APEC Thailand 2022
The APEC 2022 logo was selected from the 2021 National Youth Design Award competition, jointly organized by the Thai Foreign ministry and several Thai universities. Logo submissions were accepted from May 1 to June 30, 2021. 598 logos were submitted by people under 25 year old from many countries. The logo selected from the contest was made by Chawanon Wongtrakuljong, an architecture student from Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. It features a "Chalom," an ancient traditional bamboo basket used to carry products and goods in Thailand. "Chaloms" are made with bamboo strips, tied and interlaced together to serve as a strong structure. Thus, it is used to symbolize strength, resilience, and cooperation between the nations in the region. "Chalom" also represents prosperous trading and commerce, since it is used to carry goods. Additionally, the logo also represents sustainability, because "Chaloms" are made from bamboo, an environmentally friendly material. The 21 openings between the woven bamboo stands for the 21 APEC nations. The 3 colors used in the logo represents the motto of the meeting: This will be the first APEC Meeting for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Chilean President Gabriel Boric, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, Philippine President Bongbong Marcos, and Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee after their inaugurations on May 23, 2022, March 11, 2022, May 10, 2022, June 30, 2022, and July 1, 2022, respectively. Additionally, leaders who were appeared in 2020 and 2021 forced to go entirely remote in their respective home countries because of the still-ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, those leaders are to have the first in-person APEC Meeting for United States President Joe Biden, Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
Events ; Attendees
The theme for 2022 APEC meetings is "Open.