DH2021 Bid

Global Humanities, East Meets West - Communication in a Digital World

July 4-10 or July 11-17, 2021

Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea

Host Organizations

• Korean Association for Digital Humanities
• Kyungpook National University
• Academy of Korean Studies

Local Organizing Committee

• Co-chairs: Hyeon KIM & Yeongjo HWANGBO
• Members: Dong-sung HAN, Meung-hoan NOH, Ji-myung KIM, Javier CHA

Sponsored by

• Korea Tourism Organization
• Daegu Metropolitan City

Letter

Dear ADHO Steering Committee Members, It is our great honor and pleasure to propose a bid for hosting the 33rd Annual ADHO Digital Humanities Conference in 2021. With digital humanities quickly cementing itself as the shared interest of the humanities across the world, this conference will serve as an impetus for the global humanities community to transcend geographical and cultural barriers. By holding this conference in Daegu, South Korea, with the collaboration of the Korean Association for Digital Humanities, Kyungpook National University, the Academy of Korean Studies, and the City of Daegu, we hope it will contribute to exchange and collaboration between East and West. Should DH2021 be held in South Korea, it will be the first ADHO annual conference to be held in Asia. Not only will the current members of the ADHO and Korean researchers attend, but up-and-coming digital humanities researchers across Asia, including China, Japan, South East Asia, Central Asia, will have greater accessibility to the conference. By bringing AHDO to Asia, and up-and-coming digital humanists of Asia to ADHO, a conference held in South Korea will facilitate new relationships, inspire fresh ideas, and provide platforms for underrepresented perspectives. The institutions from which the local organizing team members hail - the Academy of Korean Studies, Kyungpook National University, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, and Jeonju University - have maintained an expansive academic exchange network with humanities scholars across Asia for a long time. Throughout the conference planning process, we commit to utilizing this existing network to foster interest in digital humanities and ADHO in the various Asian countries. Daegu, where the conference would be held, is South Korea's 4th largest city with a population of 2.5 million people. It is home to over 11 universities, including Kyungpook National University, in addition to being an international hub for the electronics and information technology industries. The city also has a legacy of facilitating information exchange as a center of the East Asian publishing industry. The City of Daegu sufficiently understands and shares the aims of the ADHO and has committed to wholeheartedly support the 2021 conference. The prospective local organizing committee, on behalf of the Korean Association for Digital Humanities, Kyungpook National University, and the Academy of Korean Studies, and with the generous support of the City of Daegu, promises to exert our best efforts to ensure a successful DH2021. Thank you very much. Hyeon KIM President, Korean Association for Digital Humanities Professor of Cultural Informatics, Academy of Korean Studies

Conference Overview

Digital Humanities in Korea

Korea has a tradition of placing high value on humanities scholarship, including culture, history, philosophy, and more. The country is home to a wealth of cultural heritages, which are the remaining embodiments of the scholarly activities of centuries of Confucian and Buddhist thinkers on the Korean peninsula. Due to its geographic location, Korea also boasts a long history of serving as the intermediary of knowledge exchange among its neighboring East Asian civilizations, such as China and Japan. On the backdrop of this legacy as an information and culture hub, South Korea implemented in the 1990s policy to designate the information technology industry as the nation’s leading power for economic development. Not only has digital technology been adopted and implemented in the realms of industry and economy, but also in the fields of education, culture, and arts, as well. As a result, South Korea’s humanities research and education fields have already begun to eagerly embrace the trend toward digital humanities. South Korean humanities researchers have a profound interest in leading the development of global digital humanities. We seek the opportunity to converse with academics across the globe to discuss the future vision of the digital humanities, beginning with the sharing of results from experiments in which digital technology and humanities knowledge have been brought together. Although not yet an ADHO Constituent Organization, the Korean Association for Digital Humanities is eager to become further involved in the international digital humanities community, and therefore aims to become an ADHO Constituent Organization in time for DH2021.

