The Korea Society was a cosponsor of a two-day conference held at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy in Houston, Texas on the issues surrounding Korea's eventual unification. The participants-who included a diverse mix of academics, diplomats, business leaders and officials from both the U.S. and South Korea-explored the long-term demographic and economic trends against which unification may occur. Presentations were delivered on Korea's post-war history, current North-South relations and potential paths to pre-unification economic development in North Korea. A follow-up panel discussion was held on the role that the international community can play in rehabilitating the North's economy and infrastructure. Keynote addresses were given by Suchan Chae, a former member of Rice University's economics faculty and current member of the ROKs National Assembly as well as Donald P. Gregg, president and chairman of The Korea Society and a former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea.

November 5-6, 2005