The 2016 World Hallyu Congress will take place at Oriel College, Oxford, 26-28 September. You can register to attend here. Students free, others $50 (plus accommodation). Draft timetable is below. Keep an eye on the conference website for updates.
| Time | Harris Lecture Theatre | Harris Room | Sanders Room |
| Monday Sep 26 | |||
| 14:00-18:00 | Registration | ||
| 18:00-20:00 | Reception Dinner for Regional Presidents and Invited Guests | ||
| Tuesday Sep 27 | |||
| 8:00-9:00 | Registration | ||
| 9:00-10:00 | Opening Ceremony Opening Speech (Prof. Gil-Sung Park) Keynote Speech Award Ceremony Photo Session |
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| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee Break | ||
| 10:30-12:00 | K-Literature Round Table: Translating Korean Literature Chair: Hae-Rin Shin Featured: Deborah Smith, Mingyu Park, Jin-Kyung Lee, Kyung-Hyun Kim |
Session: Hallyu in Asia Chair: Millie Creighton Panelists: Mihye Jeong, Arnel Joven |
Session: Visual Hallyu: Return to Text Chair: Ute Fendler Panelists: Kyung Hyun Kim, Ji Hyeon Kim |
| 12:00-14:00 | Lunch Break | ||
| 14:00-15:30 | Theme Session: What is the “K” in K-Pop or What defines the “Han” in Hallyu? Chair: Wonho Jang Featured: Maria Reyes, Sarah Lipura Domingo, Sana Ho, Jung Eun Song |
Session: Korean Entertainment Industry Chair: Jaebom Kim Panelists: Yoo-Soo Hong & Hui-Wen Chen, Deho Kim et al., Rachel Joo |
Session: Hallyu Theory (in Korean) Chair: Ki-Hyung Kim Panelists: Kyung-Mook Kim, Sung-Hyun Park, Seol Ri Ryu |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee Break | ||
| 16:00-18:00 | Student Round Table: K-pop in the UK Chair: Keith Howard Featured: Dhyana Rao-Middleton, Hollie Johnson, Ali Zahoor, Shuanise Odunaiya, Paola Laforgia, Olivia Beteta Anna Yates-Lu, Scott Jewett |
Session: Hallyu & Soft Power Chair: Peter von Staden Panelists: Virginie Vial, Ingyu Oh, Hun Shik Kim, Andrew Eungi Kim |
Session: Hallyu & Overseas Koreans Chair: In-Jin Yoon Panelists: Yun Jung Im, Jung-Sun Park, Joan Yoon |
| 16:00-18:00 | Congress Dinner / Plenary Speech (Prof. Kyung-Hyun Kim) | ||
| Wednesday Sep 28 | |||
| 10:00-11:45 | Session: Student Paper Contest | {Place Holder} | Session: Cultual Epidemics Chair: Seongdo Kim Panelists: Minhyoung Kim, Hyun Jee Kim, Jang |
| 12:00-14:00 | Lunch Break | ||
| 14:00-15:30 | Session: Student Video Contest | Session: Hallyu in Indonesia Chair: Desideria Leksmono Panelists: Sigit Pamungkas, Eric Gunawan |
Session: Food & National Identity Chair: Ayumi Takenaka Panelists: Kyung Rhan Chung, Dae Young Kwon |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee Break | ||
| 16:00-17:30 | Session: Multivalent Han (Koreanness): Reading Korean Culture and Literature through Critical Theory Chair: Julie Choi Panelists: Duk-Ae Chung, Sooyoung Chon, Haerin Shin |
Session: Multivalent Han (Koreanness): Reading Korean Culture and Literature through Critical Theory Chair: Julie Choi Panelists: Duk-Ae Chung, Sooyoung Chon, Haerin Shin |
Session: Hallyu in Latin America Chair: Yun Jung Im Panelists: Ricardo Regatieri, Paula Fernandes, Constanza Jorquera, Sandra Claros |
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