<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Dear Colleagues,</span><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%"><br>
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<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The submission for the AKSE 2027 conference at the
University of Bucharest <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">will close at midnight
CET on the <b>15th September</b>!</span><br>
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<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">If you are looking to submit a panel, please read
the submission</span> <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">instructions
carefully as there are several stages in our panel submission</span></span> <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">process and the presenters need to submit their own
abstracts.</span></span><br>
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<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">You can find the <b>general submission guidelines</b> at
the link below:</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%"><a href="https://koreanstudies.eu/conferences/33rd-akse-conference-2027-bucharest/" style="color:blue">https://koreanstudies.eu/conferences/33rd-akse-conference-2027-bucharest/</a>
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Additional guidelines for the <b>conference website</b> (</span><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%"><a href="https://coms.app/akse2027/welcome.html" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(158,111,130);background:rgb(245,240,232);text-decoration:none">https://coms.app/akse2027/welcome.html</span></a>)</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Instructions for individual paper proposals</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:7.5pt 30pt 7.5pt 66pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">      
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">Individual presenters should
submit an abstract of up to 300 words, as well as a paper title and up to three
keywords.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:7.5pt 30pt 7.5pt 66pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">      
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">When prompted, choose &quot;0)
No Panel&quot; in the &quot;Find your panel&quot; menu.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black"><br>
<b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Instructions for panel proposals</span></b></span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:7.5pt 30pt 7.5pt 66pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">      
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">Panel proposals should include:
a concise title (e.g. \u201cKorean Diaspora in US\u201d); up to three keywords; details
of up to five panelists (up to four presenters and an optional non-presenting
chair); and a panel abstract of up to 300 words.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:7.5pt 30pt 7.5pt 66pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">      
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">Additionally, each presenter
should prepare an abstract of up to 300 words</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:7.5pt 30pt 7.5pt 66pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">      
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">Normally panels do not include
discussants. The panel chair can act as discussant if invited to do so.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black"><br>
<b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Panel submission process</span></b></span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:7.5pt 30pt 7.5pt 66pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">1.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">        
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">Panel organizers and all members
create accounts on this site</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:7.5pt 30pt 7.5pt 66pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">2.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">        
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">Panel organizer completes &#39;new
panel submission&#39; with panel title and presenter information. Please make sure
you have the email address associated with the accounts of all presenters
before creating the submission.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:7.5pt 30pt 7.5pt 66pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">3.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">        
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">Panel organizer completes &#39;new
submission&#39; for panel abstract and keywords. Please no names of presenters in
the panel abstract - it will be a blind review!</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:7.5pt 30pt 7.5pt 66pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">4.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">        
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">Panel presenters complete &#39;new
submission&#39; for paper abstracts and select appropriate panel title from &#39;Find
your panel&#39; menu. In case your panel is not in the menu, contact your panel
organizer or wait for her/him to create the panel. </span></p>

<h3 style="line-height:15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:8pt 0cm 4pt;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(15,71,97);font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">For any submission
queries, contact us at </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(94,94,94)"><a href="mailto:akse2027@lls.unibuc.ro" style="color:blue">akse2027@lls.unibuc.ro</a><b>
</b></span><b><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(95,99,104)"></span></b></h3>

<h3 style="line-height:15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:8pt 0cm 4pt;break-after:avoid;font-weight:normal"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> - please leave</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">enough time for us to answer your question before the
deadline.</span></span><br><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="2"><br>
<font color="#000000"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Sincerely,</span><br>
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</font></font><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="2"><font color="#000000">33rd AKSE Conference Bucharest 2027<br>
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<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Organizers: Korean Studies Team at the University
of Bucharest<br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Diana Yuksel (Assistant Professor), Diana
Budeanu (Research Assistant), Mihaela David (Doctoral Student)</span></span><br>
</font><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font color="#000000">Contact:</font> </span></font><span class="gmail-go" style="color:rgb(15,71,97)"><span style="color:rgb(94,94,94)"><a href="mailto:akse2027@lls.unibuc.ro" style="color:blue"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="2">akse2027@lls.unibuc.ro</font></a>
</span></span><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" style="color:rgb(15,71,97);font-size:14pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(95,99,104);font-size:11pt"></span></font></span></h3></div>