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bullet Regional Country Report, WCC-APR 2004 - 2008
bullet 31st WCC-APR General Assembly November 4 - 12, 2008 - Hangzhou, China

bullet Third Wedding Works Promotion, Malaysia, July, 2008
bullet Asia Pacific Crafts Demonstration In Conjunction With Malaysia National Craft Day, 2008
bullet Nusantara Craft Promotion
bullet Malaysia week in London, 2006
bullet WCC Asia Pacific Dialogue, 2006

bullet National Craft Day, 2006
bullet Archives
  bullet Betel Nut and Leaf Accessories - Exhibition
  bullet WCC -- Paris
  bullet LAOS -- PDR
bullet Embroidery

bullet UNESCO Crafts Prize - 2001

bullet Malaysia -Kuala Lumpur

bullet WEFT 2001

bullet Regional President's Tour of Central Asia 
bullet Golden Jubilee Celebration and WCC Asia-Pacific Region Business Meet

bullet The Regional Craft Improvement Workshop - Exhibition
bullet The Young Craftspersons Competition

bullet UNESCO Crafts Prize - 2003
bullet Kamaladevi Centenary Celebrations
bullet Kamaladevi Awards and Kamala Samman
bullet WEFT 2003

bullet WCC Asia Pacific 26th Regional Meeting -- Dhaka
bullet 1st Exhibition of Iranian Women Handicrafts
bullet International Congress on Bamboo (Bamboo Forum, Exhibition & Trade Fair)

bullet WCC Asia Pacific 27th Regional Assembly, Metsovo -- Greece
bullet An International Jewellery Convention -- "Grass to Gold"
bullet UNESCO South Asian Seal of Excellence 2004
bullet International Design and Product Development Programme / Workshop
bullet International Byers - Sellers Meet (IBSM)

LAOS -- PDR
 

The 24th World Crafts Council Asia Pacific Regional Assembly was held in Laos from the 8th to the 14th of September 2000.

In this session, India had the honour of being elected the President of the region. Mrs. Vijaya Rajan was nominated by India to accept the Presidency for the period of 2000 - 2004.

During the meeting, the WCC Asia Pacific Regional Crafts Contest was held, where the Asia Pacific Crafts Awards were given for the first time. The objectives of this contest were quality, traditional/contemporary crafts, recognition of craftspeople, and use of natural fiber, with the theme of weaving such as basketry, mats, wall mats, purse, and the handloom process, and raw materials such as rush, reed, palm, flax, bamboo.

  Laos