"As ACCU decided to conclude its programmes in book development in the fiscal year of 2009, “ACCU Experts Meeting on Book Development and Reading promotion in Asia and the Pacific” was held from 8 to 10 December 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. 20 experts and officials from the field of book development and reading promotion, who closely worked with ACCU participated from 18 countries in Asia and the Pacific. The participants shared the current situation of the book development and reading promotion in their countries and how ACCU’s such activities contributed to their countries and in the region. On the third day of the Meeting, Culture Division and Education Division together held the Symposium “Asia-Pacific Regional Cooperation for the Promotion of Culture and Education” inviting 63 experts and government officials in book development and non-formal education gathered from 24 countries." (ACCU website, 23/2/2011)