Panels

DAY ONE: GLOBALIZATION AND THE CRISSCROSS OF CULTURES

Panel 1: Lunch with Directors of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Zakiya Thomas – Manager of Community Relations
Robert Worstell – Head of Studio and Community Learning
Yan Yang – Research Assistant Chinese Art

Panel 2: Best Practices in World Cultures Education
Jason Daily – Admission Director, Education First
Abby Detweiler – Director of Program Operations, Primary Source
Wood Powell – Coordinator, Goethe Institute’s  Transatlantic Outreach Program
Sarah Yabroff – Assistant Coordinator, Goethe Institute’s Transatlantic Outreach Program

Panel 3: Connecting and Learning Online
Willamarie Moore –  Head of School Programs and Resources, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Erin Osborn – Field Director, BetterLesson.org
Sandy Wirth – Associate Headmaster, Cheshire Academy

DAY TWO: KOREA IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT

Panel 4: Conversations with Experts
“Town-Gown Mismatch in Korean Studies”
Ross King – Head of Department Asian Studies, University of British Columbia

“Engaging North Korea with the World”
Kwang Kim – Senior Advisor, OTF Group

“Korean Culture in Museums”
Hee Jung Lee – Researcher Korean Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Ji Young Park – Former Curator Assistant to Korean Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Panel 5: Life Journeys as Spicy as Kimchi
Jason Ahn – Director and Executive Producer, Film “Divided Families”
Eugene Chung – Executive Producer, Film “Divided Families”
Grace Chung – President, Sejong Society
Joy Dietrich – Director, Award Winning Film “Tie a Yellow Ribbon”
Martin Hyun – Author, “Silent – Yes Speechless – No”
Peter Kang – Co-Founder, BarrelNY.com
Khee Lee – Founder, Korean Beacon.com