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Regional Federations of AOTS Alumni Societies
AOTS Alumni Societies, whose network currently extends to 45 countries and 74 locations in the world, are grouped into 6 regional federations. Each federation has been active in promoting activities across regions such as regular meetings.
Conference of Northeast Asia AOTS Alumni Societies (CNNAS)
Federation of Southeast Asia AOTS Alumni Societies (FOSAAS)
South Asia Federation of AOTS Alumni Societies (SAFAAS)
Federation of Latin American AOTS Alumni Societies (FELAAS)
African Federation of AOTS Societies (AFAAS)
European Federation of AOTS Alumni Societies (EFAAS)
Examples of Regional Federations’ Activities
Federation of Latin American AOTS Alumni Societies (FELAAS)
Held in February 2023 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, with participants from seven countries namely Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela, and nine cities. The participants shared experiences of each Alumni Societies' activities in Post-COVID-19, and discussed how to promote cooperation among Alumni Societies.
European Federation of AOTS Alumni Societies (EFAAS)
Held in November 2023 in Skopje, North Macedonia, in conjunction with the 25th anniversary of the Macedonian AOTS Alumni Society. The participants from seven countries, including Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Georgia, Hungary, Romania, and Turkey, discussed cooperation among alumni associations in human resource development activities and the possibility of expanding the number of alumni associations in Central and Eastern Europe.
World Convention of AOTS Alumni Societies
The AOTS organizes the Convention of AOTS Alumni Societies by inviting Representatives of the Alumni Societies to gather once every four years in principle. The objectives of the Convention are to facilitate cooperation among the Alumni Societies and to promote AOTS activities according to the actual situation of developing countries. The exchange of opinions between the AOTS and the Alumni Societies helps the AOTS to obtain information regarding the evaluation of AOTS activities and local training needs of developing countries.
The 10th World Convention of AOTS Alumni Societies was held at the AOTS Tokyo Kenshu Center on 1-2 August 2019, with 366 participants (including observers) from alumni associations across 65 locations in 41 countries.
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