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General Meeting of Members |
The General Meeting of Members (＾the GMM￣) is the ultimate authority of BFA. The GMM shall be held once every calendar year. |
| The Board of Directors shall be the supreme executive body of the GMM. The Board of Directors shall consist of fifteen members. The chief representative to BFA designated by the host country and the Secretary-General shall be ex-officio members of the Board of Directors. Thirteen directors shall be elected from among former senior government officials, scholars, business leaders and other eminent persons in Asia and around the world. |
| There shall be a Council of Advisors, consisting of eleven members, to be elected by the Board of Directors from among former active members of the Board of Directors and other eminent persons in their respective fields of endeavor. |
| The Secretariat shall be the standing executive body of BFA, responsible for the daily operation of the BFA. Zhou Wenzhong is the Secretary-General of BFA. |
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The Research & Training Institute |
| The Research and Training Institute is an important intellectual support of BFA. Its functions include the following: To identify the theme and sub-topics for the annual conference; To develop and provide economic forecasting on issues consistent with the goals and policies of BFA; To provide intellectual resources for BFA conferences, seminars, and workshops; To provide human resource development programs for members and other partners of BFA; To establish a virtual network` and a clearinghouse for other research and training institutes in Asia and elsewhere. The head of the RTI shall be nominated by the Secretary-General and shall be approved by the Board. |
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