49th Workshop Meeting of Heads of NPOs
21–23 October 2008, Siem Reap, Cambodia
The 49th Workshop Meeting (WSM) of Heads of National Productivity Organizations was held in Siem Reap, the second largest city in Cambodia, 21−23 October 2008. This was the first time for Cambodia to host an APO event of this size and significance. Cambodia is the most recent APO member, joining in 2004. The National Productivity Center of Cambodia under the auspices of the Ministry of Industry, Mines, and Energy was the host organization.

49th Workshop Meeting of Heads of NPOs in progress
The WSM, the annual program planning meeting, takes a strategic viewpoint to formulate the two-year plan and detailed program for the subsequent year. The meeting finalized and confirmed the 2009 Program and made recommendations for 2010. The meeting was attended by approximately 70 delegates comprising NPO heads, agriculture representatives, and their advisers from member countries, observers from international organizations, and Secretariat staff members.