东盟-中国民间友好组织大会旨在提供东盟-中国民间增进友谊、共谋发展的平台，以及巩固经贸、文化、教育、卫生、体育五个工作组机制。大会为促进各国政治、经济、文化、教育的交流合作，从双边关系发展到区域性的多边交往和关系，发挥了重要作用。历届东盟大会都得到热烈的支持与响应，聚集了东盟10个亚细安国家以及中国的民间友好协会的代表和企业代表。他们不少是政界，经贸界，文化界，教育界的重要人物。本届大会，中国东盟协会会长顾秀莲女士将亲自率中国代表团莅新出席。

为期三天的第五届东盟大会将在7月28日至30日，假圣陶沙名胜世界隆重举行。本届大会的主题是"东盟-中国友好合作的机遇与挑战"。为深化大会参与组织间的交流与合作、促进东盟各国与中国的共同发展，大会将围绕中国东盟自贸区、老龄化、科技交流与合作（包括环保科技）、科学与数学教育、人力资源与就业、东盟孔子学院等课题，举办多大论坛。此外，大会期间还将举行有关科技成果、文化教育、教材与软件的展览。大会的主题活动也将配合以高雅的艺术展和精彩纷呈的文艺演出。

This event was inaugurated in 2006 in Beijing, China, and held annually by a willing friendship association on a rotation basis according to the alphabetical order of the country's name. The CACPPFO was subsequently held in Brunei, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur in 2007, 2008 and 2009 respectively. The main objective of the conference is to provide a platform for friendly gathering on a people-to-people level between the 10 ASEAN countries and China, as well as discussion opportunities to further strengthen the efforts in the five pillars of cooperation in economy, culture, education, health and sports.

Participants of the CACPPFO are delegates of the Friendship Associations of the ten ASEAN countries and China - many of whom are governmental officials and political leaders in their respective countries - as well as business delegates. For the 5th Conference, Madam Gu Xiulian, President of the China-ASEAN Association, will personally lead the delegation from China.

The 5th CACPPFO will be held in Resorts World Sentosa and the theme for this year is "The ASEAN-China Cooperative Relation: Opportunities and Challenges". Workshops covering the topics of ageing, green technology, science and maths education, human resource and employment, China-ASEAN FTA etc will be conducted during the conference. In addition, there will also an exhibition featuring technological products, culture, education materials and software. Cultural performances will also be presented during the gala dinner.