

This Calendar is a joint project of the Regional Security Section , Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia and the Australian Member Committee of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (AUS-CSCAP), located in the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, at the Australian National University.
The Calendar is updated continuously. Please send information regarding
upcoming conferences, seminars or other events you wish to have included
to: Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Research School of Pacific
& Asian Studies, Building 6, Fellows Road, Australian National University,
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Email: auscscap@anu.edu.au
A comprehensive inventory of summaries from multilateral meetings on Asia Pacific security issues is maintained by the Dialogue and Research and Monitor, at the Japan Center for International Exchange.
| Date
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Conference Title | Convenor | Location | |
| January | ||||
| 13-16 January | Second Security Implications of Conflict in the South China Sea Conference | Institute for Strategic and Development Studies (ISDS) and
Pacific Forum/CSIS
Contact: Prof. Carolina Hernandez
|
MANILA (TBC) | |
| February | ||||
| 1-2 February | Maritime War in the 21st Century:
The Medium and Small Navy Perspective |
Royal Australian Navy Maritime Studies Program
Contact:
|
SYDNEY | |
| 2-3 February | Transnational Threats: Blending Law Enforcement and Military Strategies | Co-sponsored by the Triangle Institute of Security Studies,
UNC-Chapel Hill, The Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College
and Duke University Center on Law, Ethics and National Security
Contact: Carolyn Pumphrey
|
CHAPEL HILL, NC
UNITED STATES |
|
| 5-6 February | 7th ASEAN ISIS Colloquium on Human Rights, "Human Rights and Human
Security
in the New Millenium: Opportunities, Challenges and Prospects" |
Institute for Strategic and Development Studies (ISDS)
Contact: Prof. Malaya C. Ronas
|
MANILA | |
| 14-18 February | Seminar on Hostage Negotiation | National Defence College of the Philippines/US Federal Bureau of
Investigation Contact:
|
MANILA | |
| 15-17 February
|
"Indian Ocean Security in the Next Century" | Asia Pacific Centre for Security Studies
Contact: Capt Robert Speer
|
HONOLULU | |
| 16-17 February | Workshop on Regional Experiences in Transforming Civil-Military
Relations:
The Engagement of the Military to Support State-Building Through Democratic Transition |
International Institute for democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA)
and the Institute for Strategic and Development Studies (ISDS)
Contact: Prof. Carolina G. Hernandez
|
MANILA | |
| 22-25 February | Seminar on the Law of War | Co-hosts: National Defence College of the Philippines and the International
Committee of the Red Cross
Contact:
|
MANILA | |
| March | ||||
| 3-6 March | 28th Annual Williamsburg Conference | U.S. Asia Society and the Institute of Policy Studies of
Singapore
Contact: Ms Kate Simpson
|
SINGAPORE | |
| 7-8 March | Annual Pacific Symposium | National Defense University
Contact: Mr Jim Graham
|
WASHINGTON D.C. | |
| 7-9 March | CSCAP ad hoc Meeting on "Indonesia's Future Challenges and Implications for the Region" | CSCAP Indonesia, in cooperation with CSCAP Japan
Contact: Ms. Clara Joewono
|
JAKARTA | |
| 9-11 March | Workshop on Confidence Building Measures in the South China Sea | Pacific Forum CSIS, in cooperation with the Institute for
