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<p>Please repost to the KS list</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Title: Call for young people with committed interest in DPRK to speak at the Engage Korea, student
run<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>conference on December 11th, 2015<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">The pursuit of peace on the Korean Peninsula necessitates the younger generation to be better informed
about the historical, socio-political, and economic aspects of DPRK(North Korea). To take a step towards realizing this vision
<i>Engage Korea</i> are organizing their third conference (previous events have been held at Oxford University and Harvard University), at the University of Cambridge, Centre for Research in Arts, Social Sciences and the Humanities (CRASSH) on the 11<sup>th</sup>
of December, 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">This conference will take place on December 11th, 2015 at the University of Cambridge in the United
Kingdom and will feature eminent scholars, students and NGO practitioners with years of first-hand experiences working inside the country. Another highlight will be “discussion sessions” where participants can present their works on DPRK to a wider audience,
identify their future collaborators and network with the speakers. Please visit engagekorea.org for more details.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">We are looking for 6 – 8 speakers for discussion sessions. Interested applicants should send
<b>(1) an abstract (maximum 500 words) and (2) an email with answers to four following questions</b> to Robert Winstanley-Chesters (r.winstanley-chesters@leeds.ac.uk) and Stina Bae (</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: #00FF; mso-fareast-language: #00FF; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">stina.j.bae@gmail.com</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">)
by <b>Monday, October 12th</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Please refer to following information to help guide your application. We are looking forward to
your daring, enlightening and innovative submissions!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Format</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 16.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">A round of discussion groups with 3 – 4 presenters in each group, facilitated
by a group leader/discussant; conference participants will choose 1 of the organized 3-4 discussion groups.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 16.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Each presenter will present for 20 minutes with 20 minutes for Q&A<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 16.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">The activity of the discussion groups will then be fed back into the main
conference plenary sessions with a 20 minute feedback session led by the designated leader/discussant from each of the groups. We will also be selecting applicants to fulfill this role.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Selection
criteria for presentations</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">- an academic research piece on DPRK with its topic relevant to the conference theme
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>- a comparative study with other country case<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 40pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">- a presentation of a (non) profit project<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 40pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">- published/recorded audio or visual piece, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 16.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">2) Preference to those who did not participate in the 2013 and 2014 Engage
Korea conference<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman"></font><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Merits</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 16.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">1) A chance to present his/her work before public attendees and renowned experts
on DPRK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">3) Public release of the presentation paper (upon request)<br>
4) We are also exploring othe publication venues such a special issue to an academic journal or academic blog on DPRK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u>cannot</u> support discussion group speakers. The speakers are encouraged to find own travel and accommodation funding from their respective universities and organizations.
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<p><font face="Times New Roman"></font><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">However, we will try our best to provide supplementary supports including:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>1) providing a letter of invitation/endorsement to assist fundraising from other sources<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>2) providing a short statement on the conference if the speaker fundraises via crowd-funding<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>3) helping to find cheap accommodations such as home-stays and vacant places on Airbnb
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