Feed Editor 16 Jan 2008 07:32:47 GMT News from the 10th Festival of Pacific Arts http://pacartsas.com/news/index.htm en 10th Pacific Arts Festival Organizing Committee co-chair Fagafaga Daniel Langkilde said the committee is exploring the possibility of having a cruise ship anchor here during the festival for use as a floating hotel. 11 Mar 2008 20:55:37 GMT http://pacartsas.com/news/sn_floating_hotel.htm 56A642B2-4FE8-476C-9038-7F38F21FBC2B The Department of Health and Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) are working on a 'Safe Fest campaign' to ensure that cultures-not diseases-are shared when an estimated 3,000 visitors from 27 Pacific island nations are in American Samoa for the 10th Festival of Pacific Arts. 13 Feb 2008 21:19:36 GMT http://pacartsas.com/news/sn_safefest.htm 1ACAAE30-E1B4-49D1-843B-5A645058583B The administration is working on 'copyright' legislation to be submitted to the Fono for approval, hopefully before the 10th Pacific Arts Festival gets underway on July 20. 11 Feb 2008 20:42:17 GMT http://pacartsas.com/news/sn_copyright.htm F693929C-1110-4B00-BB30-8BAC3A40359F Preliminary budget for the 10th Pacific Arts Festival now stands at a little over $4 million with a shortfall of $1 million that the organizing committee hopes can be supplemented by additional corporate donations. 11 Feb 2008 20:41:12 GMT http://pacartsas.com/news/sn_latest_budget.htm D69F7FD4-90A8-4E65-9F96-7B4D759FFB36 Officials of the 10th Pacific Arts Festival Organizing Committee and ASPA yesterday told the House Government Operations Committee about their current island-wide clean up plans, taking place now as well as during the festival, set for July 20-Aug. 2, 2008. 5 Feb 2008 20:36:33 GMT http://pacartsas.com/news/sn_cleanup.htm 88108436-14FC-4C4F-B8A9-E06776AA4EE8 Senators want the Organizing Committee of 10th Pacific Arts Festival to provide a "master plan" for the event to be presented at next week's Wednesday Senate Government Operations Committee hearing. 4 Feb 2008 04:51:08 GMT http://pacartsas.com/news/sn_senate_masterplan.htm 470C904E-FF1D-4928-B700-33E6FAE8B9C0 As of yesterday morning about 10 local individuals and small firms have shown an interest in providing and selling promotional items for the 10th Festival of the Pacific Arts, set for July 20-Aug. 2 in American Samoa. 4 Feb 2008 04:50:47 GMT http://pacartsas.com/news/sn_rfp.htm D0155F1F-D956-4C56-9192-9A119346E7BC The 10th Festival of the Pacific Arts is looking for 400 to 500 volunteers to assist with hosting the festival that will bring an estimated 3,000 plus visitors to American Samoa in July. 4 Feb 2008 04:50:25 GMT http://pacartsas.com/news/sn_volunteers.htm 6A2913E3-C080-4A43-872A-8AAA82684A91 The business community has started stepping up to assist with preparations for the 10th Pacific Arts Festival. 4 Feb 2008 04:49:57 GMT http://pacartsas.com/news/sn_updates.htm 675D122A-9C01-4253-875C-66DEF63630CB Two members of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community are in American Samoa to assist the organizing committee of the 10th Festival of Pacific Arts in preparing for the region's largest traditional and contemporary cultural event that will showcase and celebrate the arts of 27 Pacific nations. 4 Feb 2008 04:49:35 GMT http://pacartsas.com/news/sn_spc_onisland.htm 87A4423F-39BF-4FDD-BFD9-98E59BA8411D The University of Hawai'i-Manoa has two Ph.D. candidates from its College of Business ready to assist the organizing committee of the 10th Festival of Pacific Arts with its website, says UH official Papali'i Dr. Tusi Avegalio. 4 Feb 2008 04:49:18 GMT http://pacartsas.com/news/sn_uh_offer.htm DA96B857-8BDE-4543-B18F-58D2BC4ED157 The organizing committee for the 10th Pacific Arts Festival met Wednesday night with about 60 members of the business community, who were briefed on current preparations and how local businesses can contribute to the regional event. Also on hand were a number of local artists from many disciplines including both traditional and contemporary art forms. 