North Carolina is a member state of the Southeast U.S./Japan Association, and the organization's 32nd annual conference was held in October at the new Raleigh Convention Center. Aproximately 540 business and government leaders from Japan and the southeastern United States convened in Raleigh, offering a rare opportunity to build relationships with key international leaders across a wide spectrum of business and industry.
Presentations from the conference are available for download here.
Photos from the conference can be viewed and purchased here.
What Is The Southeast U.S./Japan Association?
Created in 1976, the Southeast U.S./Japan Association ("SEUS/Japan") was established to promote trade, investment, understanding and friendship between Japan and member states of the southeast U.S. Member states of SEUS/ Japan are Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia and include delegates from both the private and public sectors.
SEUS/Japan has a Japanese counterpart, the Japan-U.S. Southeast Association. The Japanese organization's membership includes Japan's top business leaders and government officials. An annual conference between the two associations is held on a rotational basis in Japan and the southeastern U.S. Also, on a rotational basis, each of the eight states serves as "Host and Co-Host State" for a two-year term and assumes leadership of SEUS/Japan during that period. North Carolina hosted the last U.S. joint meeting in Raleigh in 2008 and in Charlotte in 1994.
For more information about the 32nd Annual Joint Meeting of SEUS/Japan, contact:
David Rhoades
Executive Director, Marketing
North Carolina Department of Commerce
drhoades@nccommerce.com
For out-of-state residents interested in attending the 2009 conference in Tokyo, contact your state's SEUS/Japan coordinator:
Related Links
Embassy of Japan
Consulate-General of Japan in Atlanta
Consulate-General of Japan in Miami
Consular Office of Japan in Nashville