2007-2008 Events
March 12, 2008
Panel by Professors Susan Shirk, Stephan Haggard, and Jong-sung You on “Developments on the Korean Peninsula: Alliance and Elections”. Also featured Lt. Colonel Mike Finnegan, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense; Professor Bruce Bechtol, U.S. Marine Corps University; Kurt Campbell, Center for New American Security; and Scott Rembrant, Korea Economic Institute.
February 20, 2008
Lecture by Professor Chung-in Moon, Yonsei University on “The Second Korean Summit, Government Change, and Prospects for Inter-Korean Relations”
February 11, 2008
Lecture by Dr. Kathleen Stevens, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs on “The United States in Northeast Asia: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?”
January 25 – 27, 2008
Film Festival and Symposium
on “Korea, North and South: A Cinematic Perspective”
Notable media outlets such as KPBS/NPR, Radio Free Asia, KBS News, JoongAng Ilbo, and Korea Policy Review covered the event.
More than 2,000 people attended the screening of five North Korean films, five South Korean films, and one U.S. documentary film. The festival included seven lectures and one open panel by internationally renowned film directors and scholars. It was the first North American film festival dedicated to contemporary films from both the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. $39,715 received as grants from Korea Foundation, IGCC, Calit2, and others.
January 9, 2008
Lecture by Dr. Daeje Chin, former Korean Minister of Information and Communication on “Korea: Becoming a Powerhouse in Communications”
November 26, 2007
Lecture by Professors Tai Ming Cheung, Susan Shirk, Stephan Haggard, and Jong-Sung You on “Developments on the Korean Peninsula: The Summit, Six-Party Talks and Elections”
November 26, 2007
Panel/Roundtable by Professor Susan Shirk on "Six Party Talks", Professor Stephan Haggard on "The Second Inter-Korean Summit", and Jong-sung You on "Presidential Election in Korea"
November 7, 2007
Lecture by the Venerable Pomnyun Sunim on “Inside North Korea: Livelihood and Human Rights”
