As a result of the diligent efforts of the Chiba Convention Bureau, the International Council for Central and Eastern European Studies (ICCEES) has chosen Chiba’s Makuhari area as the site of its 9th World Congress in 2015.ICCEES was born during the cold war as an organ of collaboration between researchers in the West studying the Soviet Empire, but after the Berlin Wall fell, opened up to global membership, broadening viewpoints on Slavic studies. Their World Congress is held once every five years, and until now, has never been held outside Europe and the Americas.
The Chiba Convention Bureau officially won the right to host the 2015 World Congress this summer, bringing to fruition a movement that began in 2005. The decision was officially announced at the 8th World Congress in Stockholm in late July of this year.
The event is expected to bring more international brand recognition to Makuhari and Chiba and have a significant economic impact on the Makuhari/Chiba area.
Details:
Convention Name: The ICCEES IX World Congress
Organizer: The International Council for Central and Eastern European
Studies (ICCEES)
Japanese Liaison： ICCEES Vice-President and Japan Representative, Kimitaka
MATSUZATO of Hokkaido University’s Slavic Research Center
Date: 6 days at the end of July, 2015
Venue: Makuhari Messe and surrounding hotels
# of Participants: About 2000 (1000 from overseas, representing about 50 different
countries)
Economic Impact: 772.608 million yen (projected)
Event Outline: An academic conference on the history, politics, culture, economics, etc of
Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Meets once every 5 years.
The 2015 congress in Chiba will be the first time it has ever been held
outside of Europe and the Americans.
