SEAMEO Regional Centre for History and Tradition, Myanmar (Burma)

The 8^th Governing Board Meeting of SEAMEO CHAT The 8^th Governing Board Meeting of SEAMEO CHAT was held on 26-27 August 2009 at Myat Taw Win Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw. H.E. Dr. Chan Nyein, Minister for Education, Union of Myanmar gave an opening address at the Opening Ceremony of the Meeting on 26^th August. The Address was followed by the Remarks of Mr. Noorhaizamdim, Deputy Director of SEAMEO Secretariat. The Opening Ceremony was attended by the Governing Board Members from Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, the Deputy Director and the Programme Officer I from SEAMEO Secretariat, the Acting Director and the Senior staff of SEAMEO CHAT. The Ceremony was also attended by the invited guests: the Ambassador of Vietnam Socialist Republic, the Charges d' Affaires from the Embassy of the Philippines, Principal of the Indonesian International School, the First Secretary from Brunei Darussalam Embassy, and directors-general of departments under the Ministry of Education. Seven Reports and two Working Papers were presented on the first day of the Meeting. After the first day Meeting, the Board Members paid homage to Upptasanti Pagoda and visited the water fountain garden, Thabyegon Roundabout, Lotus Roundabout, RazaThingaha Roundabout, Gems Museum and Junction Centre. They also viewed progress of the Hluttaw Building and the Government House. A dinner was hosted by H.E. Dr. Chan Nyein, Minister for Education, Union of Myanmar to the Board Members at the Thingaha Hotel at 7:00pm. The Closing Remarks were given by the Chairperson on the second day of the Meeting after the adoption of the proceedings. The Meeting concluded at 09:30 hour, and the Board Members left Nay Pyi Taw by air to Yangon at 12:00hour.
	The 7 th SEAMEO CHAT Governing Board Meeting
	Visit of H.E Dato' Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, Minister of Education, Malaysia and President of SEAMEO Council (14-15 February, 2009)
	The 6 th SEAMEO CHAT Governing Board Meeting
	Visit of SEAMEO Council President & Minister of National Education, Indonesia to SEAMEO CHAT
zzz	SEAMEO CHAT’s Special Training Programme
	Seameo Council President visit to SEAMEO CHAT
	Prize Awarding Ceremony at SEAMEO CHAT
	2005 SEAMEO Center Directors Meeting

Lectures
	The Social History of the Philippines
	Exploring Traditions: Traditions of Kayin Spirit World
	The Cities of Angkor, Past and Present
	Between India and Southeast Asia: Art and Architecture of Rakhine
	Life and Culture of the Moken People
	Modern Indonesian History
	Interpreting Contexts: Pyu and Bronze Age Myanmar
	Salin - Sittotaya - Ngaphe, Old Roads and Ancient Cities
	Lectures and Talk given at SEAMEO CHAT in 2005-2006
Conference
	SEAMEO CHAT and the Universities Historical Research Centre cosponsored an international conference
	Myanmar Historical Commission Golden Jubilee International Conference New! (12-14 January 2005)

*Exhibitions*
	''A Journey through the Myeik Archipelago" in cooperation with CNRS (France)
	"Ceramic Traditions in Myanmar" in cooperation with the Myanmar Ceramic Society.
	Myanmar Tradition of Bamboo

*Work Shops*
	The Workshop History Agenda 21
	Cultural Classics of Southeast Asia

Seminars
	Ceramic Traditions in Myanmar in cooperation with the Myanmar Ceramic Society
	From Fact to Fiction: Image of Bayinnaung in Myanmar- Thai Historical and Cultural Context in cooperation with Institute of Asian Studies and Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University
	Comparative Aspects of Myanmar and Lan Na Arts and Crafts