Result of Essay Contest for the Hokkaido Conference for
North Pacific Issues

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On September 26, 2003, the Judging Committee meeting was held at NIRA conference room, and following prize-winners were decided after discussion and careful selection process.

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Grand Prize (1 paper)

• Hitoshi Yoshida, Visiting Researcher, Research Division, Economic Research Institute for Northeast Asia (ERINA)
  "Toward a Regional Cooperation Framework for the North Pacific:
  From Dialogue to Action -- Creating Cooperation via Local Government-based Cooperation" [ PDF (47KB) | HTML ] (in Japanese)

Award for Excellence (2 papers)

• David Wolff, Senior Research Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars
  "Creating an Institution for Regional Cooperation in the North Pacific
  From Dialogue to Action: Foundations First" [ PDF (58KB) | HTML ]

• Akira Sekihara
  "Establishing a Framework for Regional Cooperation in Northeast Asia:
  From Dialogue to Action -- A Proposal from the Citizen Perspective" [ PDF (38KB) | HTML ] (in Japanese)

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