Asian Science Camp 2022

Asian Science Camp 2022 (ASC 2022) was held from July 24 to July 30, 2022, and organized by the Institute for Basic Science and sponsored by the Ministry of Science and ICT, Daejeon Metropolitan City and Daejeon Tourism Organization. The 14th Asian Science Camp was held in a hybrid offline and online meeting due to travel complications during the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] There was an expected 300 participants from 30 countries in Asia[2][3] and turnout was around 250 students from 25 countries.[4][5] The primary venue was the Science Culture Center at the Institute for Basic Science.[6]

Participants of Asian Science Camp 2022.

Lectures
Participants take a picture with neuroscientist Changjoon Justin Lee.

Around 20 researchers participated in lectures and panel discussions.[7][8] Video lectures were given by Nobel Prize laureates Stefan Hell, Tim Hunt and Randy Schekman[9] followed by a Q&A session for each speaker. Others speakers include Axel Timmermann, Kevin Insik Hahn, Kim Young-Kee, Taeghwan Hyeon, Kim Eunjoon, Oh Yong-Geun, Changjoon Justin Lee, V. Narry Kim, and Sergej Flach. A panel discussion on dark matter was led by Yannis Semertzidis with Woohyun Chung and SungWoo Youn as panelists. A virus panel was chaired by Choi Young Ki with Eui-Cheol Shin, Hee-Chang Jang and Woo-Joo Kim as members.[10]

Other events

A poster session was held and participants took site visits to the Institute for Basic Science headquarters, RAON and the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute.[11] An excursion took place in Gongju Hanok Village.

Participation

Participation in ASC 2022 was through invitation only. The Organizing Committee sent an invitation to the contact person of each country/region to announce the science camp to high schools and universities.[12] There was no registration fee, and the Organizing Committee provided the living and local expenses of participants associated with ASC 2022.

See also

References
  1. "2022参加者募集ページ". Japan Science and Technology Agency (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  2. "2022년 아시안 사이언스 캠프(ASC 2022) 한국 대표 학생 모집 공고". Institute for Basic Science (in Korean). 18 April 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  3. "Asian Science Camp(ASC 2022) 한국 대표 학생 모집". 대외활동 공모전: 요즘것들 (in Korean). Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  4. "기초과학연구원, 젊은 과학도 위한 아시안 사이언스 캠프 개최". Newsis (in Korean). 25 June 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  5. "Asian Science Camp 2022 is to be held at the IBS Science and Culture Center". Institute for Basic Science. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  6. "2022년 Asian Science Camp (ASC 2022) 학생 모집 설명회". Institute for Basic Science (in Korean). 4 May 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  7. 이성현 (25 July 2022). "IBS, 아시안 사이언스 캠프 개최". 충청뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  8. 김세준 (25 July 2022). "과기정통부 정례브리핑". 정책브리핑 (in Korean). Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  9. "IBS, Asian Science Camp(ASC 2022) 한국 대표 학생 모집". Festa (in Korean). Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  10. "Asian Science Camp 2022 Korea". Institute for Basic Science. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  11. 정세연 (25 July 2022). "과학기술정보통신부, 젊은 과학도를 위한 '아시안 사이언스 캠프' 개최". 한국사회복지저널 (in Korean). Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  12. "공지사항". Department of Computer Science (in Korean). Yonsei University. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
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