Conference Program

The Conference Program brings current leaders, decision makers and subject experts together to discuss contemporary security concerns.  The Conferences are tailored to reflect a specific issue, with input from all Asia-Pacific nations in the APCSS region.

Future Conferences

Past Conferences & Reports

Future Conferences ...back to Top

Date, Location, Name of Conference

• 12-16 Apr APCSS Workshop: Tri-lateral (Japan-ROK-US) Collaboration on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Information Sharing
• May/June JAKARTA INDONESIA Pandemic Influenza Cooperation in Southeast Asia--Multi-lateral --APCSS in support to USPACOM

Past Conferences

 2009

• 22-24 Feb 2010, Stanford, CA, Pacific Rim Security Conference II
• 15-19 Nov 2009, Bangladesh, Bangladesh Civ-Mil Relations Workshop
• 5-9 Oct 2009, Honolulu APCSS, Sec Sector Development: National Priorities and Regional Approaches
• 19-23 Oct 2009, Germany, Senior Alumni Seminar: Stability Operations and Reconstruction
• 13-15 July 2009, Philippines, South and Southeast Asia APCSS Alumni Associations Workshop: Enhancing National Capabilities and Regional Cooperation
• 17-21 Aug 2009, Cambodia, Course on Security Challenges Associated with Terrorism in Southeast Asia
• March 30-April 3, Nepal, Federal Structure in Nepal: Prospects and Challenges (Facilitators)
• March 30-April 3, Vietnam, Vietnam and United Nations Peace Operations Workshop
• Mar. 3-7, 2009, Honolulu APCSS, Fellows Advocacy Workshop
• Jan. 12-14, 2009, Stanford, Pacific-Rim Security Conf: Managing the Global Commons - Collaboration with CHDS & FSI
• Nov 17-18, Honolulu APCSS, Lemhannas (Indonesia) Leadership Development Workshop

2008

• Oct. 26-31, Transnational Security Challenges and Cross-Regional Cooperation: Alumni-focused workshop with GCMC;
• Sept 8-12, Timor-Leste National Security Policy Workshop
• Sept 16-19, Pacific Island Nation Security Collaboration Workshop
• July 8-11, Information Sharing for Crisis Resiliency - Beyond Recovering & Response
• July 1-3, Alumni Association Regional Security Workshop
• Jun 9-11, Managing SE Asia Porous Borders (PART) II in the Maritime Domain Conference
• May 26-30, Augment Curriculum Modules for Centre For Defence and Strategic Studies
• May. 21-23, Disaster Relief Workshop  (moved to July)
• Apr. 23- May 1, Legislative Oversight of the Security Sector
• Mar. 11-14, Emergency Preparedness Workshop (Mongolia)
• January, Pandemic Tempest

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• Dec. 11-14, United Nations Security Council:  Role on Non-Permanent Member Workshop
• Dec. 4-6, U.S. - Japan - China Tri-Lat on Confidence and Security Building Measures (CSBM) #2
• Nov. 14-16, Regional Counterparts Workshop
• Aug. 9-12, Democratic Transition, Responsible Governance and Security Reform Workshop
• July 30-Aug. 2, Disaster Management Workshop
• Apr. 17-19, Energy Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific
• Feb. 28-Mar 2, Managing Porous Borders in Southeast Asia:  Building International Cooperation,
  Good Governance and Inter-agency Cooperation
• Jan. 10-11, U.S. - Japan - China Tri-Lat on Confidence and Security Measures (CSBM)

