2011 North-West Reigonal Conference

KSEA (Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association) Silicon Valley Chapter is proud to announce the 2011 North-West Regional Conference (NWRC) at Sheraton Sunnyvale on Nov. 19, Saturday. See the hotel reservation information at the bottom.

Co-orgaqnized  by KSEA and KUSCO (Korea-US Science Cooperation Center),
this event will provide you a good opportunity to meet fellow Korean-American Scientists and engineers in the North-West Region (Washington, Oregon, Sacramento Valley) as well as the people in Silicon Valley.

Morning program (8:45 - 12:00 pm) includes Welcoming and Keynote speeches by

  • Dr. Hosin Lee, KSEA President
  • Mr. Jeong Gwan Lee, Consul General of the Republic of Korea in San Francisco
  • "What Keeps Corporate Board Members Wake at Night?", Dr. C.S. Park, Lead Board Director, Seagate Technology
  • "A Mobile Startup Story of Survival in Turbulent Times", Dr. Paul H.J. Kim, GCT Chairman
  • "How is the wireless technology changing the world?", Dr. Jae Hoon Kim, Executive/Sr. Technical Fellow, Boeing
  • "Is it time for Smart-Appliances?", Dr. Manas Saksena, Senior Director of Technology, Marvell
  • Dr. Choon Keun Park  from KITECH


    Afternoon session (1:00 - 4:40 pm) will present papers on

    • Mobile IT and Wireless
    • Bio & Nano Technology
    • Green energy & Clean Tech
    • Civil & Environments
    • Young Generation and Social Science

    Dinner invited Speech

    • "The Spirit of Silicon Valley - from California Gold Rush to Internet Age", Dr. Dong-Hyuk Ju, President of UbiMOS

      We are encouraging Stanford / Berkeley / San Jose State / Santa Clara Graduate Students or Post Doctoral fellows to participate on this conference as it will provide a great opportunity to learn career development in Young Generation session.

      The conference registrant will receive free meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) and gifts.

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      Air Travel:
      We recommend you make your air travel to San Jose Airport (Airport Code: SJC).

      San Jose Airport is very close to the conference site (15 min drive).
      There is a free shuttle from SJC to Sheraton Sunnyvale Hotel during 7AM - 7PM.

      Please call (408) 745-6000 to get the shuttle service as soon as you arrive at SJC.

      San Francisco Airport is about 40 min away from the Hotel. 


      Hotel Reservation:
      Hotel is located at 1100 N. Mathilda Ave, Sunnyvale, CA. 94089. (408) 745-6000.

      Special group rate is $69 for Single King Bed and $79 for Double Queen Bed

      Thursday-Sunday nights only.

      Reservations must be made by Friday, November 11, 2011 by calling 800-325-3535. 

      Or use the online registration link at TBD.

      Please mention KSEA to receive the special group rate.


      Conference Registration:



      Please visit http://www.ksea.org/RC/NWRC
      to register online.

      Registration fee:



      • Pre-registration $35, Onsite registration $45

      • Free for KSEA  Members, Undergraduate Students- Still need pre-registration by November 15 to avoid $10 onsite registration fee.
      • KSEA membership dues are $35 for Professionals, $15
        for Graduate Student

      • Free raffle ticket will be provided to those
        registering before Nov. 15

      • We encourage pre-registration for proper amount
        of Food Preparation

      Speaker Information:

      • If you are interested in participating as the Speaker, please send your intent to slee@ksea-siv.org.
      • Speaker Form 2011NWRC_Speaker_Form_Author_Name.doc
        should be filled out and mailed to slee@ksea-siv.org
      • Presentation slides should be mailed to slee@ksea-siv.org by November 12, 2011.

      Sponsorship Information:

      Corporate sponsorship allows company promotion in the program brochure and free employee registration based on the sponsorship level defined as follows:

      • Corporate level ($2500 and above) - 7 free registration
      • Platinum level ($2000) - 5 free registration
      • Gold level ($1000) - 3 free registration
      • Silver level ($500) - 2 free registration
      • Bronze level ($200) - 1 free registration

      Current Sponsors:

      • KSEA, KUSCO, KITECH, KOTRA, Hynix, Samsung
        Electronics
      • The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in
        San Francisco
      • If you are interested in sponsorship, please contact smoon@ksea-siv.org

        • Contact Information:

        KSEA SiV Chapter President::        Jun
        Young Huh, 408-497-3648 jhuh@ksea-siv.org

        Program Chair:                                  Sang-Soo Lee, 408-499-1853 slee@ksea-siv.org

        PR Chair:                                             Steve Moon, 408-202-6302 smoon@ksea-siv.org

        Conference Chair:                              Hyun J. Shin, 408-313-0847 hshin@ksea-siv.org