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**Video Footage, Final Report, and Presentation Materials from the Conference are now available.**
The 2009 Korea Conference will explore the broader conceptual, technical, sectoral, and strategic dimensions to the Korean energy security tangle that shapes practical opportunities for sustaining the DPRK's engagement in the Six-Party Talks and strengthening U.S.-ROK relations. Moreover, the conference is scheduled to take place following the U.S. presidential election, during a period when the new administration will assess the lessons of the Six-Party Talks and develop new ideas for advancing the process.
Featured speakers include Ambassador James T. Laney, former US Ambassador to Korea and president emeritus of Emory University; Ambassador Hae-Jin Chun, Consul General of Korea; Mr. Kurt Tong, Director of the Korea Desk, US Department of State.
Also, Leon Sigal, Social Science Research Council; Myonggil Kim, DPRK United Nations Mission; David Von Hippel, Nautilus Institute; Ji-Chul Ryu, Korea Energy Economics Institute; Taehyun Kim, Chung-Ang University; Jung-min Kang, Stanford University; Edward Chow, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Se-Hyun Ahn, University of Seoul; Adam Stulberg, Georgia Tech;Peter Hayes, Nautilus Institute; Brian Woodall, Georgia Tech; Victor Cha, Georgetown University.
This conference is free and open to the public. Reservation is required by February 20, 2009. To reserve, contact alevin@gatech.edu.