2006 ...back to Top

• Dec. 9, Global Tempest Exercise
• Sep. 26-28, Security Cooperation and Governance in Southeast Asia:  Responding to Terrorism, Insurgency and Separatist Violence in Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines
• Aug. 28-Sep. 1, Nepal Outreach Counter-Terrorism Workshop
• Aug. 22-24, Maritime Security and Technology Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific
• Aug. 14-16, Strategic Communications and the Regional Centers
• May 22-26, Malaysia Outreach Counter-Terrorism Course
• May 15-19, Senior Inter-Agency Advisory Panel & Process (SIAPP) on National & Transnational Threats
• Apr. 18-20, Underlying Conditions of Terrorism
• Feb. 22-24, Terrorism, Geopolitics and Multinational Security Cooperation in Central Asia
• Jan. 31-Feb. 2, Countering the Support Environment for Terrorism in the Asia-Pacific

2005 ...back to Top

• Nov. 8-10, Northeast Asia and Mongolia:  Opportunities and Challenges
• Nov. 1-3, Strategic Communications and the Regional Centers
• Oct. 4-6, Japan's Foreign and Security Policies:  Alternatives and Drivers
• Sept. 12-13, Perspectives on Asia-Pacific Security for the 21st Century
• Aug. 8-11, Biosecurity Threats in the Asia-Pacific
• July 19-21, The Impact of the War on Terrorism on Island State Security:   Navigating Instabilities
• June 8-10, 2005 Pacific Symposium Asia Pacific Democracies:  Advancing Prosperity and Security 
• May 2-4, U.S. - Russia Perspectives on Asia-Pacific Security
• March 15-17, Enhancing Cooperation in Disaster Relief:  The Asia Tsunami as a Case Study
• March 1-3, Inter-Korean Reconciliation and Cooperation:  Challenges and Prospects

2004 ...back to Top

• Dec. 1-3, U.S. Defense Transformation: Implications for Security in the Asia-Pacific Region
• Nov. 15-17, Asia-Pacific Homeland Security Summit & Exposition 
• Oct. 27-28, ROK-Japan-U.S. Military Officers Conference
• Oct. 12-14, Ethnic Minorities and Great Power Strategies
• Aug. 9-12, U.S. Worldwide POW/MIA Accounting Efforts:  Process and Operations
• Aug. 5-7, U.S.-China Security Relations
• June 15-17, Biennial Conference: Security Trends in the Asia-Pacific Region
• March 30 - April 1, Defense Transformation in the Asia-Pacific Region:  Meeting the Challenge
• Feb. 17, U.S.-Japan Security Relations
• Feb. 4-7, Asian Regional Security and Economic Development
• Jan. 27-29, Enhancing Security, Cooperation, and Peace on the Korean Peninsula

2003 ...back to top

• Dec. 2-4, Russia and Russia Far East: Transnational Security and Regional Cooperation
• Nov. 4-6, Challenges of International Cooperation in Complex Humanitarian Emergencies
• Oct. 21-23, Pipelines and Fault Lines: The Geopolitics of Energy Security in Asia
• Aug. 17-19, India and the Emerging Geopolitics of the Indian Ocean Region
• July 15-17, Island State Security 2003: "Oceania at the Crossroads"
• June 16, Islam and Democracy:  Collision or Coexistence
• May 28-30, Leadership and Political Change in China
• April 27-29, U.S.-China Relations and Regional Security
• April 15-17, Presidential Elections in ROK: Implications and Impacts
• March 25-27, Pacific Symposium, Toward a Durable Regional Security Strategy
• Feb. 12-14, Central Asia, Global Terrorism, and Asia-Pacific Security

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• Feb. 2-4, Ramifications of Taiwan's December 2001 Elections for U.S.-PRC Relations
• Feb. 19-21, Transnational Violence & Seams of Lawlessness in the Asia-Pacific: Linkages to Global Terrorism
• Feb. 4-5, Ramifications of Taiwan's December 2001 Elections for U.S.-PRC Relations
• March 12-14, Growth and Governance in Asia
• April 9, China's Leadership Transition
• April 30 - May 2, Nationalism in Northeast Asia
• June 26 -27, Dynamics of China’s Relations w/South and Southeast Asia
• July 16-18, Biennial: Enhancing Regional Security Cooperation
• Aug. 19-22, Religion and State Security In South Asia
• Oct. 8-10, IT Revolution and National Security on the Korean Peninsula
• Oct. 16, Sixth Annual U.S.-Japan Security Relations
• Nov. 5-7, The Asia-Pacific: A Region of Transitions
• Nov. 19-21, Environment and Security in the Asia-Pacific Region

