ICKS Conference of 2005

2005 ICKS ANNUAL CONFERENCE

KOREA AND MAJOR POWERS:
THE QUEST FOR A NUCLEAR-FREE KOREA

Sheraton Crystal City Hotel
1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia, USA
August 5-6, 2005

International Council on Korean Studies (ICKS)
Web Home Page: http://www.icks.org

August 5, Friday, 2005

Registration

Opening Ceremony

Opening Remarks
Dr. Hong Nack Kim, President of ICKS

Keynote Speech
“South Korean National Security and Two-Korea Relations”
Dr. Jay Kun Yoo, Chairman of the National Security Committee,
The National Assembly of the Republic of Korea

Introduced by
Dr. Hang Yul Rhee, Chairman of Board, ICKS

Panel I. Major Powers’ Relations with North Korea

Dr. John Merrill, U.S. Department of State

Papers “The U.S. – North Korean Relations”
Dr. Larry Niksch, Congressional Research Service

“China In-and-Out of U.S.-DPRK Nuclear Confrontation”
Dr. Samuel S. Kim, Columbia University

“Russo – North Korean Relations”
Dr. Peggy Falkenheim Meyer, Simon Fraser University

Discussants Dr. Jong O. Ra, Hollins College
Dr. Steve Rhee, Armstrong Atlantic State University
Mr. Thomas A. Wuchte, U.S. State Department

Coffee Break

Panel II. Inter – Korean Relations

Dr. Ilpyong Kim, University of Connecticut

Dinner and Dinner Speech

Speaker “U.S.-Korean Alliance: Ideal and Reality”
Dr. Jay Gun Yoo, Chairman of the National Security Committee,
The National Assembly of the Republic of Korea

Introduced by Dr. Hong Nack Kim, President, ICKS

August 6, Saturday, 2005

Continental Breakfast

ICKS Board of Directors Meeting

Panel III. Major Powers’ Relations with South Korea

Dr. Hang Yul Rhee, Shepherd University

Papers “U.S. – South Korean Relations under the Bush Administration”
Dr. Bruce Bechtol, Jr., U.S. Air Command and Staff College

“Japanese – South Korean Relations under the Koizumi Government”
Dr. Hong Nack Kim, West Virginia University

“Chinese – South Korean Relations”
Dr. Robert Sutter, Georgetown University

Discussants Dr. Ramsey Liem, Boston University
Mr. Paul F. Chamberlin, Korea-U.S. Consulting, Inc.
Dr. Hugo WheeGook Kim, East- West Research Institute

Coffee Break

Panel IV. Political Economy of the Nuclear – Free Korea

Mr. Joseph Winder, Korea Economic Institute of America

Paper “Political Economy of De-Nuclearizing North Korea”
Dr. Yoon Shik Park, George Washington University

“The Kaesung Special Economic Zone and the Future of Inter–Korean Relations”
Dr. Youn-Suk Kim, Kean University

“The North Korean Economy at the Crossroad: the Problems and Prospects”
Dr. Dick Nanto, Congressional Research Services

Discussants Mr. Joseph Winder, Korea Economic Institute of America
Dr. Jinill Kim, Federal Reserve Board
Dr. Soon Paik, Department of Labor

Luncheon Speech and Concluding Remarks

Luncheon

Luncheon Speech

“A Nuclear-Free Korea and Korean-Americans”
Mr. Ki-Duck Han

Introduced by Dr. Jai P. Ryu, ICKS

Concluding Remarks

Dr. Hang Yul Rhee, Chairman of Board of Directors, ICKS

Greetings and Announcement

Dr. Hong Nack Kim, President, ICKS

Panel V. Nuclear-Free Korea and Korean Americans

Moderator: Dr. Okeun Kwon, ICKS

Panelists: Mr. Byung Keun Choi
President, Federation of Korean Associations

Mr. Young Keun Kim
President, Korean American Association of Washington

Mr. Dae Hyun Ko
President, Korean Association of Northern Virginia

Mr. Young Ki Lee
President, Korean Association of Maryland

Mr. Choong Ki Park
Vice President, Korean Society of Maryland

Mr. Ki Won Ham
Vice President, Korean Association of Howard County

Mr. Eun Ho Kim
President, Korean American Society of Greater Richmond

(End of Conference)