Event: IBS-Royal Society Research Conference
Date: 09:00, October 20 (Mon), 2014
Venue: SANGSAN Mathematical Science Building
Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen,
My name is Sung Nak-in, the president of Seoul National University.
I would like to extend a warm welcome to all of you for taking time out
of your busy schedules to attend this symbolic conference.
It is such a great honor and pleasure for me that the IBS-Royal Society
Research Conference is hosted today at Seoul National University. I wish to
begin by expressing my sincere gratitude to all British scientists who made
the long trip to Korea to participate in this meaningful event. Your presence
means a great deal to all of us.
This conference was made possible by a mutual academic exchange
agreement between the Institute for Basic Science and the Royal Society last
year. It is therefore a truly noteworthy gathering of both Korean and British
scientists who have dedicated themselves to the development of basic
science in their countries.
In particular, Dr. John O’Keefe, this year’s Nobel Laureate in Physiology or
Medicine, is also participating in this conference as a speaker in the
Biological Sciences Session. Let me express my heartfelt gratitude and
congratulations to Dr. John O’Keefe for his notable achievements. (Applause)
Seoul National University is continuously pouring tremendous efforts in to
advancing basic science in Korea and fostering outstanding talent in the
fields of science. Our university currently hosts three extramural and one HQ
research center, bringing the grand total to four IBS research centers: the
Center for Nanoparticle Research led by Director Taeghwan Hyeon, the
Center for Correlated Electron Systems led by Tae Won Noh, the Center for
RNA Research led by Director V. Narry Kim and the Center for Genome
Engineering led by Director Jin-Soo Kim. This illustrates how Seoul National
University places a high priority and considerable emphasis on developing
basic science and fostering talent.
I am proud to say that these four IBS research centers are conducting
research at Seoul National University, and that they are producing
remarkable research achievements as well. It is significant in that competent
researchers, both in and out of our university, have been working
collaboratively to produce such desirable achievements.
Two indispensible factors in today’s research environment are collaboration
and collective intelligence. Since today’s conference is a unique opportunity
to gather prominent Korean and British researchers in the fields of new
materials science and biological sciences, I hope that this conference will
spark future collaborations between the two countries in the field of basic
science.
With continued support and contributions from all of you, I firmly believe
that today’s conference will be a stepping stone to the development of
basic science in Korea and Great Britain.
I am deeply honored that this meaningful conference is hosted today at
our university. I look forward to the further exchange of ideas between
Korean and British scientists. Once again, thank you all for your presence
here today.
Thank you.
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