Timeline of Digital Humanities in Korea

• 1967 - 2001 Edward Wagner's Munkwa Project at Harvard University; Research on Korean history through the compilation of 15,000 successful candidates of the Joseon period civil service examination
• 1992 - 1995 Annals of the Joseon Dynasty Database published via CD-ROM; The beginning of humanities researchers directly using digital data
• 1998 - 2002 South Korean government initiates the IT New Deal Project; A tremendous amount of historical documents stored at Korea's major archives are digitized
• October 2002 The Korea Humanities Content Society is founded with the purpose of communication between digital technology and humanities knowledge
• March 2004 Compilation of the Digital Local Culture Encyclopedia of Korea begins as the first truly "born digital" humanities data compilation project
• February 2006 Korea Culture & Contents Technology Association is founded
• March 2009 Cultural Informatics major is created at the Academy of Korean Studies Graduate School
• September 2014 National Research Foundation of Korea begins a support program for research on digital humanities
• May 2015 Korean Association for Digital Humanities (KADH) is founded
• February 2016 The KADH hosts its first digital humanities education workshop
• November 2017 The KADH hosts its first international conference with the theme of "DH and Storytelling"
• January 2018 The AKS Digital Humanities Center begins compilation of a Semantic Encyclopedia of Korean Culture

Host City: Daegu

Daegu Metropolitan City is located in Gyeongsangbuk-do Province ("Gyeongbuk" for short) in the southeast region of South Korea. It is the nation’s fourth-largest city, with a population of 2.5 million.

Daegu was an important political center of the Silla Kingdom (57 BCE-935 CE), the key facilitator of East Asian maritime trade and cultural exchange during the 7th-10th centuries. Throughout the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), Daegu was the capital of Gyeongsang-do Province and remained the regional capital until 2016. Daegu was also among the first Korean cities to be exposed to waves of modernization due to an influx of foreign merchants and workers in the late 19th century.

In the more recent past, the city developed as the textile industrial center of the nation. Today, Daegu is committed to support technological innovation and houses Korean IoT and robotics technology. It is connected to the rest of Korea via the KTX express train and to the world via the Daegu International Airport.

The Daegu-Gyeongbuk region enjoys a long tradition of learning. The region gave rise to the Yeongnam School of Confucian thought during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). The city of Daegu was also the origin of the 1907 National Debt Redemption Movement, a nation-wide grassroots movement to repay the country’s foreign debt by collecting private donations. The movement began at the Great East Literary Association which was dedicated to disseminating modern scientific and practical knowledge. The region’s historical legacy and heritage created the culture in which learning is highly valued. As a result, Daegu and the surrounding area is home to 28 universities and 20 colleges.

Kyungpook National University (the name coming from an old romanization of "Gyeongbuk"), located in the heart of Daegu, is the largest university in the region. It embodies the values of cultural exchange, technological industry, and academic scholarship seen in Daegu and the larger Gyeongbuk region throughout the centuries.

Schedule

We are proposing two options for the dates of DH2021, which can be chosen at the convenience of the ADHO. These dates are July 4-10 or July 11-17, 2021 (both Sunday-Saturday).

Conference meetings, workshops, sessions, etc. would be held at Kyungpook National University's Global Plaza and the currently-under-construction Humanities Korea Building (scheduled to be completed in 2019).

The Global Plaza can accommodate up to 6 parallel sessions for 50-160 participants (total 520), and also has two large auditoriums which can hold 500 and 1,800 people. The Humanities Korea Building (available free of charge), will have a concert hall for 300 people, a large lecture hall for 253 people, 9 medium lecture rooms for 96-127 people, as well as 13 smaller rooms. We believe this will be more than enough space for all DH2021 events. (See more information on p. 14-16).

Lunch would be served at the at the Korean restaurant on the 2nd floor of Global Plaza and we can provide other options such as sandwich lunchboxes, etc. Social events, such as the opening reception and banquet, can be held at KNU or off campus (See suggestions on p. 17).

Theme

We are suggesting the theme "Global Humanities, East Meets West - Communication in a Digital World" for DH2021.

Digital humanities inherits the research topics and ways-of-thinking of the traditional humanities, whilst aiming to make it a more meaningful area of scholarship in today’s, and tomorrow’s, digital age. It aims to be an amalgamation of humanities and information technology. Due to the need for international communication and standardization, information and communication technologies have already become shared knowledge of people across the globe. However, there has not yet been enough communication between academia in the East and the West regarding the content and research results of traditional humanities-based DH.

