aoir 2014 welcome speech

Opening RemarksOpening RemarksProf. Lori Kendall

(University of Illinois, USA)

Welcoming Welcoming AddressAddressProf. Han Woo Park

(Yeungnam University, Korea)

Welcome to Daegu , “tay-goo”- The First AoIR Conference in Asia

Virtual Knowledge Studio (VKS)

Full Prof. Dr. Han Woo PARK

Cyber Emotions Research CenterDept. of Media & CommunicationYeungNam University214-1 Dae-dong, Gyeongsan-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do 712-749Republic of Koreawww.hanpark.netcerc.yu.ac.kr eastasia.yu.ac.kr asia-triplehelix.org

• In 2001, Alex Halavais came to the School of Informatics at the State Univ. of New York at Buffalo

• We were the same age and used to hang out together

What were the AoIR meant to me?

• Paul Wouters approached me afterwards and asked about job interview

• I started working for Networked Research and Digital Information (NERDI), NIWI-KNAW that was a forerunner of the Virtual Knowledge Studio in the Netherlands

What were the AoIR meant to me?

What were the AoIR meant to me?

• Longtime collaboration since “The Internet and National Elections: A Comparative Study of Web Campaigning”

• When she recommended the IR15 and I accepted without reservation or hesitation

And now, AoIR in Daegu!

And now, AoIR in Daegu!

Our Planning

• Created detailed proposal

• Worked closely with AoIR Executive Committee on all details– Lots of email! Lots of documents sent/received

• Discussed and planned conference with local government and business leaders

And the result…..

Acknowledgements

• Daegu Convention Visitors Bureau

• Dexco Corporation• Asia Triple-Helix Society• Cyber Emotions

Research Center• The IMC• Daegu.com• 류은영 MMN(Milds Music

Network)

Thank you for coming to IR15 in Daegu! Safe travel to you!

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• San Francisco turns into Gotham city for Batkid• Young-Jin KWON, mayor of Daegu Metropolitan

City, will help make your wishes and dreams come true

Welcoming Welcoming AddressAddressKwon, Youngjin

(The Mayor of Daegu Metropolitan City)

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

My name is Kwon, Youngjin and I am the mayor of

Daegu Metropolitan City.

First of all, I would like to express my sincere

congratulations on successful opening of Internet

Research 15 conference.

I'd also like to extend my warm welcome to all the

participants from all over the world including

Dr. Lori Kendall, President of AoIR.

Especially, I would like to thank Prof. Han-woo Park,

the president of Asia Triple-Helix Society, for

organizing this conference.

I feel very pleased and meaningful that this highly

qualified conference is being held in Daegu, Korea

that is known as an internet powerhouse in the

world for the first time in Asia.

During this conference, I understand that eminent

internet experts discuss internet contents and

report the outcome of its research that can be

applied to ICT industry and policies.

Meanwhile, technologies have been a major

approach to develop ICT industry. However, this

conference is very inspiring, because contents area

of the industry is mainly focused on and discussed,

so I believe that this can be further developed and

promoted as one sector of creative industry.

As your continuous enthusiasm and efforts have led

the development of global ICT, it would be our great

privilege witnessing your passionate discussion in

lifting the level of world ICT industry.

In addition, your advice regarding the industrial

directions for the future of Daegu will be greatly

appreciated. And I expect your continuous interests

and guidelines for Daegu will help my city to become a

leading city of ICT industry in Korea.

Dear participants of IR 15!

As the 3rd largest city in Korea with 2.5 million

population, Daegu is a city of an entrepreneurial

spirit, where Samsung started its first business.

Also, as a leading city of Korean industrialization, it

has well-developed industries, such as Textile,

Machinery and Automobile Parts industry.

I wholeheartedly hope that you will have meaningful

memories and experience the colorful Daegu with

harmonized cultures between tradition and modernism.

Also, I wish the IR15 success and the ICT industry

huge progress.

Thank you!

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