PRESS STATEMENT 20/11

Friday 11 March 2011

PIF 40th Anniversary logo

The Pacific Islands Forum 40th Anniversary logo was launched on March 3rd 2011 by the Vanuatu Prime Minister and Pacific Islands Forum Chair, Hon Meltek Sato Kilman Livtuvanu, at the inaugural lecture of the "PIF 40th Anniversary Leaders' Lecture Series, with a focus on the Pacific Plan" held in Port Vila, Vanuatu.

Logo concept:

The concept for this logo began with stylised sails to celebrate the spirit of the Pacific – the brave and skilled mariners who used the stars to guide them through the Pacific and to find what would become home to their people and future generations.

It is a celebration of triumph, success through determination and understanding the history of where we have come from and the direction in which we are heading.

The stars in this logo also play a symbolic role. There are 16 stars each representing one of the countries in the Pacific Islands Forum. The stars are scattered across the logo and vary in size. This is typical of the geography of our region - some countries are smaller than others and each has its own unique qualities, but ALL must still be represented.

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Editors’ notes:

• The PIF 40th Anniversary logo was designed by 57 Creative
• The PIF 40th Anniversary logo may only be reproduced upon written approval from the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat.
• Visit http://www.forumsec.org/pages.cfm/anniversary/ for more on the PIF 40th Anniversary or contact the Forum Secretariat’s Communications Officer, Mue Bentley Fisher via email: mueb@forumsec.org.fj