Executive Board Meeting

2019 20th APC Executive Board Meeting, Dubai, UAE 2nd February 2019

The APC held its last EB meeting for 2018 in Dubai, UAE, ahead of its Conference, General Assembly, and the Asian Awards Gala dinner.

Key achievements for this meeting include:

Presentation on the Strategic Plan (2015-2018) and APC Post Games report;

Endorsement of the election from the Indonesia 2018 Asian Para Games where Jeong Min Lee from NPC Korea was nominated as their Chair of the Athletes’ Committee;

Discussion on Executive Board election and nomination policy and procedures for the Feb. 6 elections;

Reports from the Standing Committees and representatives from the five Sub-Regions were heard;

Discussion on APC Financial and Biennial Reports.

2018 18th APC Executive Board Meeting, Jakarta, Indonesia 28 & 29 June 2018

The APC Executive Board met at the Indonesian capital amid 100-days-to-go celebrations for the Asian Para Games. As many as 14 Board members attended the meeting which also saw the presence of Asian Para Games Organising Committee Chair Raja Sapta Oktohari and Gatot Dewa Broto, Secretary of the Indonesian Ministry of Youth and Sports, on the second day of the meeting.

Key achievements of the meeting include:

Inclusion of Road Racing to Para Cycling event at the Asian Para Games 2018, that will take place from October 6 to 13 in Jakarta;
Progress report on the Asian Para Games by the INAPGOC, and challenges they are facing;
Presentation of the new APC Strategic Plan;
Initiate discussion on the General Assembly 2019, where elections for a new Executive Board will take place.

2017 17th Executive Board meeting, Dubai, UAE 8 December 2017

The EB met in Dubai, two days ahead of the Asian Youth Para Games that took place on December 10. The main point of discussion was the final arrangements for the Asian Youth Para Games and the challenges faced by the organising committee during the preparations for the Asian Para Games.

Key achievements of the meeting include:

Updates on the two regional Games, Asian Youth Para Games 2017 and Asian Para Games 2018, that the APC is organising;
Reports on the preparations, progress and concerns, of the Asian Para Games by INAGPOC;
Discussion on reports from the various standing committees and regional sub committees.

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2017 17th Executive Board meeting, Dubai, UAE 8 December 2017

Key achievements of the meeting include:

Updates on the two regional Games, Asian Youth Para Games 2017 and Asian Para Games 2018, that the APC is organising;
Reports on the preparations, progress and concerns, of the Asian Para Games by INAGPOC;
Discussion on reports from the various standing committees and regional sub committees.

Please see ‘News’ section of our website for the press releases related to this event.

16th APC Executive Board Meeting, Tokyo, Japan 5 & 6 July 2017

The APC first EB meeting in 2017 took place in Tokyo, Japan, with the support of the Japan Paralympic Committee.

This meeting focused on the progress made with the preparations for the 2018 Asian Para Games, following the co-ordination meeting taking place in March in Jakarta.

The new APC EB member (representative for Central Asia) Mr. Rustam Babayev was formally introduced to the other EB members.

The APC updated all EB members on the development of various projects (e.g., Centers of Excellence) and events for 2017.

2016 13th APC Executive Board Meeting, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 30 & 31 January 2016

The EB was welcomed by NPC KSA President Ahmad Almugairin and a representative of HRH Prince Abdullah Bin Mu’saed Bin Abdulaziz during a short opening ceremony.

Key achievements of this meeting include:

Discussion following the launch of the APC Strategic Plan in December 2015;
Presentation by Sport for Tomorrow, the initiative of the Japanese government which aims to promote sports to more than 10 million people in 100 nations between 2014 and 2020;
Introduction of Prof. Dr. Faisal Abdullah from Indonesia, representative of the Indonesia 2018 Asian Para Games Organising Committee, appointed as third Vice-President of the APC.

The two-days meeting concluded with a visit to the headquarters of NPC Saudi Arabia. The EB were impressed by the new facilities that include offices and an athlete training centre, to be further developed with the addition of accommodation space and sports facilities.

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Photo captions
1: NPC KSA President Ahmad Almugairin, APC President Majid Rashed, APC Vice-President Masayuki Mizuno and ??? present the new Strategic Plan of NPC KSA. Credit: NPC Saudi Arabia.
2: Group picture of participants to the EB meeting in front of NPC KSA headquarters. Credit: NPC Saudi Arabia.
3: Group picture of participants to the EB meeting. Credit: NPC Saudi Arabia.
4: Welcome speech by President Ahmad Almugairin to the APC EB members at NPC KSA headquarters. Credit: NPC Saudi Arabia.

14th APC Executive Board Meeting, Dubai, UAE 15 & 16 June 2016

The 14th EB meeting was organised in conjunction with the Asian & African pre-DRMs for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games , taking place in Dubai, UAE from 14 to 16 June 2016.

Key achievements of this meeting include:

Presentation of the final draft of the new APC Constitution, to be ratified at the upcoming APC General Assembly in November 2016;
Progress report on Indonesia 2018 Asian Para Games after signing of host contract with LOC in February 2016;
APC presence at Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (roles, responsibilities, expected outcomes);
Progress report on the organisation of the APC 2016 GA.

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15th APC Executive Board Meeting, Bangkok, Thailand 25 & 26 November 2016

The APC held its last EB meeting for 2016 in Bangkok, Thailand, in conjunction with its General Assembly, and the Asian Awards Gala dinner.

Key achievements for this meeting include:

Review and approval of the final version of the new APC Constitution before submitting it to the approval of the General Assembly.
Review of the motions submitted to the General Assembly, by the APC and by the members.
Status report from lawyers on proceedings with previous APC Secretariat and steps forward.
Report from APC presence at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (including full media report).
Detailed report on the progress of the preparations for the Indonesia 2018 Asian Para Games by INAPGOC.

2015 11th APC Executive Board Meeting, Kuwait City, Kuwait 14 & 15 February 2015

The first Executive Board (EB) meeting after the December 2014 Board elections took place at the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Headquarters in Kuwait City, as part of a willingness to strengthen ties and open collaboration with OCA for the development and benefit of all Asian athletes.

Key achievements of the meeting include:

Appointment of Mr. Tarek Souei as APC CEO and Acting Secretary General;
Initiate development of the 2015-2018 APC Strategic Plan in the lead up to the Membership Gathering;
Initiate discussions on upcoming major events in Asia (2018 Asian Para Games , 2017 Asian Youth Para Games , and 2016 APC General Assembly ).

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12th APC Executive Board Meeting, Abu Dhabi, UAE 12 May 2015

The EB met for the second time in 2015 after the closing of the Membership Gathering.

The main achievements of this meeting were:

Ratification of South Asia Representative 2015-2018: Mr. Imran Shami from Pakistan was elected by his sub-region to become the representative of South Asia on the APC EB. The EB officially endorsed this decision.
Evaluation and outcome from the first APC Membership Gathering;
Update on the activity of the various sub-regions and standing committees.

Please see ‘News’ section of our website for the press releases related to this event.

The APC is looking for hosts for its upcoming EB meetings. If you wish to review the requirements to host an EB meeting in your country and send your application, please check the Requirements for hosting Executive Board meetings .

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