[KS] FW: Korean War 50th Anniversary Conference

[Alina Oh]

Korean War 50th Anniversary Conference
June 22 . Washington, DC
Georgetown University, Washington, DC

Organized by Korea University, Georgetown University, The Korea Society
with major support from International Foundation for Korea University
(IFKU) and U.S. News & World Report

REGISTRATION
All panel sessions of the conference are open to the public and 
registration is free of charge. If you are planning to attend the 
conference, we encourage you to register at your earliest convenience. 
On-site registration for the panel sessions also is permitted.
The two luncheons with keynote addresses also are open to the public, but 
pre-registration and payment of a nominal fee is required. As space is 
limited, if you would like to attend one or both of the luncheons, we must 
receive a completed conference registration form with payment by June 16 at 
the latest. Registrations will be processed on a first come, first served 
basis.

We hope you will join us for this special event. For registration or to 
confirm space availability for the luncheons, please contact Richard 
Hitchcock at 202-293-2174 or 212-759-7525 ext. 12 or 
richard.ny at koreasociety.org <mailto:richard.ny at koreasociety.org>.

Schedule (as of 5/30/00)
Friday, June 23; 8:00am - 9:00pm

8:30am - WELCOME
(Robert Gallucci, Georgetown University; Donald P. Gregg, The Korea 
Society; and Sihak Henry Cho, The International Foundation for Korea 
University)

8:45am - CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS
(Kim Jung Bae, Korea University)

9:00am - PANEL 1 BACKGROUND: THE KOREAN WAR REVISITED
(Chair: Bonnie Oh, Georgetown University)
Occurance at No Gun Ri Bridge: An Inquiry into the History and Memory of a 
Civil War
(Bruce Cumings, University of Chicago)
The Rationale for War in Korea
(Kathryn Weathersby, The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars)
Korean War Studies Revisited: Third Wave abd Beyond
(Hyun In-Taek, Korea University)
The Effects of the Korean War in the Context of the Cold War: A View 
Through the Prism of the Vietnam War
(Stanley Karnow, pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist and Author)

10:45am - PANEL 2 WAR AS CRUCIBLE: DEVELOPMENT OF KOREAN NATIONALISM AND  IDENTITY
(Chair: Lee Chae-jin, Claremont-McKenna College)
Chuch'e Ideology: Origins, Theory and Practice
(B.C. Koh, University of Illinois at Chicago)
State and Society in South Korea: Social Consequences of the Korean War
(Eui Hang Shin, University of South Carolina)
The U.S. Bases in South Korea: Their Continuing Impact
(Katharine H.S. Moon, Wellesley College)
Korean Identity as Reflected in Changing Images of Americans
(Donald Clark, Trinity University)

12:15pm - LUNCHEON/KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Setting Old Scores: The War's Political Legacy
(Han Sung-Joo, Korea University)

1:45pm - PANEL 3 CONCORDANT DISCORD: REVIVING SUPPRESSED MEMORIES OF THE KOREAN WAR
(Chair: Donald P. Gregg)
Revolution and Poetry: Ambiguity of Choice
(Kim Uchang, Korea University)
Faithful Endurance of Families in Divided Korea: Social Devastation and   
Cultural Strength
(Kim Choong Soon, University of Tennessee at Martin)
The Korean War: Forgotten and Remembered
(David McCann, Harvard University)
Whether Enemy or Brother: Patroitism in Conflict with Brotherhood
(Suh Ji Moon, Korea University)

3:45pm - PANEL 4 CURRENT PERSPECTIVES ON THE DPRK
(Chair: Don Oberdorfer, Johns Hopkins University)
DPRK Relations with China, Russia and Japan
(John Merill, U.S. Department of State)
U.S.-DPRK Relationship: Restrospect, Prospect and Policy Recommendation
(Chung Ok-Nim, Brookings Institution)
Fourteen Months North of the Parallel: Experiences and Reflections
(Tibor Meray, Award Winning Author and Journalist)
Foreign Economic Policy Constraints of the DPRK in the Global Era: A New 
Breed of Ideation?
(Park Han Shik, University of Georgia)

7:15pm - EVENING FORUM: THE TRAGEDIES OF THE KOREAN WAR: NO-GUN-RI
(Panelists: Donald P. Gregg; Hyun Hong-Choo, Kim & Chang; and Don 
Oberdorfer)


Saturday, June 24; 8:30am - 5:30pm

8:30am - PANEL 5 U.S.-ROK RELATIONS: COSTS AND BENEFITS OF THE KOREAN WAR
(Chair: Kim Kyung-won, Institute of Social Sciences)
The Korean War and the U.S. Relationship with Korea
(William Stueck, University of Georgia)
Civil-Military Relations and Political Development in Korea
(James Lilley, American Enterprise Institute)
U.S. Priorities in the Cold War and Post-Cold War Eras
(Ralph Cossa, Pacific Forum-CSIS)
U.S.-ROK Economic & Trade Relations: Past & Future
(Marcus Noland, Institute for International Economics)

10:45am - PANEL 6 KOREA AND HER NEIGHBORS: FUTURE OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA
(Chair: Nancy Bernkopf Tucker, Georgetown University)
ROK-Japanese-U.S. Relations: An American Perspective
(Victor Cha, Georgetown University)
ROK-Japanese-U.S. Relations: A Japanese Perspective
(Ko Shioya, Bungei Shunju)
Korea-Russia Relations: A Russian Perspective
(Alexandre Mansourov, Brookings Institution)
China-Korea Relations: A Chinese View
(Zhang Xiaoming, Peking University)
U.S.-Korea Relations: A Korean Perspective
(Lho Kyoung Soo, Seoul National University)

12:15pm - LUNCHEON/KEYNOTE ADDRESS
The Korean War and Its Unsettled Legacy
(Lee Hong Koo, Embassy of the Republic of Korea)

1:30pm - PANEL 7 REFLECTIONS ON THE LONG-TERM IMPACT OF THE KOREAN WAR
(Chair: Sihak Henry Cho)
Transgenerational Impact of the Korean War
(Hesung Chun Koh, East Rock Institute)
The Forgotten ROK Soldiers of the Korean War
(John K.C. Oh, The Catholic University of America)
Recollections and Reflections on Korea: Before, During and After the War
(Edward L. King, Edward L. King and Associates
A Retrospective from the Trenches: The War from a Marine Lieutenant's 
Perspective
(Bernard E. Trainor, Council on Foreign Relations)

3:45pm - PANEL 8 CONFERENCE SUMMARY AND WRAP-UP
(Panelists: Donald P. Gregg; Han Sung-Joo, Hyun Hong-choo; and David 
Steinberg)

Sunday, June 25; 10:00am
Wreath-laying Ceremony at the Arlington National Cemetary
(by invitation only)




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