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• Jan. 10-11, Domestic Determinants of Security: Security Institutions and Policy-Making Processes in the Asia-Pacific Region
• March 26-28, Pacific Symposium: Enhancing Regional Cooperation through New Multilateral Initiatives
• April 17-19, Security Implications of Economic and Cultural Trends
• June 5-7, Island State Security 2001 
• July 17-19, Northeast Asia Peace and Progress Conference
• Sept. 18-20, The Roles of Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) in Indonesian  Security
• Oct. 23-25, Conventional Arms Rivalry in the Asia-Pacific
• Oct. 30, Islam in Asia After Sept. 11

2000 ...back to Top          

• Jan. 21, (Seminar) Emerging Information Paradigm in the Asia-Pacific
• Feb. 15-17, Asia-Pacific Space and Missile Security Issues
• Feb. 25, (Seminar) China's Internal Challenges
• March 28-30, Evolving Roles of the Military in the Asia-Pacific
• April 19-21, (w/ Pacific Forum/CSIS) China and the United States: Long-Term Visions
• April 22, (Seminar) Nuclear Weapons in Asia
• July 14, (Seminar) Multilateral Institutions in Asia 
• July 27-28, Engagement & Development in the DPRK
• Aug. 8-10, Transnational Security Threats in Asia
• Sept. 6-8, India-Pakistan Nuclear Next Steps 
• Oct. 17, 4th Annual U.S.-Japan Security Relations 
• Oct. 31 - Nov. 2, Chiefs of Defense Conference:  The Confluence of Politics, Economics and Security (sponsored by U.S. Pacific Command)

1999 ...back to Top

• Jan. 15, (Seminar) Energy Security in the Asia-Pacific
• Feb. 23-25, Globalization and Regional Security: Asian Perspectives
• March 1-2,  (w/ National Defense University and U.S. Pacific Command) 1999 Pacific Symposium
• April 16, (Seminar) Islam in Asia
• May 18-20, (w/ The Atlantic Council), The Role of Nuclear Weapons in East Asia
• June 22-24, Island State Security
• Aug. 30 - Sept. 2, The Biennial Conference of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies
• Sept. 17, (Seminar) Water and Conflict in Asia
• Nov. 15-17, (sponsored by U.S. Pacific Command), Chiefs of Defense Conference: Changing Roles of the Militaries and Defense Sectors in Asia 

1998 ...back to Top

• Jan. 12-13, Asia-Pacific Economics and Security Conference
• April 27-30, (w/ Naval War College) International Game ’98: Korean Reconciliation and Asian Security
• May 26-28, (w/ U.S. Institute of Peace) U.S.-PRC Security Cooperation in Northeast Asia
• July 1-2, (sponsored by Preventive Defense Project), Global Security Trends and U.S.-China Defense Relations
• Aug. 18-20, Asian Perspectives on the Economic Crisis
• Sept. 8-11, (w/ The Atlantic Council), Asian Approaches to International Negotiations: Borders and Territories Conference
• Sept. 11, (Seminar) Food Security and Political Stability in the Asia-Pacific Region
• Sept. 29 - Oct. 1, (sponsored by U.S. Pacific Command), Chiefs of Defense Conference: Asia-Pacific Security Challenges for the 21st Century
• Oct. 28-29, (w/ Defense Research Center, Tokyo) 3rd Annual U.S.-Japan Security Relations Conference (in Japan)
• Nov. 4-6, (sponsored by the U.S. State Department and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand) ASEAN Intersessional Meeting on Confidence-Building Measures