Application Guideline for Participants of ACC Young-generation Culture Forum 2016

Asia Culture Center

Asia Culture Institute

1. Aim

Asia Culture Research Institute of Asia Culture Center (hereafter, ACC) provides an occasion for research discussion, presentation and mutual exchange to the researchers of young generation who will lead new era to share the academic interests and build knowledge networks.

ACC Young-generation Culture Forum 2016 hopes every participants to find a coexistence and alternative culture making a novel “Asian Eye” based on various Asian research themes and creative ideas.

2. Application Guideline

Date	8 - 11 December 2016
Location	ACC(Gwangju, Republic of Korea), Gwangju city and neighbouring regions
Targeted Participants	Number of participants: About 40 ① Graduate students or research students majoring in studies concerning Asian regions (participants within two digits) ② Foreign students residing in Korea majoring studies concerning Asian regions (Graduate students or research students) (participants within two digits)
Theme	Asia Rediscovered
Program	Lectures on Asian culture, research data collection and research methods - Discussion and presentation according to department, Building an online archive through Edit-a-thon - Ecological and Cultural field-trip
Language in Use	Korean, English

3. Targeted Participants

- Graduate students and research students of Korean or Foreign universities majoring in humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, cultural studies, arts and so on concerning Asian regions (Regardless of nationality)

- Foreign graduate, post-graduate and research students from Asian countries studying in Korean universities (Regardless of major)

4. Application Schedule

- Announcement of Application : Wednesday, 2 November 2016 – Friday, 30 November 2016

- Application Period : Friday, 4 November 2016 – Friday, 30 November 2016

- Announcement of Result : (Scheduled for) Friday, 2 December 2016

※ Final selectees will be informed individually.

5. Documents for Submission

1) Application Form

2) Abstract of degree thesis (free form)

3) Presentation Summary*(Summary about 2,000 characters, implications of research about 400 characters) (Form provided)

4) Consent form for personal information collection

5) Certificate of registration or Diploma

※ All documents should be written in either English or Korean.

6. Method of Application

- Online application (via E-Mail)

- Reception : hyeyoung@aci-k.kr

※ Application is valid only if it arrives before 18:00, Wednesday, 30 November 2016.

7. Presentation Departments

Department 1	Ecology, Environment, Nature
Department 2	History, Religion
Department 3	Anthropology, Ethnology, Folklore
Department 4	Culture, Arts

The presentation departments are as following.

※ All selectees must participate as a presenter, and is expected to submit the manuscript for the presentation based on his/her own choice of category theme.

8. Forum Schedule : Thursday, 8 December – Sunday, 11 December

[Day 1] Thursday, 8 December / Opening, Keynote Speech, ACC Tour

14:00 - 15:00   Arrival at Gwangju city and assignment of accommodation

15:00 - 15:20   Opening Ceremony

15:20 - 16:00  Keynote Speech – Purpose of the establishment of ACC(Asia Culture Center) and the Significance of Asian culture research

16:00 - 17:00  Meeting for the procedure of department (Selection of representative and discussion topic of each department)

17:00 - 18:30   ACC Tour (guided by docent)

18:30 - 20:00   Reception

[Day 2] Friday, 9 December / “Asia Rediscovered” – Lecture and Group Discussion

09:00 - 10:30   Lecture 1 - Geographical Understanding of Asia / Ryu, Geunbae(Dept. of Geography, Seoul National University)

10:30 - 12:30   Lecture 2 - Where and how to find research materials? / Lee, Dongcheol(Dept. of Chinese Studies, Yongin University)

12:30 - 13:40   Lunch

13:40 - 14:20   Introduction to the Wikimedia and “Edit-a-thon”

14:20 - 16:00   Group Discussion 1 – Topic discussion and building online archives through Edit-a-thon

16:00 - 18:00   Group Discussion 2 – Topic discussion and building online archives through Edit-a-thon

18:00 - 20:00   Dinner

[Day 3] Saturday, 10 December / Ecological and Cultural Field-trip – Geollanamdo Damyang county and Gwangju Daein Market

