OVERVIEW
The fourth edition of the EUROSEAS Conference gathered about 500 scholars for discussions; the event consisted of 32 thematic panels and three roundtables spanning a wide range of fields, including:
– History
– Anthropology
– Sociology
– Political science
– Archaeology
For the first time, the ASEF sponsored the participation of 60 Asian research scholars, in order to enhance the event’s Asia-Europe interactions. It also hosted the Opening Roundtable on the theme, “The Impact Of The EU/ASEM Enlargment: Threat Or Opportunity For Asia-Europe Relations?”
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Mr. Domingo L. Siazon, Jr., former Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines and current Ambassador to Japan
Mr. Xavier Darcos, Minister of lntemational Co-operation, Development and Francophonie, France
KEY PARTICIPANTS
Mr. Domingo L. Siazon, Jr., former Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines and current Ambassador to Japan
Mr. Wim Stokhof, International Institute of Asian Studies (lIAS), Leiden, Netherlands
Mr. Rodolfo Severino, former Secretary-General of ASEAN and Visiting Senior Fellow of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore
Mr. Marc Abensour, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Asia Oceania Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France
