APISA 5 – Congress Schedule

24 November 2011

8:00 – 9:00            Registration

9:00- 10:30            Plenary Session (8113)  

                                 Opening Ceremony

                                 Welcome Remarks       

                                 Dr. Julio Teehankee

                                 President APISA

                                 Dr. Christian Schafferer

                                 Chair, APISA 5

                                 Keynote Address

                                 Regional Integration and Democratic Development in Asia

                                 Alongkorn Ponlaboot

                                 Veteran MP, Democrat Party, Thailand

                                 The Crisis and its Impact on Regional Integration in Europe

                                 Jules Maaten

                                 Member of European Parliament (1999 – 2009)

                                 Director of Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Philippine Office

                                 The Crisis and its Impact on Social Security in Europe

                                 Dr. Josef Weidenholzer

                                 Chair of the Institute of Social and Societal Policies, University of Linz (Austria)

                                 President of the European Network for Social Justice – Solidar

                                 Member of European Parliament in waiting

                                 Congress Overview

                                 Dr. Christian Schafferer

                                 Chair, APISA 5

10:30 – 11:00        Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:30        Concurrent Session I

                                 Panel 1 – Regional Integration I (8113)

                                 Panel 2 – International Relations I  (8116)

                                 Panel 3 – Education, Society and Culture (8522)

12:30 – 14:00        Lunch Break

                                 Luncheon Speech

                                 Regional Integration and the Future of Cambodia

                                 Daran Kravanh, Founder, Khmer Anti-Poverty Party, Cambodia

14:00 – 15:30        Concurrent Session II

                                 Panel 4 – Regional Integration II (8113)

                                 Panel 5 – International Relations II (8116)

                                 Panel 6 – Economy (8522)  

15:30 – 16:00        Coffee Break

                                 Book Signing with Linda Gail Arrigo

16:00 – 17:00        Concurrent Session III

                                 Panel 7 – Regional Integration III (8113)

                                 Panel 8 – Presidentialism in Asia (8116)

                                 Panel 9 – Economy and Society I (8522)

17:15                       Departure to Windsor Hotel

18:00 – 21.30         Welcome Dinner Reception

                                 Windsor Hotel, Windsor Square, 4F

25 November 2011

8:00 – 9:00             Registration

9:00- 10:30            Concurrent Session IV 

                                 Panel 10 – Comparative Analysis of EU and East Asian Community:

                                                   Regional Integration and FDI Activities (8113)

                                 Panel 11 – International Relations III (8116)

                                 Panel 12 – China as a Good Neighbor: Rhetoric or Reality? (8522)

10:30 – 11:00        Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:30        Concurrent Session V

                                 Panel 13 – East Asian Regionalism, Governance, and Security (8113)

                                 Panel 14 – Politics I (8116)

                                 Panel 15 – Migration (8522)

12:30 – 14:00        Lunch Break

14:00 – 15:30        Concurrent Session VI

                                 Panel 16 – Regional Integration IV (8113)

                                 Panel 17 – Politics II (8116)

                                 Panel 18 – Society and Politics (8522)

15:30 – 16:00        Coffee Break

16:00 – 17:30        Concurrent Session V

                                 Panel 19 – Regional Integration V (8113)

                                 Panel 20 – Politics III (8116)

                                 Panel 21 – Economy and Society II (8522)

17:45                       Departure to Shinkansen Grand Hotel

18:30 – 21.30         Farewell Dinner Reception

                                 Shinkansen Grand Hotel, International Banquet Hall

                                 Business Meeting

                                 Announcement of APISA Executive Committee (2011-2013)

                                 Dr. Julio Teehankee, President APISA

10 November 2011

APISA 5 Secretariat

www.APISA5.org