Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce this call for papers for the annual US-Korea Conference on Science, Technology, and Entrepreneurship (UKC) to be held August 9 – 12, 2017 in the Hyatt Regency Crystal City near Washington DC, Capitol of the United States.

Please note that the early paper submission deadline for registration discount is March 31, 2017.
UKC is an annual conference jointly organized the Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA) and the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST). It draws over 1,000 scientists, engineers, government officials, industry executives, and policy-makers. The UKC 2017 “Engagement Opportunities for Global Challenges: Convergence and Innovation through Cooperation” focuses on UKC’s special multi-disciplinary nature. Building on the strength of having numerous National Laboratories, Government Agencies, Universities and industries in the region, UKC2017 provides valuable opportunities for cooperation between the US and Korea.

On behalf of the UKC 2017 Program Committee and sponsoring organizations, we invite you to submit a paper presenting significant research findings, R&D trends, and future prospects of sciences and technologies in areas including but not limited to the following:

Basic Science Symposiums
Physics (PHY)
Chemistry (CHM)
Math/Applied Math/Statistics (MAS)

Engineering Symposiums
Chemical Engineering (CHE)
Computer Sciences and Information Technologies (CIT)
Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)
Mechanical, Aerospace and Naval Engineering (MAN)
Civil, Environmental, Architecture (CEA)
Electrical, Electronics and Communications (EEC)

Health and Medical Symposiums
Food, Agriculture and Nutrition (FAN)
Bio, Medical and Pharmaceutical (BMP)
Biomedical Engineering (BME)

Interdisciplinary Symposiums
Connected and Automated Vehicle (CIT, CEA & EEC)
Nano Technology and Materials for Energy Applications (CHM & CHE)
Math and Statistical Modeling for Biomedical Engineering (MAS, BME & BMP)
Advanced Simulations for Biology (MAS, BME & BMP)
Energy and Material (CHM & MSE)
Energy Production and Storage (MSE & ECE)
Additive Manufacturing (MSE & ECE)
Nano-Micro Fabrication for Bio/Energy/Material (MAN with BMP, CHE & MSE)
Cyber Physical System for Transportation/Health (EEC with CEA & BMP/BME)
Smart City and Smart Grid (EEC & CEA)
Carbon Capture Storage and Utilization (CEA with CHM/MAN/MSE)
Precision Medicine and New Drug Discovery (BMP & BME)

Forums
Sponsor named forums such as KEIT, CJ etc.
Young Generation and Professional Forum (YGPF)
Korean-American Women in Science and Engineering (KWiSE) Forum
KSEA History Forum
Intellectual Property Forum
Science Policy Forum

Workshop
Small and Medium Business Workshop (SMB)

All papers are required to be written and presented in English. The papers will be reviewed and selected each Symposium Program Committee in consultation with the Conference Program Committee. All papers presented at the Conference will be collected and published in a Proceedings.

Important Dates
Early paper submission deadline: March 31, 2017 (for registration discount)
Travel grant application deadline: March 31, 2017 (for student, early career people)
Notification of acceptance: April 15, 2017
Final paper submission deadline: April 30, 2017 (no extension will be granted)
Online payment for registration: May 1, 2017
Final notification of acceptance: May 15, 2017
Early registration deadline: May 31, 2017
Online registration closure: June 30, 2017


Submission of papers

All submissions should use online system at the submission page at http://ukc.ksea.org/ukc2017/call-for-paper/paper-submission/ using the attached template.

Additional information can be found at http://ukc.ksea.org/ukc2017/. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Program Committee at ukc2017@gmail.com.

Sincerely,


Byungkyu Brian Park, Program Chair
Young-Kee Kim, Program Co-Chair

Eun-Suk Seo, Conference Chair / KSEA President-Elect
Myung-Ja Kim, Conference Co-Chair / KOFST President-Elect