<p class="0"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:함초롬바탕;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">The Academy of Korean Studies (AKS) is pleased to announce that the 10th World Congress of Korean Studies will take place at the Free University of Berlin, Germany from August 31(Monday) to September 2(Wednesday),</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:함초롬바탕;vertical-align:super;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:함초롬바탕;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">2020.</span></p>
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<p class="0"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:함초롬바탕;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">The congress theme, “Korean Studies, Past and Present” is designed to invite scholars and experts presenting recent researches and exchanging academic information as well as networking among Koreanists. </span></p>
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<p class="0"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:함초롬바탕;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">Prospective participants are invited to submit proposals. </span></p>
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<p class="0"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:함초롬바탕;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;">◦ </span><span lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt;">Theme : Korean Studies, Past and Present</span></p>
<p class="0"><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;">◦</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt;">Dates : August 31(Monday) to September 2(Wednesday),</span><span lang="EN-US" style="vertical-align: super;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt;">2020.</span></p>
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<p class="0"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:함초롬바탕;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">2. Congress Schedule </span></p>
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<p class="0"> <span style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;">◦</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt;">Organized panel</span></p>
<p class="0"><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt;"> - 4 presenters per panel, 100 minutes. A panelist may serve in multiple roles, [</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt;">including moderator, presenter, and discussant.</span></p>
<p class="0"><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt;"> -</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt;"> Panel organizer submits all required documents for the panel proposal.</span></p>
<p class="0"><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt;">- Required documents : panel proposal (1 page), paper abstracts (1 page each), </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt;">presenters c.v. (1 page each).</span></p>
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<p class="0"> <span style="font-family: 함초롬바탕; letter-spacing: 0pt;">◦</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt;">Individual papers</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0pt;"> - 4 to 5 presenters per panel, 100 minutes. A panelist may serve in multiple </span>
<span style="letter-spacing: 0pt;">roles, including moderator, presenter, and discussant. </span>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt;">Application period : by December 20(Friday), 2019</span>
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<p class="0"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:함초롬바탕;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">* Further details will be informed when the notification of proposal review result.</span></p>
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