Beyond just ushering a particular country’s or cultural region’s humanities scholarship into the digital realm, digital humanities must contribute to the development of a “global humanities.” This is necessary so that people around the globe can understand and collaboratively investigate our shared asset of humanities knowledge, regardless of from where said knowledge originated.

Should Daegu be selected as the host site for DH2021, it would be the first ADHO annual conference to be held in Asia. At the conference, digital humanists of Asia will have the opportunity to present the potential of the “humanities of the East” as a significant resource for global humanities in today’s digital environment. Whilst at the same time, they will also be inspired about novel methods to contribute to global humanities through the achievements Western digital humanities.

Special Theme Sessions

Although DH2021 will serve as a platform where digital humanities scholars from all over the globe can freely present and discuss their research, we also plan to include two special sessions in order to achieve meaningful results relating to our suggested conference theme.

Digital Humanities - Beyond the Western World

In commemoration of DH2021 being the first ADHO annual conference to be held outside of the "Western world" (i.e. the Americas, Europe, Australasia), we suggest a special theme session to provide a platform for DH scholars focused on non-Western regions to introduce their research. We expect this session to focus primarily on area studies relating to East Asia due to the conference location, but we strongly encourage the participation of those engaged in area studies relating to Africa and the Middle East, as well.

Digital Humanities and the Memory of the World

UNESCO’s Memory of the World register aims to not only preserve, but advance the interest in and understanding of precious archival documents of historical and cultural value to humanity. These documents are not mere artifacts locked away in a secluded archive, but are source materials which continue to serve as primary texts for humanities research today. Through this session, we aim to create a space for enhancing the value of these Memories of the World via the development of new, DH-based research directions for these precious heritages.

Local Organizing Committee

Position Name Affiliation Co-Chairs Hyeon KIM Professor of Cultural Informatics, Academy of Korean Studies President, Korean Association for Digital Humanities Yeongjo HWANGBO Professor of History, Kyungpook National University Dean of the College of Humanities, KNU Members Dong-sung HAN Professor of Game Contents and Virtual Reality, Jeonju University President, Korea Culture & Contents Technology Association Meung-hoan NOH Professor of Archival Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies President, Korean Society of Archival Information and Cultural Studies Ji-myung KIM Senior Researcher, Center for Digital Humanities, AKS President, Korea Heritage Education Institute Javier CHA Professor of East Asian Studies and Digital Humanities, Seoul National University Support Staff Lyndsey TWINING PhD Student in Cultural Informatics, Academy of Korean Studies Hae-won KANG PhD Student in Cultural Informatics, Academy of Korean Studies Boram SHIN HK+ Research Professor, Hanyang University Hyojin JUNG Assistant Manager, Daegu Convention & Visitors Bureau

LO Co-Chair: Hyeon KIM

Hyeon KIM (hyeon@aks.ac.kr) is a professor in the Department of Cultural Informatics at the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS). A student of Confucian philosophy by training, he received his PhD from Korea University in 1992. Kim initiated the digitalization of old Korean documents as the chief researcher at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KAIST) and as the Director of the Korea Database Research Institute of Seoul Systems. He is known for his pioneering work in the computerization of Joseon Dynasty materials, which had been initiated by Edward Wagner of Harvard University. He enabled digitalization and public access of the Annals of Joseon Dynasty, a record of the day-to-day events of the Joseon court, which is inscribed as one of UNESCO’s Memories of the World. This public access, which facilitates the search and discovery of information within old records, has inspired numerous public historians and writers to produce creative stories and scenarios. Kim now spearheads digital humanities at AKS through diverse academic research and experimental projects, integrating the humanities with state-of-the-art technology to digitize, visualize, and reveal the contexts and connections among historical elements.

