Distinguished members,

Good news to share! With the approval by the members of the 4th AAPAF Executive Council, we welcomed the following 7 festivals into our full membership.

They are
1. China Wuqiao International Circus Festival
2. Harbin Summer Music Concert
3. The International Festival of Intangible Cultural Heritage, Chengdu, China
4. China Xinjiang International Dance Festival
5. China Chongqing Arts Festival
6. Shandong International Masses Art Festival
7. Melbourne Festival.

With their affiliation, AAPAF currently comprises 19 Full Members and 14 Associate Members. The complete list of members is as following. ( as of June 20th, 2011 )

1. China Shanghai International Arts Festival
2. Hong Kong Arts Festival
3. JakArt
4. Singapore Arts Festival
5. Seoul International Dance Festival
6. Macau Arts Festival / Macau International Music Festival
7. New Vision Arts Festival
8. Seoul Performing Arts Festival
9. Bangkok International Festival of Dance & Music
10. Tokyo International Arts Festival
11. Tongyeong International Music Festival
12. Jeonju International Sori Festival
13. China Wuqiao International Circus Festival
14. Harbin Summer Music Concert
15. The International Festival of Intangible Cultural Heritage, Chengdu, China
16. China Xinjiang International Dance Festival
17. China Chongqing Arts Festival
18. Shandong International Masses Art Festival
19. Melbourne Festival

20. Auckland Festival
21. Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals
22. European Festivals Association
23. The International New Zealand Arts Festival
24. Seoul Foundation for Arts & Culture
25. Bali Nusa Dua Festival
26. SAMANT A.F. International Concert Presentation
27. OzAsia Festival
28. East West Centre
29. Al Kasaba Theatre and Cinematheque
30. Edinburgh International Festival
31. University of South Australia - Master of Management (Arts & Cultural Management)
32. International Festival of Flanders
33. LIVE! Singapore

To further strengthen the representativeness and inclusiveness of AAPAF in Asia, the Secretariat will continuously spare no efforts to broaden AAPAF's base and reach in Asian and Pacific region, and hope for better communication and cooperation among members under the framework of the Association. We also encourage each AAPAF member festival to recommend other potential organizations within your own country or from the places which are not yet represented in our association.

Finally, we hope to meet all the members, old and new, at the upcoming 7th AGM and wish all of you every success in work. 

                                                                                                                            The Secretariat of AAPAF 
                                                                                                                                           June 20th, 2011