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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"><b>Lecture & Panel Discussion: Navigating Korea’s Esport and Gaming Horizon</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> </span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">Tuesday, December 5, 2023</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">1:00pm - 3:00pm PST</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in LA (Consul General Kim Youngwan) announced that in commemoration
of the 120th anniversary of Korean immigration to the Americas and the 70th anniversary of the ROK-US alliance, they will jointly organize the “Korea Friendship Festival Series” with LA City College (Dr. Amanuel Gebru) this year.</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">As the third event in the series, a seminar exploring esports and gaming in Korea will be held on December 5th at 1:00
PM in a hybrid format.</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">□ RSVP for this event:
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 124, 137);"><u><a href="https://uci.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=353380dd784d8ebe9d5fd4853&id=4d89ad7c8f&e=80ac536892" id="OWA2ff56ab5-d9d5-c435-599b-233cd2659ce0" class="x_OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-href="https://tinyurl.com/2023EsportsKorea" data-hyperlink-id="se_af0d86f2-93ab-4ecf-8356-4a28a27ed9ac" data-linkindex="1" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 124, 137);">https://tinyurl.com/2023EsportsKorea</a></u></span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">□ In Person: Los Angeles City College, Holmes Hall 06</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">□ Online:
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 124, 137);"><u><a href="https://laccd.zoom.us/j/86970802646" id="OWAeb303004-5f80-46d1-d325-8f9b86f1614f" class="x_OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-href="https://laccd.zoom.us/j/86970802646" data-hyperlink-id="se_f91953fe-278a-4e46-91be-53f7e7ae74d4" data-linkindex="2" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 124, 137);">https://laccd.zoom.us/j/86970802646</a></u></span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">The event will feature a lecture by Professor Dal Young Jin, a leading figure in the study of Hallyu and new media
(Simon Fraser University), titled "Esports/Gaming, Why Korea?" Following the lecture, a panel discussion with Simon Sim (CEO of Kabam/Netmarble US), Martin Kim (CRO of Gen.G), and Mark Deppe (Director of UCI Esports Program) will take place.</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">Anyone interested in attending the event can participate!</span></p>
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