<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:"Times New Roman"">
</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>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">When prompted, choose "0)
No Panel" in the "Find your panel" menu.</span></p>
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<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:"Times New Roman"">
</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:"Times New Roman"">
</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:"Times New Roman"">
</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>
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<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:"Times New Roman"">
</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:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">Panel organizer completes 'new
panel submission' 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:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">Panel organizer completes 'new
submission' 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:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">Panel presenters complete 'new
submission' for paper abstracts and select appropriate panel title from 'Find
your panel' 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>
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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>
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