INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

Japan Echo Inc. has a wealth of experience in planning and running international conferences, seminars, and other events—from managing media centers to mobilizing attendance by the press.

Past projects

G8 Hokkaidô Tôyako Summit (2008)
Translation and management of the International Media Center’s Media Secure site.
Japan-Korea Friendship Year 2005 (2005)
Planning and management for a symposium held in Seoul.
2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan (2004–2005)
Responsible for media center registration, international invitations, and advance PR; created and translated Expo-related materials, translated the Expo website into multiple languages; planned and managed press tours and informal press gatherings.
Kyushu-Okinawa Summit (2000)
Tokyo Summit (1986, 1993)
Dispatched staff to press centers, designed and created press kits, created and edited English-language press guidebooks. Developed the Computer Aided Press Information System in collaboration with NHK.
Nagano Olympic Organizing Committee (1994–1999)
Dispatched interpreters to the Nagano PR Corner and distributed PR materials at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics, the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima, and the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics. Provided assistance to the media and prepared “media updates” to serve as source material for foreign and domestic journalists.
COP3 (1997)
Compiled the press conference minutes for the Third Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
APEC Conference (1995)
Managed the press center and designed and created conference press kits.
International AIDS Conference (1994)
Performed media registration and managed the press center for the tenth International AIDS Conference held in Yokohama.
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Conference (1993)
Created minutes and summary for the Awashima Forum (Hakone).
International Garden and Greenery Exposition (Flower Expo) (1990)
Dispatched Japanese and foreign staff to assist with PR and managed the press center over the course of the exposition.
Funeral ceremony for Emperor Hirohito and enthronement ceremony for Emperor Akihito (1989)
Created a press guidebook and other English-language materials.
The International Exposition, Tsukuba (1985)
Dispatched Japanese and foreign staff and managed the exposition’s press center.
2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan

The media center at the 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan.

Tokyo Summit

Inside the press center at the 1993 Tokyo Summit.

Tokyo Summit

Providing visitors with information at the 1986 Tokyo Summit.

Flower Expo

An advance tour of the 1988 Flower Expo.