KOFST Holds World Conference of Scientists and Engineers to Mark 50th Anniversary
KOFST Holds World Conference of Scientists and Engineers to Mark 50th Anniversary
  • By Yeon Choul-woong (bruceyeon@koreaittimes.com)
  • 승인 2016.07.04 15:22
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The Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST) will hold celebrations to mark its 50th anniversary on July 13-14 at COEX in southern Seoul. World-renowned scholars from international science and technology circles will gather under one roof to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the KOFST.

The two-day anniversary celebration will kick off with the Korea S&T Awards and the Best S&T Paper Awards.

Keynote speeches will be delivered by Lee Seong-kyu (endowed chair-professor at Ohio University), Rolf-Dieter Heuer (President of the Germany Physics Society (Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG)), Ada E. Yonath (2009 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry and Head of the Structural Biology Department at Weizmann Institute of Science), Aaron Ciechanover (2004 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry and Professor at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology), etc.

Also in the pipeline are a photo exhibition, Brain Pool Workshop, the 2016 World Congress of Korean and Korean-ethnic Scientists and Engineers, etc.

A policy symposium is also scheduled to be held where Moon Kil-choo, President of the University of Science and Technology (UST), Moon Il from the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) and Park Young-ah, President of the Korea Institute of Science & Technology Evaluation and Planning, will deliver lectures on ‘science and technology policy: the past 5 decades and future challenges.’

In addition, the World Conference of Scientist and Engineers (WCSE) will take place to set off discussions on various future technologies and future policy directions, such as ‘gender equity in science and technology,’ ‘science and technology and regional innovation,’ ‘environmental changes and S. Korea’s food system,’ ‘health and medicine,’ and ‘the creative economy initiative and entrepreneurship.’

Boo-Sup Lee, President of the KOFST said, “Marking the 50th anniversary this year, we see ourselves standing at the starting line once again to open up a new future filled with hopes. The two-day anniversary celebration is aimed at strengthening our resolve to take the KOFST to new heights over the next 50 years.”


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