• 2015-Present President, Korean Association for Digital Humanities
• 2004-Present Professor of Cultural Informatics, Academy of Korean Studies
• 2014-2017 Director, Center for International Affairs, Academy of Korean Studies
  • Chair, 7th & 8th World Congress of Korean Studies (held at U. Pennsylvania & U. Hawai'i)
• 2015-2016 President, Korea Humanities Content Society
• 1994-2004 Director, Information System Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology
• 1997 Visiting Scholar, Harvard University
• 1992-1999 Director, Korean Studies Database Research Institute, Seoul Systems
• 1992 PhD, Korea University
• 1985-1992 Senior Researcher, Korea Institute of Science and Technology

Publications

• Introduction to Digital Humanities, 2016, Hue Books, Seoul
• Cultural Informatics, 2012, Book Korea, Seoul
• Production of Local Cultural Content, 2009, Book Korea, Seoul
• Humanities and Cultural Content, 2008, Dahal Media

LO Co-Chair: Yeongjo HWANGBO

Yeongjo HWANGBO (hbvision@knu.ac.kr) is a professor in the Department of History at Kyungpook National University. He is currently serving as the Dean of the College of Humanities at KNU. Trained as a historian of modern Spain, he received his PhD from the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain. Although his earlier works focused on the Franco regime and the Spanish civil war, Hwangbo has also worked extensively on the history of Latin America and the Mediterranean civilization, publishing a number of articles and books including Latin America Born of Blood and Fire (trans); Land, Politics, War; and Modern Latin America (trans).

As a member of the BK21Plus Global History and Culture Project Team, he has investigated on the theories and methodologies of global history and wrote Politics of Memory and History, Historical Debates in Different Nations, Popular Dictatorship and Women, “Mapping World History in Korea,” and “The Uses of History of the Franco Regime and the Park Regime”. As the Dean of the College, Hwangbo is also committed to making the humanities more approachable for the general public in today's technology-driven and interconnected world by advocating interdisciplinary approaches which bring together humanities scholarship and digital technology.

• 2016-Present Dean, College of Humanities, Kyungpook National University
• 2014-Present Professor, Department of History, Kyungpook National University
• 2001 PhD, Complutense University of Madrid

Publications

• Politics of Memory and History, 2017, Yeokrak, Seoul
• Land, Politics, War, 2014, Samcheonri, Seoul
• Historical Debates in Different Nations, 2014, National Museum of Korean Contemporary History, Seoul
• Popular Dictatorship and Women, 2010, Humanist, Seoul

LO Members

Dong-sung HAN

Prof. Han specializes in VR and game technologies with a special interest in their potential application in humanities education. As president of the Korea Culture & Contents Technology Association, he has created many opportunities for communication and collaboration between leaders of the tech industry and humanities educators

Javier CHA

Prof. Cha's current research involves DH-based macrohistorical research to discover assemblages of historical figures of premodern Korea and China. Cha has been involved in anthropological history, capturing local knowledge and information using high-resolution photographs, audiovisual sources, and drone footage. Cha has coordinated academic events and forums at Leiden University's Centre for Digital Humanities, Harvard University, and University Hong Kong.

Meung-hoan NOH

Prof. Noh specializes in archival studies with a particular interest in investigating how historical artifacts can be preserved and studied in a digital environment. To further investigate new methodologies and approaches to archival studies from a DH perspective, he founded the Korean Society of Archival Information and Cultural Studies.

Ji-myung KIM

Dr. Kim specializes in cultural heritage research and education from a DH perspective. With an impressive career in journalism and translation, she founded the Korea Heritage Education Institute, which aims to educate Koreans and non-Koreans alike about Korean heritage through the support of exhbitions, translation competitions, digital content, and more.

Host Organizations

Korean Association for Digital Humanities

The Korean Association for Digital Humanities (KADH) was founded in 2015 with the objective to contribute to the development of digital humanities in Korea by allowing those engaged in or newly attempting digital humanities research and education to share their experiences, research results, and opinions, and receive feedback. It achieves this objective by providing educational resources on digital humanities research methods/technologies for traditional humanities researchers and young scholars, by advising government authorities and scholarship advancement institutions on policy to foster digital humanities, and by serving as a liaison between the Korean and international digital humanities worlds. The KADH is open to any individual, group, or institution that expresses interest in areas such as digital humanities research and education, multidisciplinary connections via digital methods, and/or the communication between academia and cultural content industry. In just three years, Over 30 institutions, including university departments, academic associations, and private-sector businesses, are members of the KADH network.

