Summaries of Future Conferences

Focus of the workshop is better understanding of current and anticipated priority security concerns among Pacific Island nations. Anticipated outcomes are enhanced shared understanding of current and anticipated security issues in the Pacific region and identification of next steps required to enhance security collaboration.

Transnational Security Challenges and Cross-Regional Cooperation:  APCSS & Marshall Center Alumni Seminar  (October 26-31, 2008 - Invitation Only)

Location: Honolulu, Hawaii

This seminar will be a joint effort of the APCSS and the George C. Marshall Center bringing together senior alumni for a 5-day seminar.  The overall objective and theme of the seminar is enhanced inter-regional understanding of security issues and concerns in regions supported by both Centers’, as well as logical security-cooperation interfaces requiring cross-regional collaboration.  This inaugural seminar will lead to an introductory but specific appreciation of key security trends and challenges in both regions and a better focused dialogue related to cooperation across the two regions.  The seminar will identify proven practices in responding to security trends and shocks and expand potential areas of inter-regional cooperation.

 POCs: Faculty Coordinator (Content), Logistics Coordinator (Conference Support Department)

Pacific-Rim Security:  Managing the Global Commons
(January 13-15, 2009  - Invitation Only)
Location: Stanford University (California)

A three-day multinational workshop of security practitioners from select Pacific-rim nations on both sides of the Pacific Ocean will initiate dialogue, gain insights and develop mutual understanding of regional policies to manage global commons. It is co-hosted with the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (CHDS) and the Freeman Spogli Center at Stanford University.

APCSS-CHDS-FSI CONFERENCE REPORT

POCs: Faculty Coordinator (Content), Logistics Coordinator (Conference Support Department)