September
1998: |
The DMZ Forum was initiated as a joint
program of the Institute of Public Administration at New York University
(Dr. Seung-ho Lee), Pennsylvania State University Center for Biodiversity
Research (Dr. Ke Chung Kim), and Wildlife Conservation Society (Dr.
Robert Lee) to preserve the Koreas' Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) ecosystems
as a Peace Park for environmental study and re-generating biodiversity
in both South and North Korea.
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March
20, 1999: |
The Forum held its first international
conference "Preserving Korea's Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) for
Conservaton Peace" at the Asia Society, sponsored by Institute
of Public Administration, Penn State University Center for Biodiversity
Research, Wildlife Conservation Society, Korean National Commission
for UNESCO, The Asiana Airlines, Natsios Young Architects, and Kangwon
Internet University.
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May 28,
1999: |
Dr. Seung-ho Lee participated in the conference
"The DMZ in the 21st Century: An Ecological Treasure"
in Seoul, Korea. The conference was organized by Seoul National
University and the United Nations Development Program. He discussed
sustainable environment management in the Paju Civilian Control
Zone, where there is tightly controlled civilian activity adjacent
to the DMZ.
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May
1999: |
Dr. Ke Chung Kim lectured at Columbia
University and the American Museum of Natural History.
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October
1999: |
Dr. Arthur Westing and Dr. Seung-ho Lee participated
in an NGO conference in Seoul, Korea and organized a workshop on
"The DMZ as a Transboundary Peace Park" with help from
the Semin Foundation in Seoul, Korea. |
October
15, 1999: |
The DMZ Forum was incorporated
as a not-for-profit organization in New York State. Previously,
it was a program of the non-profit Institute of Public Administration.
It was awarded tax-exemption under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code in February 13, 2001.
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May 5,
2000: |
The DMZ Forum website "http://www.dmzforum.org" was created.
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August
6, 2000: |
Dr. Ke Chung Kim and Dr. Seung-ho
Lee participated in the Peace Park Convention organized by American
Psychological Association in Washington DC. |
April
2, 2001: |
The Sierra Club became the DMZ Forum's partner in
making efforts to transform the DMZ into a world peace park. |
May
16, 2001: |
The Forum held a seminar, "Creating
a World Peace Park in the Korea's DMZ" at New York University,
sponsored by the Samuel Rubin Foundation, Institute of Public Administration,
and Dr. Andrew Byongsoo Kim, Advisory Director at Sit Investment
Associates, Sit/Kim International. |
June 2001:
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Dr. Seung-ho Lee gave a speech at the annual meeting
of DMZ Veterans Association in Washington, DC. |
July
27, 2001: |
The Forum held a conference, "US
Policy Toward North Korea--Managing the US-ROK Alliance" at
New York University, sponsored by The Korea Society, The Asia Society,
Institute of Public Administration, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School
of Public Service, and Pro Printing, Inc.
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May 6-7,
2002: |
The DMZ Forum and Korean Federation for Environmental
Movement organized a conference "Environmental Cooperation
on the Korean Peninsula: DMZ Ecosystem Conservation" at the
600th Anniversary Building of Sungkyunkwan University, and a field
trip to the DMZ, sponsored by The Asia Foundation, Samuel Rubin
Foundation, South Korean Ministry of Environment and the Korea Forest
Service. |
July
23, 2003 |
The DMZ Forum held a Conference
for peace advocates and environmentalists to prepare a strategy
to achieve the Forum’s mission. Harvard Professor Edward O.
Wilson told the group that eco-tourism would be the most profitable
use of the DMZ in addition to its multiple environmental benefits.
Other speakers: Stephen Bosworth, Dean of the Fletcher School of
Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University and former Ambassador to South
Korea; Cora Weiss, President of the Hague Appeal for Peace; David
Benbow, President of the DMZ Veterans Association; John Klotz, Representative
to the UN of the Sierra Club; and K.C. Kim, Penn State University
Professor of Entomology. |
July
15-16, 2004 |
The DMZ forum organized an international
conference in Seoul, hosted and co-sponsored by Governor Hak-Kyu
Sohn of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The Conference publicized
the opportunity for the DMZ to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site
and Cross-Boundary Peace Park. It featured speakers from UNESCO
and the Peace Parks Foundation as well as environmental scientists
and economists studying the economic value of environmental assets.
Several South Korean environmental Non-Governmental Organizations
took part..
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