All PEN partners and affiliates were included in the September 11 -14, 2009 PEN-International Business Meeting, held in Changchun China, which was co-hosted by PEN-China and Changchun University. This was the first business meeting held outside of the United States and was a smashing success. Under the leadership of PEN-China Director Bao and the academic leadership of Changchun University, the business meeting venue and program reached the high standards of all PEN-International events. Each partner and affiliate was given the opportunity to provide the group with a brief presentation about their program's accomplishments from the past years and to describe their plans for future efforts. High on the agenda was a discussion of the future of PEN-International goals and projects, given the Nippon Foundation policy that prevents additional funding at previous levels after 10 years of a project operation.