As the world economy has yet to fully recover from the 2008-2009 financial crisis, shifting growth model becomes a priority of many countries. East Asian and Latin American countries are credited for successful experience in overcoming crises, transforming growth model and sustaining high growth rate. Against this background, in its capacity as Co-chair of the FEALAC Working Group on Society and Economy for 2011-2013, Viet Nam hosts the Seminar “Experience of FEALAC countries in transforming growth model towards sustainable development”. The Seminar aims at providing an opportunity for policy-makers and scholars from East Asian and Latin American countries to share experiences in transforming growth model towards sustainable development, identify cooperation potential among FEALAC member countries and explore ways to mobilize support from international organizations in this process. The outcome of the Seminar will be reported to the 6^th FEALAC Ministerial Meeting in Bali, Indonesia from 13^th to 14^th June 2013.

Participation

The Government of Viet Nam would like to invite each FEALAC member countries to nominate government officials at Minister/Deputy Minister or Director General level and scholars to participate in the Seminar. The composition of each delegation may include 01 government official and 01 scholar or more. 

Each delegation is kindly requested to prepare one written presentation  (around 10 page long) on their respective country’s experience in transforming growth model towards sustainable development which will be integrated in the Seminar’s Summary Record and uploaded on the Seminar’s website. In addition, some delegations are invited to make intervention (in around 7-10 minutes) on topics specified in the tentative program. Written presentation and intervention should be forwarded to the Organization Committee before 6 May 2013 to facilitate logistical and substantive preparation of the Seminar.

Tentative program

- Wednesday, 5^th June 2013: Arrival of delegations

- Thursday, 6^th June 2013: Seminar in Hanoi

- Friday, 7^th June 2013: Field trip and meeting with leaders of Quang Ninh province. Ha Long Bay sight-seeing (registration is required)

- Saturday, 8^th June 2013: Departure of delegations
A tentative program of the seminar is available in the Program section.