ICKS Conference of 2003

 

 

I21PS & ICKS JOINT CONFERENCE 2003

 

U.S.-KOREA ALLIANCE: CONTINUITY AND CHANGE JOINTLY SPONSORED BY
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON KOREAN STUDIES
INSTITUTE 21 FOR PEACE STUDIES

 

AUGUST 22-24, FRIDAY-SUNDAY, 2003
SHERATON NATIONAL HOTEL
900 SOUTH ORME STREET, ARLINGTON, VA 22204, USA

 

 

AUGUST 22, FRIDAY, 2003

 

2:00 PM
Registration

2:30 – 3:30 PM Opening Ceremony


Opening Remark Hang Yul Rhee, International Council on Korean Studies

  Opening Remark Hak-Joon Kim, Dong-A Ilbo Daily Newspaper

  Introduced by Ilpyong Kim, University of Connecticut

  Keynote Speaker Donald Gregg, President and Chairman of Korea Society

3:30 - 6:00 PM PANEL I Strategic Implications of US-Korea Alliance

  Moderator Ilpyong Kim, University of Connecticut

  Paper1 Larry Niksch, Congressional Research Service
The Role of U.S. Troup in Korea

  Paper2 Victor Cha, Georgetown University
Containment Lite on the Korean Peninsula

  Paper3 Young Whan Kihl, Iowa State University
Nuclear Issues in US-Korea Relations: Uncertain Security Future

  Discussants William Drennan, U.S. Institute for Peace

Kongdan (Katy) Oh, Institute for Defense Analyses

John Feffer, Foreign Policy in Focus
Author of “In North Korea/South Korea”

6:00 – 6:30 PM Break

6:30 – 9:00 PM Dinner and Speech

6:30 – 8:00 PM Reception and Dinner

8:00 – 9:00 PM Dinner Speech

  Introduced by Hang Yul Rhee, Shepherd University

  Speaker

Sung Joo Han, Ambassador Republic of Korea to the United States


AUGUST 23, SATURDAY, 2003

 

8:00 AM Registration and Breakfast

9:00 – 11:00 AM PANEL II International Implications of U.S.-Korea Alliance

  Moderator Jane S. Zacek, Union College

  Paper 1 Thomas Robinson, American Asian Research Enterprise
Chinese- Korean Relations

  Paper 2 Hong Nack Kim, West Virginia University
Japanese-Korean Relations

  Paper 3 Peggy Falkenheim Meyer, Simon Fraser University, Vacouver
Russian-Korean Relations

  Discussants Ilpyong Kim, University of Connecticut

Gon Namkung, Kyung Hee University, Seoul

Jane Shapiro Zacek, Union College

11:00 – 11:30 AM Break

11:30AM-1:30PM

Luncheon and Speech


11:30AM -12:30PM Luncheon

12:30 – 1:00 PM

Luncheon Speech


  Introduced by Soon Paik, U.S. Department of Labor

  Speaker Joseph A. B. Winder, Korea Economic Institute of America

1:00 – 1:30 PM Break

1:30 – 3:15 PM PANEL III Economic Implications for US-Korea Alliance

  Moderator Peter Beck, Korea Economic Institute of America

  Paper 1 Mikyung Kim, United States Embassy in Seoul

Axis of Good: South Korean Jeju Island’s Food Diplomacy and
The Lesson for U.S. Humanitarian Aid to North Korea

  Paper 2 SunWoong Kim, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Brain Drain and Human Resource Development in the Context of
U.S.-Korea Alliance

  Paper 3 Martin Sours

Thunderbird-the American Graduate School of International Management Trade and Investment in Korean Business Services

  Discussants Sung-Min Kim, Bank of Korea

David Selover, Old Dominion University

Byung Joo Lee, University of Notre Dame

3:15 – 3:30 PM Break

3:30 – 5:30 PM PANEL IV Political Economy on US-Korea Alliance

  Moderator Hang Yul Rhee, Shepherd University

  Paper 1 Young Back Choi, St. John’s University
Political Economy of Nationalism

  Paper 2

Soon Paik, U.S. Department of Labor Contribution of U.S.

Educated Koreans to Enhancement of Korean Economy

  Paper 3 Youn-Suk Kim, Kean University
Dynamic Korea-U.S. Economic Relation : US Direct Investment
In Korea

  Discussants Dong-Keun Jeong, North Carolina A&T State University

Haeduk Lee, World Bank

Hang Yul Rhee, Shepherd University

5:30 – 6:30 PM Break

6:30 – 9:00 PM Dinner and Speech

6:30 – 8:00 PM Reception and Dinner
Sponsored by the Cosmopolitan, Inc.
Se Ung Kim, President and CEO

8:00 – 9:00 PM Dinner Speech

  Introduced by Youn-Suk Kim, Kean College of New Jersey

  Keynote Speaker

Hak-Joon Kim, President of Dong-A Ilbo

 

AUGUST 24, SUNDAY, 2003

 

8:00 AM Breakfast

9:00 – 11:00 AM PANEL V The Role of Korean Americans in US-Korea Relation

  Moderator Hugo Wheegook Kim, East-West Research Institute

   Paper 1 Balbina Hwang, Heritage Foundation
The Political Role of Korean Americans in US-Korea Relation

   Paper 2 Yoon-Shik Park, George Washington University
The Economic Role of Korean Americans in US-Korea Relation

   Paper 3 Jai P. Ryu, Loyola College
The Socio-Cultural Role of Korean Americans in US-Korea Relation

   Discussants Richard L. Wong, US Department of Transportation

Richard T. Shin, LECG Economics and Finance

John I. Gould, Sweet Briar College

 11:00 – 11:30 AM Break

 11:30AM-1:30PM Luncheon and Wrap-Up

 11:30AM-12:30PM Luncheon

 12:30 – 1:30 PM Wrap-Up

  Moderator Ilpyong Kim, University of Connecticut

Youn-Suk Kim, Kean College of New Jersey