The international conference sponsored by China Academy of Fine Arts, Shandong Provincial Department of Culture, Jining Municipal People's Government and Confucius Institute in China held a grand opening ceremony and a seminar on Confucianism. At the seminar, Professor Cui Yingjia, Dean of the Confucius Institute at Renmin University of China, Professor Zheng Zhongying from the University of Hawaii, Professor of the Chinese Academy of Art, the representative of Mr. Cui Zhende, the curator of Sungkyunkwan Museum in Korea, Mr. Shen, the president of the Korean National Studies Promotion Institute, and the researcher of the Vice President of the Confucius Institute made speeches on the theme of the World Confucianism Conference respectively.
After repeated deliberation, discussion, revision and soliciting opinions, the international conference sponsored by the World Confucianism Congress finally deliberated and adopted the Declaration on Launching the World Confucianism Congress and the Constitution of the World Confucianism Congress. Participants fully affirmed the significance and positive role of launching the World Confucianism Congress, and pointed out that the convening of the World Confucianism Congress has a far-reaching historical impact on promoting the exchanges between different cultures in the world. According to the Declaration on the Initiation of the World Confucian Congress and the Constitution of the World Confucian Congress, it is determined that each World Confucian Congress will be held in Confucius' hometown during the International Confucius Day that year, once a year.