resources. Nevertheless, the number of western Pacific Rim states participating in PTAs continues to climb. Northeast Asian countries have been following Europe in exploiting loopholes in WTO rules on PTAs to protect their noncompetitive sectors, thereby strengthening their political positions, which will likely make global liberalization more difficult.

John Ravenhill holds the chair in Politics at the University of Edinburgh. This paper was written when he was a POSCO fellow at the East-West Center.

Summer Professional Advancement Opportunities

• “Re-Imagining Indigenous Cultures: The Pacific Islands” – National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute. June 30 - August 2. A program of talks and discussions focusing on the cultural and political formations of indigenous identities in the Pacific Islands. The institute will utilize cultural commentary and artistic works by Pacific Islanders as well as ethnographic and historical writings on the Pacific to explore these histories and their legacies in the present. Visit the website for additional information: NEH Summer Institute
  
  
• Luce Scholars Meeting July 15 – 19. The Luce Scholars Program provides stipends and internships for 18 young Americans to live and work in Asia each year. Dating from 1974, the program is designed to increase awareness of Asia among future leaders in American society. EWC CONTACT: June Kuramoto (808) 944-7267 E-mail: kuramotj@EastWestCenter.org
  
  
• “Infusing Chinese Studies into the Undergraduate Curriculum.” Asian Studies Development Program (ASDP) Institute July 22 – August 8. Seminars, discussions, and curriculum development activities for undergraduate faculty and administrators to explore the cultures and social structures of China. The goal is to help participants develop new syllabi and curricular components for programs and to foster institutional development of Asian studies. Outside Funding: Freeman Foundation. Participation by invitation. Sponsored by the EWC Education Program: ASDP.
  For further information: Asian Studies Development Program Coordinators: Peter Hershock, ASDP Coordinator (808) 944-7757
  E-mail: hershocp@EastWestCenter.org & Dr. Roger Ames, UH professor of philosophy
  
  
• “Building the Foundation: Professional Development Program for Asia Pacific Resource Managers” July 23-August 1. This program, a new initiative of the East-West Center, is designed to assist developing countries in the region in building effective management regimes that address resource sustainability in light of rising indigenous, regional and international demands. Resource management is becoming increasingly global in context, and resource managers in the Asia Pacific region are facing major challenges as they deal with issues that involve a complex and controversial mix of economic, environmental and social/cultural priorities. The Program will offer senior resource managers opportunities to strengthen their organizations through enhanced leadership capabilities and a broader awareness and knowledge of emerging issues. For information: Building the Foundation
  EWC CONTACT: Meril Dobrin Fujiki, (808)944-7384
  E-mail: Seminars@EastWestCenter.org
  
  
• AsiaPacificEd Travel Seminar, through July 26.The seminar provides American K-12 educators and university-level teacher-educators with the opportunity to experience the dynamism of Southeast Asia and its diversity. Each travel seminar includes pre-tour briefings; a five-day orientation at the East-West Center; approximately three weeks of travel in Southeast Asia, which may include a weekend homestay; support in developing post-trip instructional material; and participants' sharing of their experiences and expertise with the broader educational community. Each year, up to 14 participants are selected on a competitive basis to take part in the program. The 2003 program focuses on Thailand and Laos.
  For more information: 2003 Program on Thailand and Laos
  
  
• AsiaPacificEd Institute, through July 12. The institute begins with a two-week summer residential program at the EWC and continues with interaction and support through the following academic year. Each year, 32 middle school and high school social studies and English/language arts teachers from the United States and eight from the Asia Pacific region are selected on a competitive basis to participate. The 2003 summer program emphasizes Southeast Asia. For more information: 2003 Summer Program
  CONTACT: Namji Steinemann, AsiaPacificEd Program
  (808) 944-7596.
  E-mail: SteinemN@EastWestCenter.org

10th Workshop on Community-Based Management of Forest Lands.
Through July 25 in Chiang Mai. The focus of the workshop will be the roles of decentralization and forest federations (networks) in good forest governance. Jefferson Fox of the East-West Center and Krisnawati Suryanata of the University of Hawaii are co-organizers of this workshop.
CONTACT: Jefferson Fox (808) 944-7248
E-mail: FoxJ@EastWestCenter.org

In the Arts . . .

