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| Past International Director Nobuharu Kikuchi |
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The following decision will not have binding force.
The Forum is to be different from District, Multiple District, and
International annual convention.
The Forum originates with the 1st Asian Forum, held in Manila in
1957.
It has continued from the 1st Southeast Asia forum, held in Manila
in1962, through the 14th Southeast forum, held in Taipei in 1975,
to the current forum in Sendai.
Based on the Section 6.02 in the OSEAL Forum Articles, the venues
of the next three successive Forums shall be decided at the current
Forum, and shall be based on a rotation basis among the seven members
of the OSEAL region specified in Section 1 of the OSEAL Articles.
Forum is certified as a formal event of the International board
of directors, for its contribution towards enhancement of our friendship,
amity, experience exchange, and Lionism.
The International Association divides the Lions Clubs into A-America;
B-Canada; C-Mexico / South America / Caribbean islands; D-Europe;
E-India / South-Asia / Middle-East; F-Southeast Asia; G-Oceania
/ surrounding islands. And 33 International Directors are elected
among these areas(2003).
Every year Forums are held at each area, and 5 area have had the
Forum so far.
`Forum' is prescribed by International board of directors as ‘the
place we can freely discuss all matters that we are concerning in
general'. The purpose of this forum is as follows.
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| (1) |
to help to keep the Lions Club International Association on course,
and to accelerate our achievement of our goals. |
| (2) |
to supervise and educate a club and a district committee members. |
| (3) |
to exchange information and ideas about general public service projects
and the possibility of future joint projects. |
| (4) |
to increase recognition and understanding about the purposes of
the LCIF. |
| (5) |
to advance the current year directions from the International President. |
| The Orient and South East Asian Lions Forum |
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Nations and Regional Areas which are included in |
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As of 6/30/03 There are 18 regional areas from 14 nations |
| Country or Geographical Area |
Area number |
Number of Clubs |
Membership |
| 156 Guam(U.S.A) |
204 |
14 |
316 |
| 157 Micronesia |
204 |
2 |
39 |
| 158 Saipan(U.S.A) |
204 |
3 |
56 |
| 159 Palau |
204 |
1 |
16 |
| 160 Taiwan |
300 |
914 |
29760 |
| 161 Republic of the Philippines |
301 |
409 |
12449 |
| 162 Hong Kong |
303 |
53 |
1149 |
| 163 Macao |
303 |
2 |
31 |
| 164 Malaysia |
308 |
210 |
5637 |
| 165 Singapore |
308 |
67 |
1750 |
| 166 Brunei |
308 |
2 |
40 |
| 167 Thailand |
310 |
304 |
8641 |
168 Japan
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330～337 |
3396 |
129870 |
| 169 Korea |
354～355 |
1760 |
72323 |
| 170 Mongolia |
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5 |
138 |
| 171 Cambodia |
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3 |
71 |
| 172 Canton |
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1 |
107 |
| 173 shengzhen |
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39 |
1218 |
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total
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7184 |
263591 |
OSEAL's History
| Date |
Name |
Venue |
| 1957.12 |
1st |
Manilla |
| 1958.10 |
2nd |
Tokyo |
| 1959.9 |
3rd |
Taipei |
| 1961.9 |
4th |
Hong Kong |
| 1962..11 |
1st |
Manilla |
| 1963.11 |
2th |
Taipei |
| 1964.9 |
3th |
Kyoto |
| 1965.11 |
4th |
Hong Kong |
| 1966.10 |
5th |
Seoul |
| 1967.11 |
6th |
Bangkok |
| 1968.11 |
7th |
Manilla |
| 1969.11 |
8th |
Taipei |
| 1970.8 |
9th |
Nagoya |
| 1971.10 |
10th |
Singapore |
| 1972.9 |
11th |
Seoul |
| 1973.12 |
12th |
Bangkok |
| 1974.12 |
13th |
Hong Kong |
| 1975.11 |
14th |
Taipei |
| 1976.11 |
15th |
Manilla |
| 1977.10 |
16th |
Fukuoka |
| 1978.11 |
17th |
Kuala Lumpur |
| 1979.11 |
18th |
Seoul |
| 1980.12 |
19th |
Bangkok |
| 1981.12 |
20th |
Hong Kong |
| 1982.11 |
21st |
Taipei |
| 1983.11 |
22nd |
Manilla |
| 1984.9 |
23rd |
Sapporo |
| 1985.11 |
24th |
Singapore |
| 1986.10 |
25th |
Seoul |
| 1987.11 |
26th |
Bangkok |
| 1988.12 |
27th |
Hong Kong |
| 1989.11 |
28th |
Taipei |
| 1990.10 |
29th |
Manilla |
| 1991.11 |
30th |
Kobe |
| 1992.11 |
31st |
Kuala Lumpur |
| 1993.11 |
32nd |
Seoul |
| 1994.12 |
33rd |
Bangkok |
| 1995.12 |
34th |
Hong Kong |
| 1996.11 |
35th |
Taipei |
| 1997.11 |
36th |
Manilla |
| 1998.11 |
37th |
Yokohama |
| 1999.11 |
38th |
Singapore |
| 2000.11 |