Strategic and Development Studies in Manila
(The workshop will follow on from the CSCAP Indonesia Seminar above) Contact: Mr. Ralph Cossa
|
JAKARTA | |
| Northern Spring 2000 (TBC) | 12th Annual US Pacific Legal Conference | USPACOM
Contact: Lt Col Kielkopf
|
HONOLULU | |
| March/April | 4th ARF Intersessional Support Meeting on Disaster Relief | Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Russia and Vietnam
Contact: Mr Tran Ngoc An
|
HANOI | |
| March-May (TBC) | "The Legacy Left by President Lee Teng-hui" | George Washington University and Chengchi University
Contact: Professor Chao Chien-min
|
WASHINGTON D.C. | |
| March-April | ARF Professional Development Program | Brunei Ministry of Foreign Affairs and U.S. State Department
Contact: Policy Planning Department
|
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN | |
| April | ||||
| 2-5 April | CSCAP CSBM Working Group Workshop on Preventive Diplomacy | CSCAP Singapore in cooperation with The United States Institute
of Peace
Contact: C.G. Kwa,
|
SINGAPORE | |
| 11-13 April | 11th Annual U.S. Army War College Strategy Conference | Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
Contact: Shirley Martin
|
CARLISLE BARRACKS, PA
UNITED STATES |
|
| 20-21 April
|
Security Dialogue on China and Southeast Asia | China Institute of Contemporary International Relations
Tel: +86-10-6841-8640
| BEIJING | |
| End of April
(2 days) |
3rd KIDA-INSS Security Workshop | Co-hosts: Korean Institute for Defense Analysis (KIDA) and
The Institute for National Security Studies
Contact: Mr Lee Min-Young
|
WASHINGTON D.C. | |
| April-May (TBC) | U.S.-Korea Relations in the New Millenium Conference | Pacific Forum CSIS and the New Asia Research Institute,
Seoul. By invitation only.
Contact: Mr Ralph Cossa
|
SEOUL | |
| Second Quarter 2000 | "Missile Proliferation, TMD and Regional Security in Asia" | Asia Pacific Centre for Security Studies
Contact: Capt Robert Speer
|
HONOLULU | |
| Second Quarter 2000
|
"Evolving Roles for the Military in the Asia Pacific" | Asia Pacific Centre for Security Studies
Contact: Capt Robert Speer
|
HONOLULU | |
| May | ||||
| 3-5 May | Singapore Regional Forum 2000: Forum for Discussion on Chemical Weapons Convention-related Issues | Singapore National Authority for the CWC
Contact: Ms Chan Sock Cheng
|
SINGAPORE | |
| 8-9 May | Royal Australian Air Force Air Power Conference:
Air Power and Joint Forces |
RAAF Air Power Studies Centre (APSC)
Venue: National Convention Centre Contact: Wing Commander Keith Brent
|
CANBERRA | |
| 9-11 May | 8th ROK-US Munitions Effectiveness Seminar | Co-Hosts: KIDA and US Army Material Systems
Analysis Activity
Contact: Mr Lee Min-Young
|
ABERDEEN, MD
UNITED STATES |
|
| 17-19 May | "The RMA in the Asia-Pacific: Challenge and Response" | Organised by the Australian Defence Studies Centre and the Office of the
RMA
Venue: Rydges Hotel Contact: Bob Hall, ADSC
|
CANBERRA | |
| 22-24 May | 12th CSCAP CSBM / 6th Nuclear Experts Working Group Joint Meeting on PACATOM |
US CSCAP
Contact: Mr. Ralph Cossa
|
WASHINGTON D.C. | |
| 24 May (P.M.) | Public lecture/debate: "Taiwan after the presidential elections" | Freie Universitaet Berlin
Contact: Prof. Eberhard Sandschneider
|
BERLIN | |
| 31 May - 1 June | CSCAP Transnational Crime Working Group Meeting | CSCAP Philippines
Contact: Prof. Carolina Hernandez
|
MANILA | |
| 31 May - 2 June | CSCAP Workshop on the OSCE Experience and its Relevance for Asia-Pacific | CSCAP Singapore and CSCAP Europe
Contact: C.G. Kwa,
|
SINGAPORE | |
| May or September
(one day) |
