70's
1969
- The Asia Pacific Region of WAGGGS established at the 20th World Conference in Finland
- Mrs Sita Rajasuriya (Sri Lanka) appointed Chairman of the Asia Pacific Committee
1970
- Five voting members of the Asia Pacific Committee appointed
- Twelve National Organizations became members of the Asia Pacific Region: Australia; Ceylon (Sri Lanka); Republic of China; India; Japan; Korea; Malaysia; New Zealand; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand and South Vietnam
1971
- The first meeting of the Asia Pacific Committee was held at WAGGGS Sangam World Centre in Pune, India from 9 to 11 March
1972
- 2nd Asia Pacific Committee meeting held in Toronto, Canada on 12 June
- The first issue of the “Asia Pacific Newsletter” was published by the Girl Guides Association of Australia
- Young Adults Gathering for countries in the Pacific Islands, Queensland, 5 to 23 June
1973
- First Regional Seminar for commissioners/secretaries held at Sangam World Centre
1974
- 3rd Asia Pacific Committee meeting held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 22 to 25 May
- The Regional Exchange Program for Guides was launched
- The first Asia Pacific Regional Camp for Rangers/Senior Girl Scouts was held in Japan. It was attended by 4000 local and overseas Rangers/Senior Girl Scouts from 28 July to 8 August
- A Gathering of Trainers for the Asia Pacific Region was held in New Zealand, with the theme “Training Developments in the 70s”
1975
- 4th Asia Pacific Committee meeting held in Manila, Philippines from 19 to 21 February
1976
- 5th Asia Pacific Committee meeting held in Singapore from 10 to 14 February
- A seminar for Guiders and Leaders in the Asia Pacific Region was held at Sangam from 28 Nov to 7 December. The theme of the seminar was “Leadership for Today’s Girl”
- The Asia Pacific Regional Fund was established. Mrs Masuko Tsuge, a member of the Asia Pacific Committee, initiated the project
1977
- 6th Asia Pacific Committee meeting held in Sri Lanka from 27 to 31 August
1978
- 7th Asia Pacific Committee Meeting held in Tehran, Iran 24 to 25 August
- 8th Asia Pacific Committee Meeting held in Bangkok, Thailand 7 to 9 December
- A regional seminar for commissioners / Guiders / leaders and rangers / senior Girl Scouts was held in Thailand. Its theme was “Bridging the Generation Gap”
- The policy of having a committee member in charge of three or four member countries in the region was adopted