BOAO,Hainan,April 21 (Xinhua) -- Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2005, with the theme "Asia searching for win-win: New Role of Asia" , is slated for April 23-24 in Boao, a coastal town and the permanent BFA site in Hainan Province, south China.

The following are major events in the history of BFA until Thursday: 1998: former Prime Minister of Australia Robert James Lee Hawke,former President of the Philippines Fidel Ramos, and former Prime Minister of Japan Hosokawa Morihiro proposed the launching of the BFA.

Feb. 27, 2001: The BFA was officially established, with the Declaration on the BFA adopted by delegates from 26 founding member countries. Chinese President Jiang Zemin addressed and presented a poem to the inauguration ceremony of the BFA.
April 11, 2002: An 11-member board of directors for the BFA was elected, with former Philippines President Fidel Ramos as chairman and former Vice Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of China Zhang Xiang as secretary-general.
April 12-13, 2002: The first BFA annual conference was held with the theme of "New Century, New Challenge, A New Asia," and more than 1,900 delegates from 48 countries and regions attended. Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji gave a keynote speech at the opening of the meeting.

Nov. 18-19, 2002: Boao Forum for Asia -- Tourism Conference was held in Guilin, a famous tourist attraction in Guangxi, south China. About 500 delegates from 32 Asian and European countries and 10 international organizations attended the conference.

　　Jan. 20, 2003: Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Long Yongtu was elected secretary-general of the forum at a board of directors meeting in Tokyo, Japan.

　　Jan. 24, 2003: Chinese President Jiang Zemin met with Fidel Ramos, former president of the Philippines and chairman of the BFA,and some other directors.

　　May 13-14, 2003, a workshop on the impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) on the Asian economy and on relevant policy recommendations was held in Beijing, jointly convened by the BFA and the Asian Development Bank. Nearly 200 participants including chief economists from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, representatives from international organizations and the Chinese government, as well as scholars and entrepreneurs,participated in the teleconference.

　　July 3, 2003: A BFA workshop on SARS and Asian digitalization was held in Beijing and some 150 delegates from Chinese government departments, trade associations, related international organizations and Chinese and foreign entrepreneurs attended the teleconference.

　　July 14-15, 2003: The International Cooperation for Tourism Development Under a New Paradigm Conference was held in Hong Kong,jointly sponsored by the BFA and the World Tourism Organization. Over 1,000 high-level tourism officials, tourism professionals, experts and scholars from the 26 BFA founding member countries and Pacific, European and American countries attended.

　　Sept. 8, 2003: The BFA held a seminar on Asian economic integration and regional trade, participated by delegates from regional organizations, some Asian countries' ambassadors to China,Chinese government officials and experts.

　　Sept. 22, 2003: The BFA International Convention Center was officially put into use, with Jiang Zemin writing the name of it.

　　Nov. 1, 2003: The BFA held a general assembly in Boao, where the BFA constitution and related documents were adopted.

　　April 22, 2004: The BFA Board of Directors Meeting was held in Boao.

　　April 22-24: Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2004, was held from April 24 to 25 in Boao, with the theme "Asia searching for win-win: an Asia open to the world."

　　April 21, 2005: The BFA Board of Directors Meeting was held in Boao.

新闻背景：博鳌亚洲论坛大事记

　　新华网博鳌（海南）４月２1日电（记者 赵蔚 卜云彤）博鳌亚洲论坛２００５年年会将于４月２３日至２４日在中国海南博鳌举行，主题是"亚洲寻求共赢：－－一个对世界开放的亚洲"。以下是截至２１日为止的博鳌亚洲论坛大事记：

　　１９９８年，菲律宾前总统拉莫斯、澳大利亚前总理霍克和日本前首相细川护熙提出建立"亚洲论坛"的构想。

　　２００１年２月２７日，２６个发起国的代表聚会中国海南博鳌，宣告成立博鳌亚洲论坛并通过《博鳌亚洲论坛宣言》。中国国家主席江泽民出席会议、致辞并赠诗一首。

　　２００２年４月１１日，博鳌亚洲论坛理事会经选举产生。菲律宾前总统拉莫斯当选为理事长，中国对外贸易经济合作部前副部长张祥担任秘书长。

　　２００２年４月１２日至１３日，博鳌亚洲论坛在博鳌举行首届年会，主题是"新世纪、新挑战、新亚洲－－亚洲经济合作与发展"，４８个国家和地区的１９００多名代表参加会议。中国总理朱镕基出席会议并发表讲话。

　　２００２年１１月１８日至１９日，博鳌亚洲论坛在中国广西桂林举办博鳌亚洲旅游论坛，来自亚洲、欧洲的３２个国家及１０个国际组织的近５００名代表参加会议。

　　２００３年１月２０日，博鳌亚洲论坛理事会东京会议选举中国对外贸易经济合作部副部长龙永图为新任秘书长。

    ２００３年１月２４日，中国国家主席江泽民在中南海会见菲律宾前总统、博鳌亚洲论坛理事会理事长拉莫斯及其他主要理事。

    ２００３年５月１３日至１４日，博鳌亚洲论坛以视频会议形式在北京举办"非典与亚洲经济：影响评估与政策建议"国际研讨会，来自世界银行、亚洲开发银行等国际组织、中国政府机构的代表、专家学者及企业界人士近２００人与会。

    ２００３年７月３日，博鳌亚洲论坛以视频会议形式在北京举办非典与亚洲信息化建设论坛，来自中国政府有关部门和行业协会、相关国际组织及中外企业代表近１５０人出席会议。

    ２００３年７月１４日至１５日，博鳌亚洲论坛在香港举办"新形势下国际旅游合作大会"，论坛２６个发起国及太平洋岛国和欧美国家的旅游部长、相关国际组织代表、专家学者及业界人士等１０００余人参加会议。

    ２００３年９月８日，博鳌亚洲论坛在北京举行"亚洲经济一体化与区域贸易"研讨会，有关区域组织代表、部分亚洲国家驻华使节、中国政府官员以及学术界和媒体代表参加会议。

    ２００３年９月２２日，博鳌亚洲论坛国际会议中心正式启用，江泽民为国际会议中心题名。

    ２００３年１１月１日，博鳌亚洲论坛在中国海南博鳌举行会员大会。会议通过了博鳌亚洲论坛成立以来的第一个正式章程和有关文件。

    ２００３年１１月２日至３日，博鳌亚洲论坛在中国海南博鳌举行，主题是"亚洲寻求共赢：合作促进发展"。来自３０多个国家和地区的１２００多名代表参加了会议。中国总理温家宝在大会上作题为"把握机遇 迎接挑战 实现共赢"的演讲。

    ２００４年４月２２日，博鳌亚洲论坛２００４年年会在中国海南博鳌召开理事会会议。　　　

    ２００４年４月２４日至２５日， 博鳌亚洲论坛２００４年年会在中国海南博鳌举行，主题是"亚洲寻求共赢：一个向世界开放的亚洲"来自３５个国家和地区的１０００多名政界、工商界人士和专家学者参加了会议。中国国家主席胡锦涛出席并发表了题为"中国的发展， 亚洲的机遇"的主旨演讲。

    ２００４年４月２１日，博鳌亚洲论坛２００５年年会在中国海南博鳌召开理事会会议。 （完）