39th |
Pusan |
| 2001.12 |
40th |
Bangkok |
| 2002.11 |
41st |
Hong Kong |
| 2003.11 |
42nd |
Taipei |
| 2004.12 |
43rd |
Manilla |
| 2005.10 |
44th |
Sendai |
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| The invitation process for hosting the Forum
in Sendai |
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| (1) |
At the time of the 1991 30th Kobe Forum, Chairman Tsuchihashi requested
Forum holding in seven years after in Sendai to 5 District Governors
of MD332, including Past International Director Nobuharu Kikuchi,
Council Chairman Toyoji Suzuki. |
| (2) |
In 1999 at the 40th (MD332) annual convention (in Aomori), the
proposal to hold the forum in Sendai was decided and was approved
under the leadership the Kozo Norida Forum Chairman. |
| (3) |
Voting by the 3 cities (Yokohama, Hiroshima, and Sendai) for the
37th Japan Forum was conducted by 5 chairmen, under the liaison conference
leaders. Council Chairman Torazo Saito and Steward Toyohiko Shinbori
in April, 1995. They reached an agreement to hold a forum in Sendai
7 years after the conference. |
| (4) |
Sendai Forum was approved by each of the following Council Chairmen:
Daiichi Shoji, Toshio Kanno, Susumu Sakakida, Yuzuru Tuchida, Yasuo
Kurosawa, Masakatsu Chiba, and Eiji Kumasaka. |
| (5) |
In August of 2002, Around Sendai city area in MD332 was confirmed
as a future Forum site at Council Chairman Liaison conference under
the leadership of Council Chairman Koichi Okuyama and Steward Kazuyosi
Okeuchi. |
| (6) |
On Nov. 9th of 2002, at Hong Kong forum, Sendai was chosen as the
future site of the 44th forum by the conference chairman and by Chairman
Okuyama. |
| (7) |
On Jan. 22nd of 2003, the 5th Conference of the Council Chairman
Liaison, proposal was made and was decided to fund the Sendai Forum
by asking Lions members to pay a donation of 1,000 yen.
We also submitted to execute requests for other proposals and to execute
plans for the year. |
| (8) |
On Feb. 11th of 2003, at the 1st Steering Committee in Taipei, Sendai
city was formally selected as the place for the 44th OSEAL forum under
the leadership of the Past International Director, Nobuharu Kikuchi. |
| (9) |
The decision was made to donate 2,400 yen per member for all clubs
on the MD332. Later at the 49th Annual convention of MD332, the decision
was made to donate 1,000 yen per member for the MD330, 331, 333, 334,
335, 336, and 337 in Japan. |
| (10) |
(10) In July of 2003, the Forum Organizing Committee formed a executive
committee for 7 sectional-meetings, including 21 committees, and they
decided the theme and logo for the forum. They accelerated the procedure
to request support from the Miyagi and Sendai local government. They
also prepared an internal plan and announcements for the Sendai forum. |
| The Outline of the 44th OSEAL FORUM in Sendai |
| Schedules: |
Oct. 7th (Fri) - Oct. 10th (Sun) |
| Place: |
GRANDE 21 (at the main gymnastic hall in Miyagi General Exercise
Park) |
| Location of the closing ceremony: |
Sendai International Center |
| Head Office: |
Ota building 4F, 2-11-23 chuo Aoba-ward, Sendai
TEL 022-217-4300 / FAX 022-212-5444 |
On Dec. 11th 2002, Koichi Okuyama (MD332 Council Chairman) appointed
Nobuharu Kikuchi (Past International Director) as Forum Chairman in
the 5th Extra Governors Conference based on the section 5 of the Forum
Article.
On Jan. 21st of 2003, at the 1st Forum Organizing Committee.
Masakatsu Chiba (Past Council Chairman) was appointed as Executive
Chairman. Tsugumichi Hata (present Governor) was appointed as Head
Office Secretary General.
| Based on the Section 6 of the Forum Article, |
| Nov. 9th 2002 the |
41st Hong Kong Forum’s proposal was presented.
42nd Taipei
43rd Manila
44th Sendai was approved as the Forum site |
This forum is an Asian festival held for amity and corporation among
the 270,000 members of 7,000 clubs from 14 nations in the East/Southeast
Asian regions.
We think this is the best opportunity for promoting 'True Lionism'
to the world from Tohoku and all of Japan and Asia. (The origin
of the Forum logo.)
Our aim is to provide a memorable occasion and location for the
forum, based on the results and evaluations of the past 7 Forums
in Japan, and to show the dignity and pride of the Japanese Lions
of host district, MD332.
We wish to cultivate friendship and amity among the different nation's
cultures. We vow to each other that we determined the theme of the
Sendai Forum as 'RUSH'. Further, we are determined that all clubs
should share the following common goals: How to show Lionism to
the clubs of other nations, how to better adjust our activities
to fit area.
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