Host Member Economy: Thailand

Committee Chairs:

Foreign Ministers Committee:                                     Foreign Minister of PRC

Industrial Science and Technology:                             Economic Minister of Mexico

Intellectual Property Rights Experts Group:                 Trade Representative of Malaysia

Principal Committee Agenda Items:

FM Committee – ‘The Future of APEC"

Agenda item #1 – write a statement of what the primary goals of APEC will be in 2001 and beyond for release at the end of the Summit.

Agenda item #2 – vote on committee reports. {After Lunch}

IST Committee – "Foreign Direct Investment and Bio-tech"

Agenda Item #1 – write an agreement on managing foreign-direct investment in general and/or how it might relate to specific industries. Report to FM committee.

Agenda item #2 – write an agreement on managing the emerging field of Bio-technology. Report to FM committee.

Agenda Item #3 – other business/proposals. Report to FM Committee.

IPEG Committee – "Piracy and Enforcement of TRIPS"

Agenda Item #1 – write an agreement on the problem of enforcement of Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement. Report to FM committee.

Agenda Item #2 – write an agreement on problem of piracy. Report to FM committee.

Agenda Item #3 – other business/proposals. Report to FM Committee. Report to FM committee.

General Meeting Agenda:

8:30 am     Delegation Arrival at Zimmer Aud.

8:45 am     Delegations seated and instructions provided.

9:00 am     Opening Greeting from Thailand’s Foreign Minister followed by three minute speeches in the following order: USA, Korea, Mexico, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia, PRC, Canada, Australia. End with Thailand’s Deputy Foreign Minister statement of Thailand’s position.

9:45–9:59am     Move to conference rooms and caucus time.

10:00am             Three committees called to order.

Noon                 Committee’s adjourn and report out to FM committee

12:00-12:30        Lunch and caucuses

12:45pm             Foreign Minister Committee called to order.

1:45pm                 FM Committee deadline

1:50pm                 Reading of Summit Agreements

2:00pm                 Summit ends.

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