TEDxItaewonLive First Event

After a month of preparation and waiting, TEDxItaewon is just around the corner. On this July 13th,, 2011 we will hold the first TEDxItaewon, which is the first and the unique TEDx event that will be operated mainly in English for local and international communities in Korea.

Inspired by “The idea worth spreading” of TED, all organizers and volunteers of the TEDxItaewon have consistently and vigorously prepared for the event for several weeks before the event. They have so far gotten sponsorships for facilities and venue where they hold the event. The first TEDxItaewon will be held in Haechi Hall, Myeong-dong. Located in a district best known of fashion, art and culture, Haechi Hall is an ideal place for TEDxItaewon owing to its surrounding atmosphere. Also, the place offers enough spaces for all activities that will happen during the event.

Thanks to dedication of TEDxItaewon’s organizers and volunteers, we anticipate that we can have a rewarding day for attendees who come from different nations. Coming to this event, attendees can have opportunities of networking with people from around the globe through activities that are prepared by TEDxItaewon organizers. Also, the organizers have prepared lots of gifts for all attendees participating in those activities. More importantly, attendees can be instantaneously inspired by the atmosphere of the TED live show throughout the day.

Super Junior appointed ambassadors of ‘Seoul Summer Sale 2011

On June 17th, the members of Supper Junior attend the oppening ceremony for the 2011 Seoul Summer Sale, where they are appointed as its ambassadors. The group was represented by Sungmin, Ryeowook, Eunhyuk, Leeteuk, Shindong and Yesung.

In a survey conducted earlier this year among foreigners, Supper Junior clinched an overwhelming 76% of total votes when asked which celebrities should represent the summer sales.

The event was originally created in 2008 under the name "Seoul Grand Sale" in an effort to accomodate increasing tourism. Seoul has become a shopping mecca for tourists, many of whom are attracted to the country due to the Hallyu Wave. The newly renamed Seoul Summer Sale will last 38 days (June 24th-July 31st) and is meant to promote the high quality and competitive pricing of the city's shopping centers.

The mayor of Seoul, Oh Se Hoon, noted in his address "Supper Junior is a group that is not only popular in Asia, but even in Europe as well. I hope we all, including Supper Junior, to do our parts in representing Seoul beyond what Hallyu has to offer." He also claimed that this year's Seoul Summer Sale will be critical in attracting more tourists to the city.

Source: http://www.allkpop.com/

Team Building and Orientation Week at Solbridge International School of Business

It has been my 4th semester at Solbridge International School of Business. Compared to other previous semesters, this semester seems to pass so fast that I feel it was just only a couple weeks since the begining of the semester.

The Orientation week is an event that takes place during the first week of the semester. The objective of the orientation is to welcome new students to Solbridge, and to help them to get to know the school and Korea. In this semester the orientation week was specially combined with "Team building" activities in which different groups of new students were led by attending Solbridge students who were called "Peer Group Leaders". In the team building section, all teams were given the same tasks and they had to complete them as fast and accurate as possible to be winners. In order to finish all tasks successfully, there must be strong leadership and team spirit.

As one of the Peer Group Leaders, I was impressed by the indoor activities conducted by Prof. Zen Perry and Prof. Dawn Daviesduring the event. By participating in those activities, we could really break the ice and get closed to one another as a team. Also, those activities helped us to explore individual capabilties and creativities. My most memorable activity was to build a "human machine" that could drive people everywhere. Basically, we would use what available in the room including chairs, people, etc., It was amazing that all teams had great performances to demonstrate their ideal machines. One group arranged its members to build the machine model, other groups even created sounds of the machine or even performed hip hop dance to demonstrate how the machine worked.