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12th World Congress of Rural Sociology Brings World’s Top Sociologists to Korea for Five Day Symposium
The 12th World Congress of Rural Sociology will kick off its five-day conference on July 7 under the theme of “Envisioning a Prosperous Rural Future in a Globalizing World.”
The Korea Rural Economic Institute, which is commemorating its 30th anniversary this year, will host the international meeting jointly with the Korea Rural Sociological Society at KINTEX in Goyang right next to the northwestern outskirts of Seoul.
A total of 450 papers are submitted for the conference and nearly 400 sociologists from home and abroad will take part in 38 working groups and over 80 sessions to look into problems in agriculture and rural areas and find new directions for growth.
<Conference Schedule>
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Morning
09:30-12:45
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Afternoon
14:00-17:45
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Evening
18:30-21:00
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7.6
(Sun)
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Registration
Council Meeting
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Welcome Reception
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7.7
(Mon)
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Plenary Session(10:00)
(Opening Ceremony, Presidential Address, Keynote Speech 1)
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Parallel Sessions (1, 2)
(Special Forum)
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Welcome Dinner
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7.8
(Tue)
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Plenary Session(Keynote Speeches 2, 3)
Parallel Sessions (3)
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Parallel Sessions (4, 5)
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7.9
(Wed)
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Study Tour (6 Sites)
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7.10
(Thu)
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Plenary Session(Keynote Speeches 4, 5)
Parallel Sessions (6)
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Parallel Sessions (7)
General Assembly
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Farewell Dinner
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7.11
(Fri)
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Parallel Sessions (8, 9)(09:00)
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Parallel Sessions (10)
Council Meeting
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<Keynote Speeches>
1. Korean Agriculture and Vision for Rural Communities:
Dr. Yang-boo Choe, advisor to the Korea Rural Economic Institute and the next chairperson of the Asian Society of Agricultural Economists
2. World Food and Agriculture:
William Friedland, Professor Emeritus of UC Santa Cruz
3. Development of Rural Society:
Salete Cavalcanti, Professor of Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil
4. Environment of Agriculture:
Hiroyuki Torigoe, Professor of Waseda University, Japan
5. Gender Equality and Poor Women in Africa:
Vishantie Sewpaul, Professor of KwaZulu Netal University, South Africa
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