Section 2 Rationale for <strong>Bidding</strong> Gilt-bronze Seated Maitreya in Meditation National Treasure No.78 Three Kingdom era (A.D. 200-700) - 9 -
1) Why choose Seoul for <strong>the</strong> 14 th ICC? High quality research and industrial innovations Korean catalysis community has <strong>the</strong> capability to organize a high-quality scientific program <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ICC, which is thought to be <strong>the</strong> major emphasis <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Congress. During <strong>the</strong> last decade, Korean scholars have demonstrated <strong>the</strong>ir high potential in catalysis research by publishing numerous papers in international journals (refer to pages 71-78) and by actively participating in international conferences and editorial works (refer to pages 59-62 and examples below). Korea is particularly active in academia-industry collaboration, which has been established for two major reasons. One is that Korean catalysis society has been founded by a strong group <strong>of</strong> scholars in academia and industry and <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r is that <strong>the</strong> chemical industries, which account for about 20% <strong>of</strong> Korean GDP, are aggressively pursuing process development based on cooperative interactions with academia. As a result, Korean industries have developed a large number <strong>of</strong> catalytic processes, which are competitive in global market (refer to pages 69-70, 79-81). The dynamics <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Korean catalysis community based on active interactions between academia and industry will provide a good model and stimulus for o<strong>the</strong>r countries trying to promote <strong>the</strong>ir research activities and innovations in catalysis. ● Editorial board members/editors: Applied <strong>Catalysis</strong> A (S.H. Moon), Applied <strong>Catalysis</strong> B (I.-S. Nam), <strong>Catalysis</strong> Letters (S.I. Woo, J.S. Lee), Topics in <strong>Catalysis</strong> (S.I. Woo, J.S. Lee), Cattech (J.S. Lee), J. <strong>of</strong> Mol. Catal. B (S.B. Lee), Res. Chem. Interm. (S.-E. Park), Cat. Surveys from Asia (S.H. Moon, G. Seo) ● Guest editors <strong>of</strong> special issues: Stud. Surf. Sci. Catal. Vol. 102 (H. Chon, S.-I. Woo, S.-E. Park), Vol. 105 (H. Chon, S.-K. Ihm, Y.S. Uh), Vol. 146 (S.-E. Park, R. Ryoo, W.S. Ahn, C.W. Lee, J.-S. Chang), Catal. Today Vol. 38(2) (Y.G. Kim, I.-S. Nam), Vol. 44(1-4) (Y.G. Kim, J.S. Lee), Vol. 83(1-4) (S.K. Kang, S.-I. Woo), Vol. 87(1-4) (J.S. Lee, W. Choi, Y. Okamoto) Extensive experience in organizing international conferences Korea has accumulated good experiences <strong>of</strong> successfully organizing many international conferences related to catalysis during <strong>the</strong> last decade (refer to pages 59-62 and examples below). The 14 th ICC in Seoul will be organized by Korean scholars who played key roles in <strong>the</strong>se conferences and have formed a unique and strong teamwork, which is <strong>the</strong> most valuable asset in organizing <strong>the</strong> Congress. - 10 -
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