4 Feb 2008 04:49:00 GMT http://pacartsas.com/news/sn_chamber1.htm 4D388A8F-AACB-4025-89CE-512B566E3C04 The U.S. Department of Interior's Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) has awarded American Samoa $339,000 to help the Pacific Arts Festival organizing committee prepare for the regional event next year. 4 Feb 2008 04:48:41 GMT http://pacartsas.com/news/sn_doi_grant.htm E154A251-223F-423E-A528-43C48132B6C5 (PRESS RELEASE) - With just a year to go, preparations are well under way for the region's largest traditional and contemporary cultural event, the Festival of Pacific Arts, according to the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC). 4 Jan 2008 04:48:22 GMT http://pacartsas.com/news/sn_1yr_countdown.htm 7353EAA4-EAB8-47E4-8ABE-2FE460CD200C The 10th Festival of Pacific Arts organizing committee received a major boost on Friday, the same day that four officials of New Caledonia were on island for meetings with the committee. 30 Jan 2008 22:18:26 GMT http://pacartsas.com/news/pm_boh_contributes.htm 5136B477-5FF1-4A25-B2E8-80FA63030577 Bank of Hawaii became the first platinum sponsor of the 10th Festival of Pacific Arts today when they presented a contribution of $50,000 to help with the hosting of the festival in American Samoa from July 20th to August 2nd this year. 30 Jan 2008 22:17:51 GMT http://pacartsas.com/news/boh_contributes.htm CDEABBA0-29D3-4094-BC05-BB2F24C27231 American Samoa needs $5 million to host the Pacific Arts Festival next July but so far has received only one donation of $2,000 from the National Park. 20 Jan 2008 05:17:39 GMT http://pacartsas.com/news/rnz_short_money.htm B03C4407-CDBB-4742-9483-1E4A6732B417 Leaders of the 27 island nation, who are members of the South Pacific Community (SPC) will have a chance in late March to be briefed on the latest development in American Samoa’s preparations to host the 10th Pacific Arts Festival. 20 Jan 2008 05:16:36 GMT http://pacartsas.com/news/march_briefing.htm E6372A87-FFA7-4800-B61A-E6F522938AED Proceeds from a $20 million loan from the American Samoa Government Employees Retirement Fund will boost the territorial government’s contribution to the 10th Festival of Pacific Arts Committee and partially fund development a fiber optic cable to connect the islands to the rest of the world. 20 Jan 2008 05:16:16 GMT http://pacartsas.com/news/mil_more.htm 27303B1F-9BF4-413F-94A0-5AD9BD418F3A American Samoa will waive all requirements for visas for official delegations from countries and territories confirming their attendance at the 10th Pacific Arts Festival in mid-2008. 20 Jan 2008 05:15:51 GMT http://pacartsas.com/news/pm_entrypermits.htm 70484037-051E-4F20-A206-53ABEBE16364 University of Hawaii official Papali’i Dr. Tusi Avegalio said the 10th Pacific Arts Festival organizing committee in American Samoa has turned down a UH proposal for two Ph.D. students to work as interns on the committee’s website 20 Jan 2008 05:15:32 GMT http://pacartsas.com/news/pm_uhrejection.htm 0D305D46-5B1D-4D29-B97B-FCD1B089B2AD With just a year to go, preparations are well under way for the region’s largest traditional and contemporary cultural event, the Festival of Pacific Arts. 20 Jan 2008 05:14:47 GMT http://pacartsas.com/news/pm_1yrcount.htm B5ABE319-A000-44A7-8E22-BA0E0FAE5D7B The Personnel sub-committee of the 10th Festival of Pacific Arts held a successful recruiting drive today at the American Samoa Community College for volunteers to help with the festival to be hosted in the territory from July 20th to August 2nd this year. 20 Jan 2008 05:14:18 GMT http://pacartsas.com/news/200volunteers.htm FB964090-5E4D-4ACD-9732-9648D22D3045 Cabinet has approved Fiji’s participation at the 10th Festival of Pacific Arts to be held in American Samoa from the 23rd July to 2nd August 2008. 20 Jan 2008 05:14:03 GMT http://pacartsas.com/news/fiji_joins.htm 5B951EC3-F42C-4133-BCA5-3B9855F6E8B2 Countries with traditional communities of people have found that conventional forms of intellectual property like trademark, copyright and patents have not been designed to capture the special characteristics of their traditional knowledge systems, says Gail Olsson, Trade Policy Consultant based at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS). 20 Jan 2008 05:13:40 GMT http://pacartsas.com/news/pac_cultural_heritage.htm 76DD4E6A-184A-414C-9239-7C38F0974F86 The countdown to the region's largest traditional and contemporary cultural event, the Festival of Pacific Arts, has begun. 16 Jan 2008 07:33:51 GMT http://pacartsas.com/news/images/ 0101479D-BD7A-4535-99AA-52CD4406D718