CONFERENCE
LOOKING BACK
AND FORWARD

 
October 21 (Wed) – 23 (Fri), 2015
Yein Hall, Sejong Center, Ground floor

 
Director
Gu, Yeon-sang
 
Organized by
Jongno-gu Office /
World Script Institute Inc.
 
Hosted by
World Script Institute Inc.

The World Script Institute 2015 Conference aims to look back on the outcomes and accomplishments of the last year’s conference and the academic implications of the World Script Seoul Declaration. The World Script Seoul Declaration is considered the first major contribution of its kind to the awareness of the connection between script and culture. The upcoming conference also seeks to find ways to promote polices to support diversity of scripts, academic learning, and arts based on the analysis of the previous international meeting.
SESSION 1
LOOKING BACK: A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE WORLD SCRIPT SEOUL DECLARATION

October 21 (Wed), Wednesday

1pm – 2pm
The goals of the World Script Seoul Declaration

Gu, Yeon-sang (Professor at Sookmyung Women’s University)
 

2:30pm – 4:40pm
Academic talks on the policies for the scripts and writing systems in various countries

Lee, Jae-hyun (Professor of Dongduk University)
 
 
October 22, Thursday
 
10am – 11:40am
Talks on “Script War”: analysis and predictions

LEE, Sang-bin (Professor of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies) /
Participating members: two academic researchers in linguistics
 
2:30pm – 4:40pm
Analysis on the art works presented to “World Script Infographic” and “Tables, Chairs, and Scripts”

Kim, Eung-gyo (Professor of Sookmyung Women’s University) /
Participating members: two academic researchers specializing in aesthetics, philosophy of art, and literature

SESSION 2
LOOKING FORWARD: SYMPOSIUM FOR CREATING FOUNDATION FOR DIVERSITY OF SCRIPTS

 
October 23, Friday
 
1pm – 2:40pm
Conference and reports on the places of the origins for the scripts of the world

Kim, Seul-ong (King Sejong Memorial Professional Advisor) /
Participating members: Two academic researchers in linguistics
 
3pm – 4:40pm
Issues on the policies on scripts and the national identity in Eurasian countries

Oh, Eun-kyung (Professor of Dongduk University) /
Participating members: Four regional experts and linguists