SSJ Friends,
YCAPS is pleased to invite you the open seminar, "Maritime Challenges in the Indo-Pacific: Common Causes for the US and Japan Beyond Traditional Security" to be held in Yokosuka on 22 Nov 2019." We are gathering a very exciting panel that will grow as we get closer to execution. YCAPS Open Seminars open with a casual receptions so that you can meet the other participants and, if you are traveling far or directly from work, you can grab a bite to eat. Details below or at www.YCAPS.org.

Best regards,
John Bradford
President, YCAPS

Maritime Challenges in the Indo-Pacific: Common Causes for the US and Japan Beyond Traditional Security
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YCAPS OPEN SEMINAR

Date & Time: 22 Nov (Fri), 2019
17:30-18:30 Welcome Reception
18:30-20:30 Seminar

Location: Meeting room 1, Werk Yokosuka Kinrofukushi Hall ヴェルクよこすか（横須賀市立勤労福祉会館）第1会議室
http://www.werk-yokosuka.jp/access

RSVP/Cost: Free of charge. Register on Facebook or send an email with your name and affiliation to info@ycaps.org. RSVP is helpful to the organizers, but not necessary.

Event Summary:
Experts from the United States, Japan and Southeast Asia will discuss the wide array of maritime challenges that threaten the prosperity of the Indo-Pacific. These challenges include territorial conflicts, erosion of the rule of law, piracy and other criminal activities, unsustainable fishing and environmental destruction. The experts will discuss the idea that as wealthy maritime states sharing an enduring Alliance and common commitment to a Free and Open Indo-Pacific, the United States and Japan have a responsibility to lead efforts to address these challenges. They will also examine the range of partnerships required to effectively meet these challenges and the major barriers that make these challenges particularly thorny.

Panelists:
-- Bob Girrier (RADM, USN Ret.), President, Pacific Forum
-- Dr. Deo Florence Onda, Assistant Professor and Deputy Director for Research, The Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines.
-- Additional panelists to be announced!

YCAPS will host this seminar with support from the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo and in partnership with Tama University's Center for Rule-Making Strategies (CRS) and the Pacific Forum.

Learn more about PacForum at www.pacforum.org and CRS at www.crs-japan.org.