-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Korean maps in the 19th Century - Save the Date, November 20, 2009 Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:22:18 -0500 From: [log in to unmask] Save the Date! "Korean maps in the 19th Century: the Korean National Treasure /Daedong Yeojido/ at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee." You are invited to join UWM on *November 20, 2009* for a symposium being held in the AGS Library. The AGSL /Daedong yeojido/ will be on display along with other Korean maps and photographs. Speakers for the day's events include: * Professor Gari Ledyard, Sejong Professor of Korean History Emeritus at Columbia University. * Professor Kihuk Kim, Department of Geography Education in Pusan National University. Current president of the Association of Old Korean Map Studies in Korea. * Mr. Gibong Lee, National Library of Korea, Rare Book Section. *This event is jointly sponsored by the UWM School of Information Studies (SOIS), UWM Libraries, Korean American University Professors Association (KAUPA), the Map Society of Wisconsin, the UWM Center for International Education (CIE) and the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea. More information will be available in the coming weeks and posted at the AGS Library website: www.uwm.edu/Libraries/AGSL This announcement posted by Angie Cope