Kyungpook National University

Kyungpook National University (KNU), located at the northeast of Daegu City, has served as the center of education and research in the Gyeongbuk Province since its foundation in 1946. It has connected Daegu with the world by promoting world-class education and facilitating pioneering research for its students and faculty members. As a national flagship university, it is also dedicated to enrich the Daegu-Gyeongbuk community by providing opportunities for life-long learning. It is at the forefront of innovative learning and research with the PRIME programs in software development and IT convergence, the CORE program in interdisciplinary humanities and liberal arts education, and various graduate and research programs in a wide-range of interdisciplinary fields including glocal history, Youngnam literary and heritage studies, biomedical science, and artificial intelligence. As a result, KNU was ranked 5th in the QS Asian University Evaluation in 2017.

Academy of Korean Studies

The Academy of Korean Studies (AKS), founded in 1978, is a comprehensive research, learning, and archival institution which conducts research on Korean studies, preserves and disseminates key Korean studies resources and archival materials, and supports the future generation of Korean studies both in Korea and abroad. In addition to its Graduate School of Korean Studies (with a cultural informatics department), it is home to Jangseokgak Archives, which boasts a vast physical and digital collection of historical documents from the Joseon Dynasty and other periods of Korean history. The AKS furthermore provides a wide variety of digital Korean studies resources, including the Digital Local Culture Encyclopedia of Korea (grandculture.net), the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (encykorea.aks.ac.kr), the Integrated Database of Historical Figures of Korea (people.aks.ac.kr), Research Information Network of Korean Studies, the Glossary of Korean Studies (glossary.aks.ac.kr), and more.

Key Sponsors

The Korea Tourism Organization and Daegu Metropolitan City have already expressed interest in supporting this conference. To show their willingness to host DH2021, Daegu Metropolitan City and the Korea Tourism Organization have promised more than 33,000 USD in support.

Also, the host organizations will try to secure additional funds from from their institutions, which shall be used toward student travel grants.

Daegu CVB Support for Participants

In addition to the financial support mentioned above, the Daegu Convention and Visitors Bureau has agreed to provide the following services for DH2021:

• Free tour services guided by professional tour guides for excursions
• 30% discount for Korean Express Train (KTX) tickets
• 30-50% discounted rates for hotel accommodation using an online booking system
• Welcome desk at the venue with welcome kits for all participants and staff who will provide information about Daegu

Venue & Facilities

KNU Campus and Vicinity

Kyungpook National University is situated close to both Dongdaegu Station and Daegu International Airport. It is a 15 minute taxi to downtown Daegu. Within the KNU campus, the two suggested venues for DH2021 - Global Plaza and the yet to-be-completed Humanities Korea Building - are less than a 5 minute walk apart.

Space 1: Global Plaza

If selected, DH2021 will be held at Global Plaza in KNU. Global Plaza has been the site of various international meetings within the University. All rooms are equipped with projectors, speakers, and high-speed internet. There is also a Sky Lounge and restaurant on the top floor and the building is covered in glass and equipped with energy-saving facilities.

Space 2: Humanities Korea Building

The new Humanities Korea Building at KNU, currently under construction and expected to be completed in 2019, can also be used as a venue for DH2021. KNU has promised to allow DH2021 to use spaces in the Humanities Korea Building free of charge.

Social Programs: Welcome Reception & Banquet

We believe that the final ingredients for a successful conference are social and special events to entertain and excite participants while fostering promising networking opportunities. Daegu has an outstanding array of versatile venues to cater for the conference: Daegu Culture and Art Center, the Confucian Study Village at Keimyung University, Daegu 83 Tower, Daegu Art Factory among others. Daegu Hyanggyo Confucian School, the site of traditional local education, is the most popular venue for social events. The mentioned venues will allow participants enjoy themselves as well as give them opportunities to be exposed to Korean culture.

• Poseokjeong Pavillion in Gyeongju
• Confucian Study Village at Keimyung University
• Daegu Hyanggyo
• Daegu 83 Tower
• Daegu Art Factory
• The ARC

Excursion Overview

We are suggesting a variety of excursions for participants to partake in following DH2021.

The city of Daegu and the surrounding areas posses a rich history and an abundance of cultural heritage sites from throughout Korean history - including the Silla Kingdom (57 BCE-935 CE), the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392), and the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). Nearby sites include folk villages, Buddhist temples, and more. Among these are UNESCO World Heritages.

