2014 Tokyo International Conference of NGOs on History and Peace
1. Overview
Title | 2014 Tokyo International Conference of NGOs on History and Peace |
Date | 20 (Fri.) – 23 (Mon.) June 2014 |
Place | YMCA Asia Youth Center / YMCA hotel, Tokyo Address: 2-5-5 Sarugaku-Cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0064 JAPAN Tel 03-3233-0611 Fax 03-3233-0633 E-mail：ayc@ymcajapan.org Website: http://www.ymcajapan.org/ayc/hotel/ |
Theme | Building Peace in East Asia: Reestablishment of Korean-Japanese Relations through Review of the Korea (ROK)-Japan Treaty (1965) |
Slogan | A Historical Step, A Peaceful Future |
Co-hosts | International NGO History Forum for Peace in East Asia The Council of Civil Society Organizations for the Realization of Korea-Japan Declaration (Korea) The Executive Committee of the Campaign for the Re-establishment of Japan-Korea Relations, 2015 (Japan) |
Main events | Press conference, opening, plenary, international symposium, workshops, youth forum, field work |
Participants | Around 300 members (240 Japanese, 60 Koreans, and 10 overseas delegates) |
Language | Korean, Japanese, English Simultaneous translations will be provided. (Korean/Japanese/English for Plenary 1 & 2) (Korean/Japanese for Workshop 1) (For workshop 2, Korean, Japanese, and English) (For workshop 3, English will be a main language.) |
2. The Aims of the 2014 Tokyo International Conference of NGOs :
“The bi-annual conference of this year is mainly focused on historical reconciliation and peacebuilding between Korea and Japan.”
1) to share experiences on grassroots movements by civil societies and to promote historical understandings in order to pursue shared values for a peaceful future
2) to reestablish historical perceptions through the reevaluation and reflection on the Korea-Japan Treaty of 1965 and San Francisco Peace Treaty of 1952
3) to build peace in East Asia by overcoming colonial legacies and solving historical conflicts between Korea and Japan
4) to arrange action plans of the campaign for the reestablishment of Korea-Japan relations toward the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Korea-Japan Treaty in 2015
5) to share various experiences of history NGOs and strengthening their networks
6) to develop agenda and programs for the 6th International NGO Conference on History and Peace to be held in 2015
2. Goals and vision of the International NGO Conference on History and Peace
1) Goals
2) Vision
4. Overall Timetable
Date | Time | Activities | Details | Notes |
June 20 (Fri.) | Morning | Arrival Check-in | Korean delegates (60 members) Overseas delegates (10 members) | Airport Haneda or Narita Transportation |
Afternoon 15:00-16:30 | Press Conference | All overseas delegates including Koreans Selective Japanese delegates | At the House of Representatives In Tokyo |
Evening 19:00 | Dinner Orientation | All overseas delegates Selective Japanese delegates | At Tokyo Korean YMCA |
June 21 (Sat.) | Morning 10:30-11:00 11:00-13:00 | Opening Plenary 1 | All participants (about 300) Main conference hall (space Y, 9th fl.) | Simultaneous interpretation J/K/E |
Afternoon 14:00-17:30 | Plenary 2 | All participants Main conference hall (space Y, 9th Fl.) | Simultaneous interpretation J/K/E |
Evening 19:00 | Dinner | Overseas delegates | At Tokyo Korean YMCA |
June 22 (Sun.) | Morning 10:00-15:00 | Workshop 1 Workshop 2 | Organized by Japanese NGOs Organized by NGO History Forum | Space Y Rm. 304 |
Afternoon 13:00-15:00 15:30-17:00 | Workshop 3 Youth Forum Closing | Organized by NGO History Forum Organized by Korea/Japanese Youth Reports about each session Resolution | Room 304 Room 305 |
Evening 18:00 | Network gathering over Dinner | All participants | Location TBA |
June 23 (Mon) | AM PM | Check-out Field works Departure | Overseas delegates including Koreans Moving in two groups | Visiting Japanese NGOs or historical monuments |
J: Japanese/ K: Korean / E: English
5. Conference Schedule and Programs
June 20 (Fri.)
Arrival (Korean & overseas delegates)
Check-in ( YMCA hotel, Tokyo called “Tokyo Korean YMCA”)
15:00-16:30 Press conference (all overseas representatives and selective Japanese delegates)
At the House of Representatives
19:00-20:00 Dinner and Orientation
June 21 (Sat.)
09:30-10:00 Registration
10:00-10:30 Opening
Welcoming
Remarks
Group photos
11:00-13:00 Plenary 1
"Building Peace in East Asia: Reestablishment of the Korean-Japanese Relations through Review of the Korea (ROK)-Japan Treaty (1965)"
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