Conference on German/EU-China relations
(security issues included) |
German Society for Foreign Affairs
Contact: Dr Berhard May
|
BERLIN | |
| June | ||||
| June | 2000 North Pacific Arms Control Workshop | Co-hosts: KIDA and Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs
and International Trade
Contact: Mr Lee Min-Young
|
SEOUL | |
| 2-3 June | 13th CSCAP Steering Committee Meeting | CSCAP Secretariat
Venue: Hotel Nikko Contact: CSCAP Secretariat/ISIS Malaysia
|
KUALA LUMPUR | |
| 3-7 June | 14th Asia-Pacific Round Table | ASEAN-ISIS and ISIS Malaysia
Venue: Hotel Nikko Contact: Mr. Philip Mathews
|
KUALA LUMPUR | |
| 2-4 June | Energy and Security in the South China Sea:
Workshop 2000 |
Centre for Development and the Environment, University of
Oslo
Contact: Stein Tønnesson or
|
OSLO | |
| 14-17 June | 6th CSCAP North Pacific Working Group Meeting | CSCAP North Pacific Working Group and
CSCAP Mongolia Contact:
Professor Brian Job
or Mr. Steven Mataija (CSCAP-Canada Secretariat)
|
ULAN BAATAR | |
| 16-18 June (TBC) | South Pacific Forum Regional Security Committee Meeting | South Pacific Forum Secretariat
Contact: Ms Andie Fong Toy
|
SUVA | |
| 27-28 June | Joint Operations Symposium | National Defense University
(venue: Ft. McNair) Contact: Jim Graham
|
WASHINGTON D.C.
|
|
| Second Half, 2000 | Possible seminar on ASEAN, including regional security issues | The Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University
Contact: Prof. Supang Chantavanich
|
BANGKOK | |
| July | ||||
| 25-26 July (TBC) | CSCAP Maritime Cooperation Working Group Meeting:
Cooperation for Law and Order at Sea |
CSCAP Maritime Cooperation Working Group
Contact: AUS-CSCAP
|
MANILA
|
|
| July/August | Seminar on the 25th Anniversary of Sino-Thai Relations | Institute of East Asian Studies
Contact: Mr Ruangsak Yeuayai
|
BANGKOK | |
| August | ||||
| September | ||||
| September | 4th ROK-US-Japan Trilateral Naval Cooperation Workshop | Co-Hosts: KIDA, Center for Naval Analyses and the Okazaki
Institute
Contact: Mr Lee Min-Young
|
TOKYO | |
| 26-27 September | 8th ROK-US Munitions Effectiveness Seminar | Co-Hosts: KIDA and US Defense Modeling and
Simulation Office
Contact: Mr Lee Min-Young
|
SEOUL | |
| September or October | 2nd ROK-Russia Defense Forum | Co-Hosts: KIDA and Russian Academy of Military Sciences
Contact: Mr Lee Min-Young
|
MOSCOW | |
| October | ||||
| October
(TBC) |
Seminar on East Asia Security | China Institute of Contemporary International Relations
Tel: +86-10-6841-8640
| BEIJING | |
| October
(TBC) |
Preventative Diplomacy Symposium:
International Forum from Japan |
China Institute of Contemporary International Relations
Tel: +86-10-6841-8640
| BEIJING | |
| October
(for 7 days) |
5th ROK-China Defense Forum | Co-Hosts: KIDA and China Institute for International Strategic
Studies
Contact: Mr Lee Min-Young
|
SEOUL | |
| November | ||||
| First week in November | Northeast Asian Cooperation Dialogue | Contact: Prof. Lee Seo-hang
Tel: +82-2-3497-7648 Fax: +82-2-575-5245 |
TBC | |
| late November (TBC) | CSCAP Maritime Cooperation Working Group Meeting:
Maritime Cooperation in Northeast Asia |
CSCAP Maritime Cooperation Working Group
Contact: AUS-CSCAP
|
BEIJING
|
|
| December | ||||
| 10 December | 7th CSCAP North Pacific Working Group Meeting | CSCAP North Pacific Working Group
Contact: CSCAP Japan Secretariat
|
MANILA | |
| 12-13 December | "U.S. National Security Policy issues" | Brookings Institution
Contact: Peter Schoettle
|
WASHINGTON D.C. | |
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