Program by Date - UNESCO Inscribed Heritage Conference

UNESCO Inscribed Heritage Conference: Hahoe Folk Village in Andong

16 October (Wed) - 18 October (Fri), 2024
Andong International Convention Center(ADCO)

Program by Date

Time Program
13:00~14:00 Registration: Andong International Convention Center (ADCO)
14:00~14:30 Opening Session
  Opening Remarks: Jongsup Chong (President of The Korean Studies Institute)
  Welcoming Remarks: Gichang Kwon (Mayor of Andong City)
  Welcome Performance: Hahoe Byeolsingut Tallori
14:30~16:00 Keynote Speech Ⅰ
  • Jongsup CHONG (President of The Korean Studies Institute)
  • Timothy Curtis (UNESCO New Delhi Regional Office for South Asia)
  • Kyung Koo HAN (Secretary-General of the Korean National Commission for UNESCO)
16:00~16:30 Coffee Break : Viewing of the Confucian Printing Woodblocks UNESCO Memory of the World Exhibition
16:30~18:00 Topic Session Ⅰ : Overview of UNESCO Heritage
  • Gamini Wijesuriya (Special Advisor to the Director of WHITRAP Shanghai, China)
  • Webber Ndoro (Director of the Islamic World Heritage Center at ICESCO)
  • Joie Springer (Chair of the Memory of the World Register Subcommittee)
  • Neel Kamal Chapagain (Professor of Centre for Heritage Management, Ahmedabad University, India)
18:00~20:00 Andong Mayor’s Dinner : Celebration Performance (Fusion Gugak)
※ The program is subject to change due to operational circumstances.