You can watch some parts of Session Two, Three, and Four by clicking the corresponding links below.

Introductory remarks

• 9:00-9:15 Matthias Grosse Perdekamp, ACDIS Director

Session One: General Developments on the Korean Peninsula

Chair: Tim Liao, University of Illinois

• 9:15-9:45 The Korean Peninsula: An Overview
  Professor John Lie, University of California Berkeley
• 9:45-10:15 South Korean Millennials’ Military Service and the Future of Conscription
  Professor Seung-Kyung Kim, Indiana University
• 10:15-10:45 Session One Q & A
• 10:45-11:00 Coffee/tea break

Session Two: Relations with and Portrayal of North Korea

Chair: Seung-Kyung Kim, Indiana University

• 11:00-11:30 Misreading North Korea’s Intentions: Analyzing Media Bias in Reading North Korea
  Koen De Ceuster, Leiden University, Netherlands
• 11:30-12:00 Countering North Korea’s Carrot-and Stick Strategy
  Sung-Yoon Lee, Tufts University
• 12:00-12:30 Session Two Q & A

Lunch Break

Session Three: First-Hand Experience in North Korea

Chair: Jeeyoung Ahn Ha, University of Illinois

• 1:30-2:00 Academic and Student Life at Pyongyang University of Science and Technology
  Yoo Seong Song, University of Illinois
• 2:00-2:30 Firsthand Impressions of a North Korean Traveler
  Ray Cunningham (the University of Illinois Foundation, retired)
• 2:30-3:00 Session Three Q & A
• 3:00-3:15 Coffee/tea break

Session Four: The Nuclear Arms Race and the Korean Peninsula

Chair: Angela Di Fulvio, University of Illinois

• 3:15-3:45 Evolution of South Korean Plans for Nuclear Fuel Recycling
  Professor Cliff Singer, University of Illinois
• 3:45-4:15 North Korea’s Nuclear and Missile Programs and US Strategies
  Professor Fred Lamb, University of Illinois
• 4:15-4:45 Session Four Q & A

Closing remarks

• 4:45 Tim Liao, CEAPS Director and Jerry Dávila, Executive Director of International Areas Studies Centers and Thematic Programs