The Saemangeum Project, currently underway in South Korea's Jeollabuk-do province, is the largest land reclamation project in Asia for a decade. Engineers are filling in 400 square kilometers—an area five-times the size of Manhattan—of the Yellow Sea to create space for environmentally friendly agriculture, a new port, and cutting-edge technology facilities. Join us for a light lunch as Kim Wan Joo, Governor of Jeollabuk-do, discusses the challenge and promise of this major undertaking.

This program is co-sponsored by New York University's Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service, and will be held at the Puck Building (Rudin Conference Room), at 295 Lafayette Street, 2nd Floor,
New York City.



Wednesday, December 2, 2009
11:00 AM-11:15 AM * Welcome and Opening Remarks
11:15 AM-1:15 PM * Presentation and Lunch



The Saemangeum Project

with

Kim Wan Joo
Governor of Jeollabuk-do
Republic of Korea

New York University
Puck Building (Rudin Conference Room)
295 Lafayette Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012


About the Speaker:

Kim Wan Joo was elected governor of Jeollabuk-do in 2006 after serving eight years as mayor of Joenju City. He began his public service career in 1973, serving as mayor of Gochang and Namwon. Governor Kim holds master's degrees in public administration from Seoul National University and the University of Pennsylvania. He belongs to the Democratic Party of Korea.