Exhibition: "Arts from the Rainforest: Sarawak, East Malaysia" June 13 – August 31, EWC Gallery, John A. Burns Hall. This exhibition will feature the extraordinary cultures of Sarawak, on the northern coast of Borneo, including the Orang Ulu and Iban peoples. The gallery will have examples of textiles, carvings, bark paintings, beadwork, rattan basketry and mats, as well as contemporary batik paintings.

This exhibition was organized by the Society Atelier Sarawak; guest curator is Edric Ong. Major support was provided by the National Art Gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Sarawak Ministry of Touism, Sarawak Ministry of Social Development, Sarawak Tourism Board, Tourism Malaysia, the Sarawak Museum, Malaysian Airlines, Sarawak Cultural Village, and the North American ASEAN Consultants, Inc.

EWC Arts Programs are supported by the Hawai'i Pacific Rim Society, the Jackie Chan Foundation, the Arthur Goodfriend Fund, and generous contributions to the EWC Foundation.

Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday Noon-4 p.m. Closed Saturdays and holidays. Admission is free. Visitor parking on the adjacent UH campus is $3 and is usually easily available after 4 p.m. weekdays; Sunday parking is normally free and ample.

EWC ARTS CONTACTS:
Pattie Dunn (808) 944-7584
William Feltz E-mail: FeltzB@EastWestCenter.org


L o o k i n g A h e a d . . .

August 6-7: Northeast Asian Economic Integration – Prospects for a Northeast Asian Free Trade Area. Kahala Mandarin Hotel.

August 10-24: 2nd Women's Leadership Program - "Changing Faces" (EWC 8/10-16, Sydney 8/17-24).

August 11-12: 2003 EWC/Korea Transport Institute (KOTI) Conference: “Building an Integrated Transport Market for China, Japan, and Korea: Building a Regional Coordinating Institution.”

August 17-19: 5th Senior Policy Seminar (at EWC).

August 20-21: Internal Conflicts in Asia: II (Xinjiang and Tibet Study Groups) (at EWC). Note: This meeting originally scheduled for May 2003, was postponed due to the SARS situation.

August 22-25: Internal Conflicts In Asia: III (at EWC).

August 28-29: Asian Global Energy Markets Conference (at EWC).

September 1–2: First Worldwide Uchinanchu Conference – the history, identity and future of the worldwide Okinawa network.

September 1-14: 13th New Generation Seminar (EWC 9/1-6, Asia 9/7-14).

September 4-6: International Conference on "Climate Policy After Marrakech: Toward Global Participation" (at EWC).

September 9–24: 5th Hong Kong Journalism Fellows (EWC 9/9-12, Hong Kong and China 9/13-24)

September 15–30: Indonesian Judiciary Workshop.

September 16-19: Muslim Initiative for Journalists (at EWC).

October 5 – Nov. 1: Fall 2003 Jefferson Fellowships.

November (Tentative): Asia Pacific Journalism Fellowships (EWC, Singapore, Taiwan, 2 weeks).

November 8-23: (Tentative) Japan-U.S. Journalists’ Exchange (EWC and U.S. mainland).

November 10-14: 30th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment (ISRSE) (with Pacific Disaster Center, in Honolulu).

November 13-14: EWC Board of Governor’s Meeting (at EWC).

November 14-19: 1960s EWC alumni reunion conference (at EWC). “Making a Difference: Pioneers in Interchange Between East and West”

November 19–21: 21st Population Census Conference (Kyoto).

December 8–10: Military Activities and EEZ Conference (at EWC).

2004

February 22-24: 3rd Asia Pacific Executive Forum (New Delhi, India).

April: Asia Pacific Conference on Emerging Technologies. (Seoul, 2 ½ days).

August 1–4 EWC/EWCA 2004 International Alumni Conference in Tokyo.

2006

July 10-14 EWC/EWCA 2006 International Alumni Conference in Taipei.