International Conference on Whitehead’s Thought and East Asian Culture
by Wang Shik Jang
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International Conference on Whitehead’s Thought and East Asian Culture
by Wang Shik Jang
The date of “International Conference on Whitehead’s Thought and East Asian Culture” has been set for May 16-22, 2004. The Whitehead Society of Korea will host the conference. IPN (International Process Network) and Keimyung University in Korea will co-sponsor the conference. John B. Cobb(CPS), David Ray Griffin(CPS), Herman Greene(IPN) and Sang Yil Kim(WSK) will be the co-chairs of the conference.
The purpose of the conference is not only to promote further awareness of Whiteheadian process thought in Korea, but also to reflect together on ways in which Whiteheadian process thought can make some contribution to the intercultural dialogue between East Asia and the West.
The conference will consist of two events. The main event will be held in Seoul and Daejun. It comprises a combination of invited lectures and paper-and-discussion sections. The other event will be held at Keimyung University, which is located in Daegu. The event at Keimyung University will consist not only of academic sessions on Korean Studies and Process Thought but also of cultural performance (e.g., presenting traditional Korean folk dance). And, a guided tour for viewing Korea’s ancient culture will be arranged.
Those who want to present a paper in the conference are expected to write it in relation to the following sections. (Each section has two section-coordinators)
Sections Coordinators (International/Korean)
1) Whitehead and Buddhism (Ryusei Takeda, Japan/Sung Taek Cho, Korea)
2) Whitehead and Confucianism (John H. Berthrong, USA/Seung Hwan Lee, Korea)
3) Whitehead and Korean Studies, (Andrew Sung Park, USA/Sang Yil Kim, Korea)
4) Whitehead and Philosophy, (Andre Cloots, Belgium/Chang-ok Moon, Korea)
5) Whitehead and Feminism, (Catherine Keller, USA/Namsoon Kang, Korea)
6) Process Theology and Christianity (Greg Moses, Australia /Wang Shik Jang, Korea)
7) Whitehead and Politics and Economy in East Asia, (Ouyang Kang, China/Jangwoo, Lee, Korea)
8) Whitehead and Education, (Bob Regnier, Canada/In Tak Oh, Korea)
9) Whitehead and Ecology (Herman Green, USA/Sun Wook Kim, Korea)
10) Whitehead and Psychology (Franz Riffert, Austria/Chae Young Kim, Korea)
11) Whitehead and Natural Science (Hank Keeton,Denmark /Byung Tae Yoon, Korea)
All process scholars are invited to join in contributing papers to the conference. The abstract of the papers will be due on November 20, 2003. The final draft of the paper will be submitted by February 20, 2004. The section-coordinator’s task is both to organize the section and to act as a chair during the presentation. This means that he or she controls presentation time (30munutes) and leads the discussion phase (15minutes) after each presentation. This also includes contacting and/or being contacted by participants, collecting the abstract and the final draft of the papers.
For more information, please contact General Organizers: Wang Shik Jang or Sang Yil Kim.
Wang Shik Jang
E-Mail: wangshik@unitel.co.kr Phone: 02) 394-9843 (Korea)
Sang Yil Kim
E-Mail: kimsy@hanshin.ac.kr Phone: 02) 504-0691 (Korea)
Or, you can also contact Jinsun Park at the Center for Process Studies
E-Mail: Jinsun.Park@cgu.edu Phone: 909)621-5330 (USA), 909) 626-1533 (USA)
*Time Schedule (Following is the “unofficial” schedule for the conference)
May 16. 2:00-6:00 Registration and Reception
May 17. 9:00-12:00 Invited Lectures & Sessions (Ehwa Woman’s University, Seoul)
12:00-13:30 Lunch
13:00-16:00 Sessions
18:30 Arrival at Daejun and Dinner
May 18 9:00-12:00 Sessions
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-16:00 A Guided Tour to Traditional Religious Sites
18:30 Arrival at Daegu (Keimyung University)
May 19-21 Academic Sessions (the size and number of the sessions will be decided in accordance with the number of participants) and Cultural Performance
May 22 A Guided Tour to Traditional Cultural Sites (Optional)