Daegu is the proud starting site of the the National Debt Redemption Movement (1907-1910), a nationwide grassroots campaign initiated by citizens of Daegu to repay foreign debts in an effort to prevent the colonialization of Korea by Japan (1910-1945). Though ulimately unsuccessful, the movement speaks to the patriotism of Koreans who gave up their possessions to save their country. The Archives of the National Debt Redemption Movement were listed as a UNESCO Memory of the World in 2017 and have been digitized for the world to see.

Daegu is also surrounded on all sides by mountains, among which is Palgongsan Mountain. There, participants can visit Donghwasa Temple and the Gatbawi Stone Buddha Statue, while taking in Korea's famous mountain scenery by experiencing one of Koreans' favorite past-times: hiking.

Furthermore, there are many local cultural activities in Daegu which can introduce visitors to Korean culture and the history of Daegu. The city also holds many annual festivals which display its rich heritage. Several such festivals are scheduled to be held in July.

The Pride of Daegu

• National Debt Redemption Movement Memorial Park and Museum
• Palgongsan Mountain & Dongwhasa Temple

Local Cultural Activities

• Seomun Market & Seomun Night Market
• Yangnyeongsi (Daegu Herb Medicine Market)
• City Alley Tour: Tracing Korean History’s Footsteps

UNESCO Cultural Heritage Excursions (outside Daegu)

• Silla Era: Seokguram Grotto & Bulguksa Temple and Gyeongju Historical Area (Gyeongju City)
• Goryeo Era: Haeinsa Temple and the Tripitaka Koreana (Hapcheon County)
• Joseon Era: Historical Folk Villages Hahoe and Yangdong (Andong City)

Festivals

• Daegu International Musical Festival (June 22- July 9, 2018)
• Daegu Chicken & Beer "Chimac" Festival (July 18 - 22, 2018)
• Daegu International Horror Theater Festival (July 26-29, 2018)

The Daegu Convention and Visitor’s Bureau will provide free tour services by professional tour guides.

See the Excursions for more detailed information.

Practical Considerations

Transportation

International Air Access

Following the opening of the world class Incheon International Airport in March 2001, South Korea became a major transportation hub for East Asia, guaranteeing easier and more comfortable access than ever before to this dynamic region. Incheon International Airport services 188 cities in 58 countries around the world.

In addition to Incheon International Airport participants can also arrive in South Korea via Daegu International Airport (15 min away, servicing 15 cities in 8 countries) or Gimhae International Airport (40 min away, servicing 40 cities in 12 countries).

Visa-Free Entry

South Korea offers visa-free entry to nationals from 115 countries. We will offer assistance to those coming from other countries to expedite the visa issuance process.

To and From Daegu

Visitors can connect to Daegu via a connecting flight, KTX high-speed rail, or a limousine bus.

From Incheon Int'l Airport

• Connecting Flight (50min)
• KTX (2h 30min) 50 USD
• Limousine Bus (~4h)

from Seoul

• KTX (1h 40min) 39 USD

from Daejeon

• KTX (40min) 18 USD

Within Daegu

Visitor's will likely be arriving at the newly renovated Dongdaegu Station and Transit Complex, located in the heart of Daegu. After arriving at Dongdaegu Station, passengers can utilize the subway or buses to reach places within the city. Daegu has 1,719 city buses in 98 routes, 17,051 taxis operating all over the city, and two subway lines and a monorail. To get to KNU from Dongdaegu Station takes 6 minutes by taxi, 20 minutes by bus, and 30 minutes by walking.

The Daegu Convention and Visitor’s Bureau will provide a 30% discount for KTX tickets.

See the All About Daegu for more detailed information on transportation to, from, and in Daegu.

Accommodations

Daegu offers a wide selection of accommodations from budget to deluxe hotels for DH2021 participants.

Thirty-eight hotels with a total of 10,000 rooms are available throughout Daegu. Hotel prices range from 64-246 USD per night and are located 10-25 minutes from the potential conference venue.

Recommended Hotel

Marriott Hotel has 322 guestrooms and is 10 minutes away from the Global Plaza, the proposed venue of DH2021. The newly built 5-star hotel will attract many guests because of its location with Dongdaegu Transit Center, local food streets, and Shinsegae Department Store, which has facilities such as a kids zone and aquarium inside. This allows participants to have family fun, enjoy local food, and travel conveniently.

