Chinese | English | Indonesian | Japanese | Korean | Thai You are: ISTR Asia Pacific Regional Network > Conference Archives > Inaugural Conference of Asian Third Sector Researchers   HOME   ABOUT   CALL FOR PAPERS   CONFERENCE   ARCHIVES   COUNTRY DATA   NEWS   PUBLICATIONS   PHOTOS   LINKS Inaugural Conference of Asian Third Sector Researchers Bangkok, Thailand 20-22 November 1999 The three-day Inaugural Conference of Asian Third Sector Researchers at the Bangkok Hilton International Hotel brought together almost ninety researchers from fourteen countries in the Asian region. Among the over seventy papers that were presented were topics such as the growth of volunteerism in japan and the decline of co-operatives in India. Overall, many papers were largely descriptive of the Third Sector, and provided an opportunity to hear about the changing shape and importance of the Third Sector throughout the Asian regions. The high proportion of young scholars presenting at almost every session offered a positive outlook on the future of the Third Sector research. MORE Last Updated : 2013.11. 　ISTR Asia Pacific Regional Network Office Contact Center for Nonprofit Research and Information Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University 1-31 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka City, Osaka, 560-0043, JAPAN EMAIL：