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Lecture by Dr. Sam Ock Park, "Innovation and Spatial Dynamics in East Asia", hosted by the School of Public Policy and Policy@Tech.
Biography:
Sam Ock Park is currently Professor Emeritus of Economic
Geography, Department of Geography, SNU; and Distinguished Professor,
Department of Public Administration, Gachon University. He served as
Dean of College of Social Sciences, SNU (2004-2006) and as the President
of University Senate of Seoul National University (2007~August 31, 2011).
He served as the President of Korean Regional Science Association
(1997-2001), the President of Pacific Regional Science Conference
Organization (PRSCO) (2000-2001), the President of Korean Geographical
Society (2003-2004), and the Chair of the International Geographical
Union Commission on the Dynamics of Economic Spaces (2000-2004).
Councilor-at-Large of Regional Science Association-International (RSAI)
(2009~). He also served as the Pacific Editor of Papers in Regional
Science (1995-1997) and is currently an editorial board member of
Regional Studies, Journal of Economic Geography, and Papers in Regional
Science and Co-editor-in-Chief of The Korea Spatial Planning Review. He
has published more than 160 articles in English and Korean including
papers in international journals such as, Papers in Regional Science,
Progress in Human Geography, Economic Geography, Environment and
Planning A, Geoforum, Journal of Economic And Social Geography (TESG),
and so on, and published 19 books on the locational dynamics of economic
activities, regional development, high tech industries, industrial
clusters and regional innovation systems. His recent research topics are
regional innovation systems, industrial clusters, and dynamics of
economic spaces. He received several awards such as the Best Paper of
the Year by the Korea Federation of Science and Technology Societies
(1997), the First Academic Award of Korean Geographical Society (2006), a
Medal for Distinguished Activities of Research, SNU (2007), A National
Distinguished Scholar in the field of Humanity and Social Sciences
(2008). Dr. Park holds a BA and a MA in Geography, Seoul National
University (SNU), and Ph. D. in Economic Geography in The University of
Georgia.