09:00 - 09:30   Gwangju -> Damyang

09:30 - 11:30   Visit to Sikyeongjeong of Soswaewon

11:30 - 13:00   Lunch

13:00 - 14:30   Dambit Art Warehouse - Organ concert and conversation with local artists (Painter Jang, Hyunwoo; Poet Go, Jaejong)

14:30 - 16:00   Lecture 3 – William C. Hunter(College of Hotel and Tourism Management, Kyunghee University)

16:00 – 17:00   Gwanbangjerim – strolling along Metasequoia Road

17:00 – 17:40   Damyang -> Gwangju

17:40 - 19:30   Experiencing Gwangju Daein Market (guided by Daein Market cultural and arts director)

[Day 4] Sunday, 11 December / Presentation and Closing ceremony

10:00 – 11:30 Presentation of the Discussion results

11:30 – 12:00 Closing Ceremony

※ All the schedules listed above are subject to change

▶Support

- For the final selectees, the fees for a round trip transportation,  accommodation, and meals  will be fully funded.

9. Details concerning collection of manuscripts for conference

[Collection of manuscripts]

･Final selectees should hand in their manuscript for the conference by E-Mail, which will be published in the collection of manuscripts. (Deadline of manuscript: 12:00 Sunday, 4 December).

-Final selectees should choose one of the category themes and compose the summary of presentation manuscript.

･The manuscript should be written in Korean or English and in the format described below. (The manuscript will be translated and summarized in Korean and English by the headquarter).

[Korean Manuscript]

① Manuscript should be written in Hangeul file of Hancom Office.

② The length of manuscript should be 3 – 4 pages of Hangeul original format (41 characters per line, 41 lines per page)

③ Font should be Shin Myungjo (신명조), and font size should be 10 pt. for the body and 15 pt. for the title of the manuscript. Citations, footnotes, examples and references should be written in 9 pt.

* Proper nouns such as name of place or person must have its English translation/Romanization in parentheses (   ). (Needed for translation).

[English Manuscript]

① Manuscript should be written in MS-Word.

② The length of manuscript should be 3 – 4 pages of MS-Word original format (40 characters per line, 38 lines per page).

③ Font should be Times New Roman, and font size should be 10 pt. for the body and 15 pt. for the title of the manuscript. Citations, footnotes, examples and references should be written in 9 pt.

* Proper nouns such as name of place of person must be noted. (Needed for translation into Korean).

10. For other queries, contact :

Research Planning Team of Asia Culture Center (062-601-4446) or hyeyoung@aci-k.kr

(Form 1)

ACC Young-generation Culture Forum 2016

*Name		Korean
		Chinese Character
		English
*Age			*Sex		*Nationality
*Organization		Graduate School Major				Course year
*Department to Participate
*Major Research Field
*Contact Information	Home Address
	Phone Number
	Mobile Phone
	E-MAIL
Other Contact Information	Name
	Address
	Phone Number

①  Application Form

1. Items marked with * are mandatory.

2. For [Other Contact Information], fill in only if you have place to be contacted other than your home.

(Form 2)

ACC Young-generation Culture Forum 2016

② Presentation Summary

Title of Presentation				Department
Name of Presenter		Organization	Graduate School Major		Year	Course Year
※Please, conform to the designated length. 【Summary : About 2000 characters (1800 - 2000 characters including spaces.)】
【Implications of Research : About 400 characters (380 - 420 characters including spaces.)】

1. Please be aware that you can be alloted to the similar category when the number of applicants exceeds capacity.

(Form 3)

Consent Form for Personal Information Collection

Asia Culture Research Institute collects personal information for《ACC  Young-generation Culture Forum 2016》 according to the Article 15 of 「Act on the Protection of Personal Information」.

1. The Purpose of Collection and Utilization of Personal Information

· The collected information will be used for the identification and examination of the participant selection.

2. Collection Item of Personal Information

· Name, date of birth, address, contact information, educational background and career will be collected.

3. Duration of Retention and Utilization of Collected Personal Information

· Information will be retained and utilized during the selection and examination of participants.

4. Right to Nonconcur and its Disadvantages

· You may refuse the collection and utilization of personal information.

· However, in the case of nonconcurrence, the you may not be considered for examination.

Do you agree to the collection and utilization of personal information?

□ I agree □ I disagree

Date:                 2016

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