The ASC Consortium Annual Conference held in Melbourne, Australia in April 2007 was organized under the theme of "Driving Growth - APEC's Destiny".
Among the topics discussed were:
The feasibility of an APEC Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
Gains from trade facilitation
Secure trade
Intellectual property and innovation
Ageing populations in APEC
The threat to human health in APEC
Asian growth - risks and forecasts
Energy and climate change in APEC
The future for carbon markets and emissions trading
Global imbalances in financial flows
China's impact on the global economy
ASC Australia, as the incoming Chair for the ASC in 2007 at that time, held an ASC Network Preliminary Conference for APEC 2007 on 11-12 December 2006 in Melbourne, Australia. With the theme "Reshaping APEC for the Asian Pacific Century - Priorities and Strategies", the conference examined issues fundamental to APEC's future to help identify themes for the ASC Conference in April 2007 and for APEC Australia 2007. Topics covered include APEC and the Regional Architecture, APEC's economic role, improving APEC's institutions, and improving trade liberalization and financial issues in APEC.
