All Korean Geniuses Going Global Gather Together

The 1st World Korean Scientists and Engineers Convention Opens on the 5th

The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies announced on the 2nd that the "1st World Korean Scientists and Engineers Convention" will be held from the 4th to the 7th at the Korea Science and Technology Center in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

This event was organized following a promise made by President Yoon Suk-yeol during a meeting with Korean-American scientists and engineers during his visit to the United States last September. The purpose is to invite Korean scientists and engineers from around the world to Korea to exchange with domestic scientists and engineers and share research achievements.

More than 300 overseas scientists and engineers, including Professor Jin-Hyung Lee, the first Korean woman appointed as a tenured professor at Stanford University School of Medicine and Department of Electrical Engineering, Nobel laureates Barry Barish and Konstantin Novoselov, and over 700 domestic scientists and engineers will participate. It is expected to strengthen the global network of Korean scientists and engineers and explore the direction of future scientific and technological innovation. The event will be held over four days, starting with a welcome reception on the afternoon of the 4th. Various side events such as lectures, academic sessions, science talk concerts, and dialogues with Korean scholars will also be held.

The main event from the 5th to the 7th will begin each day with a keynote lecture by world-renowned scholars. On the 5th, Konstantin Novoselov will speak on "Materials of the Future." On the 6th, Barry Barish will present "A New Window to the Universe: Gravitational Waves," and on the 7th, Hank Rogers, famous as the founder of the Tetris company, will lecture on "Building a Future Clean Energy System Beyond Fossil Fuels."

The Science Talk Concert held on the morning of the 5th will feature overseas Korean scholars such as Professor Kaejo Kings College London, Professor Young-Ki Kim of the University of Chicago, Professor Namjun Cho of Nanyang Technological University, and Professor Ki-Hwan Kim of Tsinghua University under the theme "Advancing Sustainability in 2030: Cutting-edge Technology and Scientific Innovation." They will discuss ways to develop a sustainable future society worldwide based on diverse research fields.

Additionally, academic sessions by technology field will be held, where domestic and international researchers will present the latest research and trends in strategic technologies and basic fields. Plans to establish a global science and technology network among domestic and international institutions and scientists will also be explored. Opportunities will be provided for next-generation talents to participate, including dialogues between Korean scholars and next-generation scientists and engineers, a startup forum involving global Korean startup representatives and venture capitalists.

Access and attendance to the World Korean Scientists and Engineers Convention require prior registration or on-site registration. Detailed schedules and other information can be found on the official website of the 1st World Korean Scientists and Engineers Convention.

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