[KS] [AKS] Call for Abstracts - The 9th World Congress of Korean Studies

Academy of Korean Studies congress at aks.ac.kr
Fri Mar 23 04:14:25 EDT 2018


 
 
  
  
   
   The Academy of Korean Studies (AKS) is pleased to announce that the 9th World Congress of Korean Studies will take place at Academy of Korean Studies from September 12nd to 14th, 2018. The congress theme, “Human Civilizations and Korean Studies” is designed to invite scholars and experts presenting recent researches and exchanging academic information as well as networking among Koreanists. Prospective participants are invited to submit proposals.     
    
  1. Congress Outline 
   1) Theme : Human Civilizations and Korean Studies
   2) Dates : September 12 (Wed.) – 14 (Fri.), 2018 
   3) Venue : Academy of Korean Studies
   4) Official language : Korean and English 
   5) Hosts : Academy of Korean Studies 
   6) Organizing committee members 
     - Young-kyun Yang (Committee Chair/AKS) 
     - Jae Hoon Yeon (International Society for Korean Studies/SOAS, University of London) 
     - Jo Elfving-Hwang (Korean Studies Association of Australasia/University of Western Australia) 
     - Sunyoung Park (Committee on Korean Studies, Association for Asian Studies/ University of Southern California ) 
     - James B. Lewis (Association for Korean Studies in Europe/University of Oxford) 
     - Jeongsoo Shin (AKS) 
  
    

  
   2. Congress Schedule   
  
  
   
    
      Date
     Schedule
      Venue
    
    
      September 12 (Wed.)
     Welcome Banquet
     Courtyard by Marriott Seoul Pangyo
    
    
      September 13 (Thu.)
     Opening CeremonyPanel sessions
     Academy of Korean Studies
    
    
      September 14 (Fri.)
     Panel sessions
Farewell Banquet
     Academy of Korean Studies
    
   
  
  
      
     
      

     
  3. Application Category & Required Documents 
   1) Organized panels 
     - 3 to 4 presenters per panel, 90 minutes. A panelist may serve in multiple roles, including moderator, presenter, and discussant. 
     - Panel organizer submits all required documents for the panel proposal. 
     - Required documents : panel proposal (1 page), paper abstracts (1 page each), presenter c.v.’s (1 page each). 
   2) Individual papers 
     - The organizing committee will assign individual papers to panels. 
     - 3 to 4 presenters per panel, 90 minutes. A panelist may serve in multiple roles, including moderator, presenter, and discussant. 
     - Required documents : paper abstract (1 page), presenter c.v. (1 page). 
  * Page length assumes A4 paper, 12-point font. 
  
      
     
    
  4. Abstract Submission & Application Period 
   1) Please sign up at the WCKS website (http://congress.aks.ac.kr), click Call for Abstracts, and submit the required documents (MS Word files only). 
   2) Application period : by April 27 (Fri.), 2018 
  
      
     
    
  5. Registration Fee :Free registration to celebrate AKS’s 40th anniversary
  
      
     
    
  6. Accommodation and Meals 
   1) Accommodation: Three nights of lodging (two persons per room) will be provided from 12nd to 15th September.
     - Accommodation Fee : 30,000 won per night 
       * Fees will be charged in Korean won.
       * The regular price for a twin bed room is 220,000 won. AKS bears the cost of the balance amount.
       * This rate does not apply to the presenters who are the residents in the metropolitan area of Korea. 
       * If there would be co-speakers, we can cover for one speaker only. 
       * Free accommodation (Two persons per room) will be provided for the student participants who come from the graduate schools outside of Korea. Please bring your student ID.
       * A single-occupancy room can be provided at an additional cost. (99,000 won per night)
   ● Lodging (Courtyard by Marriott Seoul Pangyo) 
     - Address : 12 Pangyoyeok-ro 192beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si Gyeonggi-do
     - Website : http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/selpn
     - Tel : +82 31-8060-2000
  
      
     
    
   2) Meals: All meals during the event will be offered free of charge.(From dinner on 12ndto breakfast on 15thSeptember)
  - Dinner will be served in the hotel on 12ndSeptember. Shuttle service is not available. 
  
      
     
    
  7. Korean Studies Junior Scholar Prize
  Graduate students are encouraged to apply for the Junior Scholar Prize. To apply, please check the option, “KOREAN STUDIES JUNIOR SCHOLAR PRIZE APPLICANT,” on the application form. 
  The committee will review submitted papers and select six awardees. 
  
      
     
    
  8. Travel Grant for Presenters from Latin America/Africa
  Presenters from Latin America or Africa can be provided travel grant within the available budget. 
  They are considered without particular application process. We will contact awardees separately.
  
      
     
    
  9. Important Deadlines 
    - Proposal submission : by April 27 (Fri.), 2018 
    - Notification of proposal review result : by May 18 (Fri.), 2018 
    - Participant registration : by June 15 (Fri.), 2018 
    - Full paper submission : by July 31 (Tue.), 2018 
  
      
     
    
  10. Contact :Secretariat of the World Congress of Korean Studies Organizing Committee 
    - Website : http://congress.aks.ac.kr 
    - E-mail : congress at aks.ac.kr 
    - Tel : +82-31-739-9715 
 
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