July

Official Establishment of ICHCAP

June

General Meeting of Initiators to Establish ICHCAP
Establishment of ICHCAP under the Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea

March

Amendment of the Cultural Properties Protection Law on the Establishment of the UNESCO Category 2 Centre

October

Effectuation of the Korea-UNESCO Aggrement on the establishment of the Centre in the Official Gazette in Korea

June

The Government of the Republic of Korea and UNESCO signed the Agreement for the establishment of the Centre

May

Approval of Cabinet meeting and presidential sanction on the Agreement between Republic of Korea and UNESCO

October

Approval for the establishment of the Centre under the auspices of the UNESCO (Category2) at 35th UNESCO General Conference

April

Recommendation for approval of the establishment of the Centre to the General Conference at the 181st Executive Boarding Meeting

January

Feasibility study on the establishment of the Centre by UNESCO

December

Reorganisation of the Office (EIICHCAP → Intangible Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific) and Relocation at National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage Building in Daejeon

August

Three Country Meeting (Korea, China, Japan) to plan out how to divide the functions of the Centre

April

Submit proposal for the establishment of the Centre to the 179th session of the UNESCO Executive Board

September

Inauguration of the Establishment Initiative for the Intangible Cultural Heritage Centre for the Asia-Pacific (EIICHCAP)

October

Official announcement from the Government of the Republic of Korea for the establishment of the Centre at the 33rd UNESCO General Conference