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30th PECC General Meeting
Achieving a Sustainable and Inclusive Asia-Pacific through Innovation
August 15 8:30 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Seattle Convention Center Summit, Downtown Seattle, Washington, USA
Registration Deadline is 24 July
The U.S. Committee for PECC will organize the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council's (PECC) 30th General Meeting alongside APEC's third senior officials meeting and APEC Digital Month in Seattle, Washington, on August 15, 2023. As an official observer to the APEC process, PECC provides a third-party perspective to the region's biggest challenges. The annual General Meeting is PECC's primary forum for developing strategic perspectives and advice for APEC.
The 2023 General Meeting will explore ways digital tools and new technologies can create innovative solutions to the region's challenges and drive economic growth and discuss questions such as: How can policymakers and the private sector work together to ensure new technologies address shared crises like climate change? How should policymakers encourage the development and uptake of technologies to broaden workforce participation? How can APEC help SMEs leverage their unique markets and insights and use technology to compete in and serve global markets? Sessions will begin in the morning, followed by a PECC lunch with APEC Senior Officials in the early afternoon, a US-PECC and China PECC joint program on green growth cities in the late afternoon, and an evening reception with APEC Senior Officials.
PECC Meetings Schedule
PECC Hybrid Standing Committee Meeting - August 14
4:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. Seattle // 7:00 A.M. - 9:00 A.M. August 15, Singapore
- 4:00 – 6:00 P.M. PECC Standing Committee Meeting
- Free evening
PECC General Meeting - August 15
8:30 A.M. – 7:00 P.M.
- 30th PECC General Meeting and Lunch with APEC Senior Officials 8:30am - 2:30pm
- U.S. PECC and China PECC Green Growth Cities Program 2:30pm - 5:00pm
- Reception with APEC Senior Officials at the Chihuly Museum of Glass, 305 Harrison St., Seattle, WA, 98109, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
PECC and APEC Senior Officials Welcome Reception
The Seattle City Host Committee, the APEC 2023 Private Sector Host Committee, and the U.S. Committee for the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) are pleased to host the third 2023 APEC Senior Officials and PECC Welcoming Reception on August 15 at the Chihuly Garden and Glass museum in Seattle. Guests will enjoy refreshments and hors d'oeuvres in the museum's glass garden and hear remarks from key stakeholders including from the United States government, PECC, the host committees, and local elected officials. As one of three non-governmental APEC observers, PECC aims to support APEC by providing a third-party perspective to the region's biggest challenges. In fact, PECC's regional community building efforts led to the establishment of the official APEC process in 1989 and PECC's academic insights contribute to APEC's unique tripartite structure.
Hotel Information
APEC SOM 3 Hotels
- Grand Hyatt Seattle
- Courtyard Seattle Pioneer Square
- Hilton Motif Seattle
- Lotte Hotel Seattle
- Pan Pacific Seattle
- Fairmont Olympic Hotel
For official hotel information, click here: 8098ab0a-631c-4d31-b089-370edcf3d175.pdf (glueup.com)
To book with one of these hotels, please email the APEC Accommodations team directly at hotels@eventalliez.com with your preferred hotel choice(s), check-in/check-out dates, and the number of rooms per night required.
Additional non-APEC hotels
Recommended hotels within walking distance to the venue are listed below. These hotels will not have shuttle service to the venue as they are not official APEC hotels.
- Kimpton Hotel Vintage https://www.hotelvintage-seattle.com/
- Kimpton Monaco https://www.monaco-seattle.com/
- The W https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/seawh-w-seattle
