Introducing KSEA, membership benefits, how to collaborate in US and Korea, events, leadership etc

1. KSEA
Today & Tomorrow
Bringing Science,
Technology, and
Community Together!
August 24, 2012
Jongwook Woo, Membership Director, 41st Admin
Young Soo Park, Membership Director, 40th Admin
Yooohwan Kim, Membership Director, 39h Admin
Korean-American Scientists & Engineers Association
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2. Contents
About KSEA
KSEA Members
Membership Benefits
Events
How to become a member
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3. KSEA
KSEA was established in 1971 as a non-profit
professional organization
and has grown to over 3000 registered members with
67 local Chapters and 14 technical groups across the
United States
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4. KSEA Vision
Become a premier association with
the following objectives:
Promote the application of science and
technology for the general welfare of
society
Foster international cooperation,
especially between the U.S. and Korea
Serve the majority of ethnic Korean
scientists and engineers in the US to help
them develop their full career potential
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5. KSEA HQ (Vienna, VA)
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6. Jongwook Woo

7. Organization
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8. Executive Committee (41st)
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9. Who are the KSEA
members?
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10. Members by Degree &Type
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11. Members by Specialty
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12. Local Chapter
What is the minimum number of
members to become a chapter?
30 people
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13. Membership
Benefits
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14. Membership Benefits 1
Networking Opportunities via
–Local Chapter Activities
–National Activities
–Technical Groups
Find
–Collaboration opportunities
–Career opportunities
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15. Local Chapters
 Enjoy social events
 Share technical information
 Sponsor conferences and forums
 Support K-12 and university student
activities
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16. Membership Benefits 2
Technical Meetings
Annual US-Korea Conferences (UKC)
Regional Conferences
Topical Symposiums
Local Chapter Meetings
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17. Technical Groups
Physics
Chemistry
Mathematics, Geology, Meteorology, Statistics
Biomedical Eng, Genetic Eng, Biology, Botany,
Zoology
Agriculture, Ecology, Food, Nutrition
Medical Science, Pharmaceutical Science, Veterinary
Medicine, Physical Education
Chemical Eng, Textile Eng, Nuclear Eng, Petroleum
Eng, Applied Chemistry
Mechanical Eng, Aerospace Eng, Naval Architecture
Material Science, Metallurgy, Mining Eng
Civil Eng, Architecture, Environmental Eng
Electrical & Electronics Eng, Communication Eng
Computer Science, Systems Eng
Industrial Eng, Mgmt Science
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18. Membership Benefits 3
KSEA Letters
Member News
Science and Technology News
Scholarship & Education News
Chapter, Committee and Society News
Annual Conference and NMSC News
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19. Membership Benefits 4
Scholarships
For Undergraduate & Graduate Students in the U.S.
More than 30 recipients in 2009
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20. Scholarships Examples
KSEA Scholarship (multiple), $1,000
Inyong Ham Scholarship, $1,000
Hyundai Scholarship (2), $1,000
Chunghi Hong Park Scholarship (2),
$1,000
Yohan and Rumie Cho Scholarship (1),
$1,000
Shoon Kyung Kim Scholarship (1), $1,000
Nam Sook and Je Hyun Kim Scholarship
(1), $1,000
Changkiu Riew and Hyunsoo Kim
Scholarship (1), $1,000
KUSCO Grad Scholarship, multiple
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21. Membership benefits 5
Leadership Development through
committee and conference organization
14 technical groups
10 standing committees
UKC or regional/local conference organization
Local chapter organization
Contribute to the US, Korean
Communities
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22. Membership benefits 5
Most Important
Contribute to the US, Korean Communities
We are professionals
Not a high school students
– who only look for benefits
It is time to contribute!!!
– Serve for Korean communities as a real leader
• Lead high school students to the right direction
• Mentor college students and young professionals
–If Korean community grows, so do you
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23. Membership benefits 5
Leadership Development
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24. Membership benefits 5
Leadership Development
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25. Membership benefits 5
Leadership Development
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26. Membership benefits 5
Leadership Development
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27. Membership benefits 5
Leadership Development
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28. Membership benefits 5
Korea
amazingly developed and moved in lighting
speed past 60 years
she is the developed country
– export in 2010 is 466 billion dollars ranked 7th in the
world
• only EU, USA, Japan, China, Germany, and
France reside in front of Korea.
