Model ASEM Summit, Beijing, China, 24 - 27 September 2008
Programme
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Day 1: Wednesday, 24 September 2008
Arrival/Registration and Welcome Dinner
Dress code: casual
| 09:00 – 12:30 | - | Arrival and registration of participants (whole day) |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | - | Lunch |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | - | Icebreakers and Introduction on the ASEM Process: ASEFUAN and ASEF |
| 16:00 – 19:00 | - | Model ASEM Preparatory Meetings (by country delegation) |
| 19:00 – 22:30 | - | WELCOME DINNER |
Day 2: Thursday, 25 September 2008
Model ASEM 2008
Dress code: business formal
| 07:00 – 08:30 | - | Breakfast |
| 08:30 – 09:30 | - | OPENING CEREMONY |
| 09:45 – 10:00 | - | Tea Break |
| 10:00 – 12:45 | - | First closed session (in plenum): “Vision and Action: Towards a Win-Win Solution” - Opening statements by the heads of the delegations |
| 12:45 – 14:30 | - | Lunch |
| 15:00 – 17:00 | - | Second closed session (by pillar): “Vision and Action: Towards a Win-Win Solution” - Political Pillar “Responding to New Global Security Challenges” - Economic Pillar “Securing Resources and Competences for Sustainable Growth” - Social and Cultural Pillar “Finding Synergies between Tradition and Sustainability” |
| 17:00 – 17:30 | - | Tea break |
| 17:30 – 19:30 | - | Third closed session (by pillar): “Vision and Action: Towards a Win-Win Solution” - Political Pillar “Responding to New Global Security Challenges” - Economic Pillar “Securing Resources and Competences for Sustainable Growth” - Social and Cultural Pillar “Finding Synergies between Tradition and Sustainability” |
| 19:30 – 20:30 | - | Bus transfer to dinner venue |
| 20:30 – 22:30 | - | DINNER hosted in honour of new ASEM member-states |
| 22:30 – 23:30 | - | Bus transfer to the hotel |
Day 3: Friday, 26 September 2008
Model ASEM 2008
Dress code: business formal
| 07:00 – 08:00 | - | Breakfast |
| 08:15 – 08:45 | - | Press briefing on current state of negotiations |
| 09:30 – 12:30 | - | Fourth closed session (in plenum): “The Future of the ASEM Process/ Institutional Development” Drafting of Final Chairman’s Statement (Chairs of each pillar) |
| 12:30 – 12:40 | - | Group Photo session |
| 12:40 – 14:00 | - | Lunch |
| 14:00 – 16:00 | - | Fifth closed session (in plenum): “The Future of the ASEM Process/ Institutional Development” (continuation) Drafting of Final Chairman’s Statement (Chairs of each pillar) |
| 17:00 – 17:30 | - | Final Closed Session: Presentation of Final Chairman’s Statement |
| 17:30 – 18:00 | - | Closing Remarks and Final Press Conference |
| 18:00 – 19:00 | - | Free time |
| 19:00 – 19:30 | - | Bus transfer to dinner venue |
Dress code: smart formal or national costume
| 19:30 – 22:30 | - | CLOSING CEREMONY and DINNER Awarding of certificates |
| 22:30 – 23:00 | - | Bus transfer to the hotel |
Day 4: Saturday, 27 September 2008
Cultural Programme
Dress code: casual
| 08:00 – 09:00 | - | Breakfast |
| 09:00 | - | Departure of bus for cultural programme |
| TBA | - | Cultural Programme: Showcase of Beijing and China’s History and Heritage |
| 19:30 – 21:30 | - | FAREWELL DINNER |
| 21:30 | - | Free time |
Day 5: Sunday, 28 September 2008
Departure
Dress code: casual
| 08:00 – 09:00 | - | Breakfast |
| 08:30 | - | Departure of participants (hotel check-out time: 12:00 noon) |