Opening Ceremony

Opening Address: Joseph S. Lee (Taiwan)
Presidential Address: Clyde Summers (USA)
IIRA Greetings: Tadashi Hanami (Japan)
Keynote Speaker: Kazuo Sugeno (Japan)

Plenary Session 1
Theme: The Participation of Women in the Labour Market - Toward the Goal of Gender Equality in Employment in the 21st Century

General Reporter: Cing-Kae Chiao (Taiwan)
Chairperson: Zinat Ara (Bangladesh)

National Reporters:

Anna Chapman (Australia) Michiko Aizawa (Japan) Soh-Yeong Kim (Korea) Griere Cox (New Zealand)  Ling-Hwei Kuo (Taiwan)

Workshop 1: Gender Discrimination
Chairperson: Zinat Ara (Bangladesh)
Guest Discussant: Robert Belton（USA）

Workshop 2: Balance Between Family and Working Lives

Chairperson:	Ryuichi Yamakawa（Japan）
Guest Discussant:	Jean-Michel Servais（Switzerland） Willem Adema（Netherlands）

General Reporter: Sean Cooney (Australia)
Chairperson: Gordon Anderson (New Zealand)

National Reporters:

Makoto Ishida (Japan) Sang-Duk Lee (Korea) Gordon Anderson (New Zealand) Sophia H. Lelong (Taiwan)

Workshop 3: Institutional Protection
Chairperson: Gordon Anderson (New Zealand)
Guest Discussant: Alan Neal（UK）

Workshop 4: Freedom of Association
Chairperson: Tadashi Hanami (Japan)

Guest Discussant:

Rolf Birk（Germany） Earl Brown（USA）

Plenary Session 3
Theme: The Asian Experiences on the Old-Age Security or Pension System

General Reporter: Hideyuki Morito (Japan)
Chairperson: Kwang-Taek Lee (Korea)

National Reporters:

Terry Carney & Sonya Sceats (Australia) Suk-Myung Yun (Korea) Griere Cox & Gordon Anderson (New Zealand) Ming-Cheng Kuo (Taiwan)

Workshop 5: Employer and Government’s Responsibilities
Chairperson: Kwang-Taek Lee (Korea)
Guest Discussant: Eberhard Eichenhofer（Germany）

Workshop 6: Welfare Services and Welfare Benefits
Chairperson: Chi-Sen Chen（Taiwan）
Guest Discussant : Jozef Van Langendonck（Belgium）