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29. 2012 London Olympic Medal Ranks
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30. Membership benefits 5
 We have the great strength and
advantage
Can be a bridge between US and Korea
Collaborate with Koreans using KSEA
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31. Events - UKC
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32. UKC
US-Korea Conference (UKC) on
science, technology, and
entrepreneurship
–To promote US-Korea cooperation in
advancing science and technology as well
as networking
–Multiple symposiums, forums,
workshops, and plenary sessions
–More than 1,000 attendees and 500
technical presentations
–Travel support !!!
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33. UKC 2012 (Los Angeles, California)
August 8 -11 2012, Hyatt Regency
Orange County
http://ukc.ksea.org/ukc2012/
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34. UKC 2012 (Los Angeles, California)
Job Interviews, Scholarships etc
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35. UKC 2012 (Los Angeles, California)
Meet professionals in US and Korea as the
mentors
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36. UKC 2012 (Los Angeles, California)
Student volunteers to meet old and new
friends. Besides …
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37. UKC 2012 (Los Angeles, California)
Learning how to organize events as a Leader
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38. UKC 2013
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39. Other Events
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40. YGTLC
 The Eighth Annual Young Generation Technical and
Leadership Conference (http://yg.ksea.org/ygtlc2012/)
 January 6-8, 2012, San Francisco, California
 1.5 and 2nd generation Korean-American scientists and
engineers.
 Professionals, academics, and students (undergraduate
junior/senior) in their 30s and 20s.
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41. April 21, 2012 (http://ksea.org/nmsc/)
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42. 4-11th grade students
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43. Supervised by students and professionals of
KSEA
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44. Supervised by students and professionals of
KSEA
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45. Regional Conferences
 Southwestern regional conference (Feb. 13 2012), Norwalk,
CA
 Midwest regional conference (Mar. 20-21, 2010), University
of Iowa
 Northeast
Regional
conference (May,
2010) Somerset,
NJ
 NRC, NWRC,
SCARC, NERC,
NCRS, TXRCYG,
SDSPS, AL-Auto
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46. Regional Conferences
 Meet Professionals in the region
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47. Regional Conferences
 Meet Professionals in the region
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48. Regional Conferences
 Meet Professionals in the region
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49. APS – KOCSEA
One of KSEA APS (Affiliated Professional
Societies) (KWISE, KASBP, KABMS, KOTAA,
etc.)
The Korean Computer Scientists and
Engineers Association in America
(KOCSEA), founded in 1983
11th Annual Symposium, Nov. 5-6, 2010,
Vienna, VA
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50. APS – KOCSEA
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51. Becoming a Member
of KSEA
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52. Join KSEA Today!
How do I join?
Sign up the membership application
($35 regular, $15 graduate students, $0
undergraduate)
Membership duration: July 1 ~ June 30
Membership dues are less than 10% of
KSEA’s budget
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53. Now what?
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54. Local chapter activity guide
Seminar / Symposium
Picnic (Fall, Spring), Christmas Party
Summer Camping
Sports events (Golf, Bowling, etc.)
Tour of industry and technical facilities
Math/science competition
Summer Space Journey Camp (Southern CA)
Joint meeting with nearby branch
Funding available from Headquarters
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55. Local chapter activity guide
 Contact the Membership Director, Jongwook Woo
(md41woo@ksea.org), for the guidance
 Or talk to young leaders in Southern CA chapter that has been a
successful chapter with YB and OB
– John H Lee, YG Director (ygd41lee@ksea.org)
– Michelle Kim, UC Irvine (https://www.facebook.com/mkim47)
– Jinhwa Chun, Harvey Mudd College
(https://www.facebook.com/jinhwa.chun)
– Tae Chung, USC (https://www.facebook.com/tae.chung.56)
 Or Joy Jooyeon Lee (https://www.facebook.com/jjoylee) at Univ
of Michigan (mostly for Michigan Chapter)
– PhD student at Pharmacy and Former UCLA KSEA president
– She rocks!!!
YB: Young Boy, OB: Old Boy
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56. Questions?
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57. Thank you!
Welcome to KSEA!
Be a real leader!!!
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