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Fighting Corruption in the New Millennium Seoul Conference on Combating Corruption in the Asia-Pacific Region December 11-13, 2000 Seoul, Korea     — F O R M S — - Agenda agenda.pdf 25 pages, 119k agenda.doc 25 pages, 135k - Registration Form regpbec.pdf 1 page, 17k regpbec.doc 1 page, 33k Note: You need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader utility or Microsoft Word installed on your computer to download, view or print these files. Objectives: At the first Meeting of the ADB OECD Forum on Combating Corruption in the Asia-Pacific region last year, participants from over 36 ADB and OECD countries recommended anti-corruption measures to be implemented by governments, businesses, media and civil society in the region. The purpose of this year's Meeting is to report on implementing these measures, to focus on corruption prone areas and lay the groundwork for successful co-operation and partnerships among all players in the region. Participants will be invited to identify present and potential opportunities for co-operation within their own countries, and with organizations in other countries, to promote the fight against corruption. Methodology: The two-day-and-half program includes presentations, case studies, focus groups and round-table discussions. The workshop will take place at COEX (Convention & Exhibitions), World Trade Centre, Kangnam-gu, Seoul 135-731, Korea. The workshop will start at 8:30 a.m., Monday, December 11th and will end at 12.00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 13th. Registration and the welcoming reception will take place on Sunday evening, December 10th. Presentations by lead speakers and comments by discussants will respectively be limited to 10 minutes in order to leave time for discussion. Interventions from the floor should not exceed 5 minutes. To the extent possible, copies of papers and presentations will be distributed at the conference workshop. The working language will be English. Countries Invited: ADB regional Member countries and OECD Member countries. Partner Organizations: Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC), Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (tentative) , United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Associate Partners: Transparency International (TI), United Nations Development Program (UNDP), World Bank (WB) Other Invited Organizations: Asia Foundation, Business Industry Advisory Group to the OECD, European Commission, International Chamber of Commerce, International Federation of Accounts, International Federation of Consulting Engineers, International Monetary Fund, National Development Institute, United Nations, World Customs Organisation, World Trade Organisation. Target Audience: Representatives of the Asian business, media and NGO communities, as well as senior policy makers and officials from the Asia-Pacific region from the ministries of finance and justice and accountability institutions that have a direct impact on curbing corruption and bribery. It is hoped that the diversity of this group will facilitate co-operation and alliances between the many stakeholders in the fight against corruption. Official Site: http://www.oecd.org/daf/nocorruption/outreach.htm#AsiaPacific For more information, contact: Bernice G. Bowers, Projects Manager PBEC International Secretariat 900 Fort Street, Suite 1080 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Phone: 1-808-521-9044 Fax: 1-808-521-8530 E-Mail: bernice@pbec.org