Budget Accommodation

Daegu fully realizes the need to offer affordable accommodations for young researchers and students. Budget accommodations are conveniently located in downtown and are easily accessible to Global Plaza by public transportation. Prices ranges from 20 to 70 USD per night. University dorm prices ranges from 10 to 50 USD which is relatively cheaper than any other countries.

Hanok Stay (Traditional Korean Housing)

A unique accommodation option for participants is hanok stay. Hanok refers to traditional Korean homes. Their beauty lies with their harmonization with the surrounding environment. These are popular with those interested in getting a glimpse of the traditional Korean lifestyle. Rates range from 30 to 100 USD per night.

The Daegu Convention and Visitor’s Bureau will provide a 30%-50% discount rate for hotel accommodation and an online booking service for the convenience of foreign visitors.

Expected Weather Conditions

Korea’s weather is characterized by 4 distinct seasons: spring, summer, fall, and winter. It is the beginning of summer season in July during DH 2021. It would be very sunny days with the green leaves of all kinds. Although it is South Korea's rainy season, the participants would not need to worry about that in Daegu.

The average temperatures would be between 22°C (71.6°F) and 30°C (80°F) with exceptional possible peaks as low as 13°C (55.4°F) and high as 36°C. (96.8°F).

Special Needs

Childcare

Children activities will be organized, subject to pre-registration,for a price of about 300 USD per child. DH2021 participants and their children could also visit the daycare in Kyungpook National University, where they take care of children aged 1-5. Moreover, conference participants can consider the IT Education Institution for Gifted Youth and the English Education Institution for Gifted Youth, which can provide childcare for 5- to 8-year olds. They usually hold summer camp programs which could be connected with DH2021.

Disabilities

The Global Plaza is accessible for those with disabilities. All the rooms at Global Plaza do not have a door sill and there are more than two elevators and escalators. The Humanities Korea Building will also be accessible for those with disabilities.

Dietary Restrictions

Korean cuisine is known for its wide variety of side dishes, stews, noodles, barbeque, and more. Though delicious, many center around meat and seafood or have meat or seafood-based broths. We are aware that this is not suitable for vegetarians or vegan, and we also know that participants may have a variety of other food allergies or intolerances. Therefore, we will ensure there are alternative options for those with dietary restrictions, such as mixed vegetables with rice, tofu dishes, salads, etc.

Budget Overview

We have created three sample budgets for 500, 700, and 1,000 registrants. You can see the complete budgets in the spreadsheet we have provided.

Income

Registration Fees

Attractive registration fees for the DH2021 were determined based on the analysis of previous conferences. We tried to keep the fee close to the lower end of the typical DH conference range.

Registrant Types

Early and late registration was split 9:1. Regular individuals and students were split 3:2. Among regular individuals, members to non-members was split 5:1. Among students, members to non-members was split 3:1.

Sponsorships

The Daegu Metropolitan City and the Korea Tourism Organization have promised a total of 35,000,000 KRW (approx. 33,000 USD). The host institutions, Kyungpook National University and the Academy of Korean Studies, have also promised to financially support DH2021. Apart from this, we would seek additional sponsors, as well.

Expenses

In South Korea, non-profit organizations must use all the income of a conference toward its expenses, therefore our budget is calculated so that the expenses match the income. We were purposely generous in our appraisal of costs to be safe, and we are confident that actual costs will be lower. Lunches, coffee breaks, the welcome reception and the banquet for all DH2021 participants are included in the budget, as is a credit card payment system in and out of the country to block dubious registrants.

Savings by Using the Humanities Korea Building

The current budget includes room fees for renting the Global Plaza for parallel sessions, as that is the only space at KNU currently available for use as of 2018. However, as of 2019, the Humanities Korea Building will be available free of charge for DH2021. If we are to move some or all of the workshops/parallel sessions to the Humanities Korea Building we can save from 6,750,000-16,650,000 KRW (approx. 6,400-15,900 USD) in expenses, which could be put toward travel grants.

Global Young Brains Travel Grants

As we must spend all income toward the conference due to South Korean law, we would put any sponsorships or savings which exceed basic operational costs toward travel grants or registration cost subsidies. We would prioritize students who otherwise may have difficulty attending in order to diversify the backgrounds of the attendees, promote the future generation of DH scholars, and encourage international networking.

Letters of Support

See bid PDF