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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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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15. Local Chapters
Enjoy social events
Share technical information
Sponsor conferences and forums
Support K-12 and university student
activities
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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