2009/09/18 OCU-URP Seoul Sub-center Opening Commemorative Symposium

OCU-URP Seoul Sub-center Opening Commemorative Symposium:

"Poverty and Renewal"

 

1. Date and Place

§Symposium and Reception

• Friday, September 18, 2009  10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

• Franciscan Education Center, 2^nd floor Large Auditorium (in Seoul, seating capacity of 110)

• Reception from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, near the meeting hall, advance reservations.

§Field Trip

• Saturday, September 19, 2009  10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

• Locations within Seoul City and visits to institutions

 

2. Symposium Content

§Report to the public on the start of activities at Osaka City University's Urban Research Plaza Seoul Sub-center

§Sharing of understanding and practical experience related to urban poverty and revitalization in South Korea and Japan

§Actual field visits to places dealt with in the symposium, and provision of a venue for the sharing of experience among the related individuals

§Promotion of exchanges between Japanese and Korean researchers and field workers through the intermediary of Osaka City University's Urban Research Plaza Seoul Sub-center

 

3. Symposium Schedule

   I. Theme: Poverty and Renewal (Working Title)

   II. Speakers and Topics

Session 1 and 2 Moderator: Mizuuchi Toshio (OCU-URP)

Session 3 and 4 and General Discussion Moderator: Kim Won-bae (the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements (KRIHS))

 

Time		Speaker and Topic
09:30 - 10:00	Check-in
10:00 - 10:30	Greetings	•Ha, Seong-Kyu (Director, Korean Center for City and Environment Research(KOCER)) •Sasaki Masayuki (Director, OCU Urban Research Plaza)
10:30 - 11:30	Session 1	• Ha, Seong-Kyu: Urban Renewal (New Towns) and the Housing Poverty of Low Income Groups •Lee, Ju-Won: Dissension and Controversy in Urban Renewal Projects Seen from On the Ground: Mainly in New Town Redevelopment Projects
11:30 - 11:45	Break
11:45 - 12:45	Session 2	•Wakamatsu Tsukasa: The Reality of Discrimination against Locality and Urban Regenetration in Socially Disadvantaged Inner City Area: the Case of Osaka's Nishinari Ward •Seo, Jong Gyun: An Approach to New Revitalization Works: the Case of Samsung Yeongju District
12:45 - 14:00	Lunch
14:00 - 15:15	Session 3	Kuzunishi Risa: New Potential for Housing Aid for Domestic Violence Victims: Status of Rehabilitation Aid Usage in Tottori Prefecture and the Effects of Its Adoption •Meno Fumitake: Housing Provision Project for the Elderly Poor by Private Non-profit Organizations •Inada Nanami: Housing Assistance for the Single Elderly Poor and Inclusive Local Care- Potential for Local Revitalization through Livelihood Assistance Projects
15:15 - 15:30	Break
15:30 - 16:30	Session 4	•Park Se-Hoon: Multicultural 'Utilization' and the Politics of Urban Renewal- Examples from Wonguk-dong in Ansan City and Incheon's Chinatown •Hirakawa Takaaki: Role of Cultural Activities in Kamagasaki- Through the Operation of the 'Come On!' Media Center
16:30 - 16:45	Break
16:45 - 17:15	General Discussion
17:15 - 18:00	Response to Questions
18:00	Closing

 

Speakers' Profiles

(1) Korean Group

• Ha Seong-Kyu (Director of Korean Center for City and Environment Research(KOCER), Vice-President of Chung-Ang University)

•Lee Ju-Won (Nanum-gwa-Mire(Division and the Future))

•Seo Jong Gyun (Chief Researcher, Korean Urban Studies Institute)

•Park Se-Hoon (Chief Researcher, National Land Research Institute)

 

(2) Japanese Group

•Meno Fumitake (OCU-URP Post-Doctoral Researcher)

•Wakamatsu Tsukasa (OCU-GCOE Special Researcher)

•Kuzunishi Risa (OCU-GCOE Special Researcher)

•Inada Nanami (OCU-GCOE Special Researcher)

•Hirakawa Takaaki (URP, RA)

 

   III. Conference Format

-      Japanese-Korean Simultaneous Translation

-      20 minutes each for presentations, 10 minutes for questions and responses

 

    IV. Written materials in both Japanese and Korean translation will be distributed on the

           day of the conference

 

4. Field Trip

   §We plan to visit locations related to 'Poverty and Renewal' within Seoul.

   §A venue will be provided for sharing the experiences of local residents and aid workers.

 

Time	Theme	Place	Host group	Notes
08:30 - 09:00	Movement to Yongsan: 10 min. by Subway from Chungmuro Station		KOCER
09:00 - 10:00	Evils of Redevelopment	Site of the Yongsan Incident
10:00 - 11:00	Movement to Guro District: 30 min. by subway
11:00 - 12:30	The new poverty and migrant laborers (area where ethnic Koreans immigrants are concentrated)	Guro District	Undecided
12:30 - 14:00	Lunch
14:00 - 15:00	Movement to Poi-dong: 50 min. by subway
15:00 - 16:30	Observation of vinyl house (squatter) district	Poi-dong Countermeasures Committee	Residents' Organization
16:30 - 17:30	Movement to Haengdang-dong: Approx. 1 hr. by subway and on foot
17:30 - 19:00	Alternative of community-led development	Haengdang-dong Residents' Governing Center	Nongol Credit Union (Community bank)
19:00 - 20:30	Dinner
20:30 -	Closing

 

 

5. Exchange Parties:  We plan to have parties for exchanges between participants after the closing of the symposium and after the end of the field tour.

 

6. Address all other questions to:

 

Supervisor of the OCU-URP Seoul Sub-center: Lim Deok Young (Korean Urban Studies Institute Researcher)

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