--We need input from ECR Malaysia and ECR Thailand as to which workgroup(s) they wish to participate in. Theo please advise
--We need input from Makro, Caltex and Coca-Cola as to which workgroup(s) they wish to participate in. Eric, Ian and Douglas, please advise.
--The persons in red above are responsible for organizing next steps but are not necessarily the workgroup leader(s).
--Please refer to the "ECR Asia 2001 and beyond" presentation for next steps
--Decide on communication process for your group
--Decide on governance process for your group to ensure we share the workload evenly
--Revert to ECR ASIA Co-chair with a draft work plan by end November 2000- keep the 50/50 rallying cry in mind - HOW WILL YOUR WORKGROUP ENABLE 50/50 TO HAPPEN.
--Feedback from ECR ASIA Co-Chair by December 15^th
--Commence work and report status on next ECR ASIA meeting January 18th

4^th Annual ECR Conference
The group decided to invite Khun Pochaman Pasawat from Nestle Thailand to attend future ECR ASIA meetings up until November 2001. Khun Pasawat will lead the preparation for our 4^th annual ECR ASIA conference to be held in Bangkok on 24-26 October 2001.
Meeting schedule 2001
Thursday Jan 18, 2001 - Singapore (Lawrence, please arrange venue)
Thursday April 19, 2001 - Hong Kong
Thursday July 19, 2001 - Manila
Thursday Oct.23, 2001 - Bangkok

It was agreed that for 2001 we will continue with 4 meetings a year. This to ensure that our workgroups operate effectively.
It was agreed that we should offer video conferencing as an opportunity for country board to link into our meetings, if they cannot participate directly. Lawrence, when selecting the Singapore venue, please keep this in mind.

Meeting Sponsors The Chairman thanked Unilever for morning coffee break and Kao Corporation for the rental of the room and late morning coffee break.

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