1937 and my children: VECSiD Workshop at KAIST (in Korea)

VECSiD is a project I am working on at KAIST with the Graduat School of Cultural Technology. The project is headed by Prof. JiHyun Lee and my role has been in developing a meta grammar, or a system of ideas to help create communicable cultural linkages.

Rather soon we are holding a workshop for this project and I would like to invite anyone interested, and in Korea on the 24th and 25th of this month, to register and attend. Bellow is the invitation copy:

We cordially invite you to take part in a workshop and tutorial for the VECSiD Project (Visual Exploration of Cultural Style in Design) which will commence on September 24th 2009. We will involve several professors and researchers contributing to the project, from KAIST, Loughborough University, Sultan Qaboos University, The Open University, University of Leeds, and university of Hawaii. This project aims to define the distinguishing elements of Korean and Spanish traditional patterns and in doing so, define a new way of approaching the analysis of traditional elements for cultural comparison. The project also aims to produce a generalized tool for this purpose based on the concept of Cultural DNA and a meta-grammar approach.

We hope to see you at the workshop.

Below is the program we will follow;

[DAY 1 (September 24) – WORKSHOP]
09:00 – 09:15 Tea & Coffee
09:15 – 09:45 Welcome Address
09:45 – 10:30 Presentation I: Korean Patterns
10:30 – 11:15 Presentation II: Spanish Patterns
11:15 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:30 Discussion I: Comparison between current Korean & Spanish pattern study
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:00 Discussion II: Cultural DNA & a formal approach for the study of culture
15:00 – 15:45 Discussion III: Cultural DNA & a formal approach for the study of culture
15:45 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 16:30 Presentation I: Korean Patterns
16:30 – 17:00 Presentation II: Spanish Patterns
17:00 – 17:15 Break
17:15 – 18:00 Summary and Q&A

[DAY 2 (September 25) – TUTORIAL]
09:00 - 09:15 Tea & Coffee
09:15 - 10: 45 Introduction to VECSiD project
10:45 - 11:15 Process of developing a Korean pattern , Bosangwhamun
11:15 - 12:45 Process of developing Spanish Patterns
12:45 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:30 Hands-on exercise (Korean pattern variations)
15:30 - 17:00 Hands-on Exercise (Spanish Pattern Variations)
17:00 - 17:15 Break
17:15 - 17:45 Summary and closing remarks of 2009 VECSiD Workshop

If you are interested in taking part in the workshop, please register by 20th of September. For Registration, you may visit our website and follow the link of the registration form or write to the following email address. When you register, please specify your name, telephone number, e-mail address and student status (Master or PhD student).

Website: http://gsct3237.kaist.ac.kr/project/vecsid
Email: vecsid@gmail.com

Many Thanks,
VECSiD Preparation Committees
Jieun Park, Mark Whiting, Sun-joong Kim, Haelee Jung

I have also included a few images of the kinds of patterns we are using as cultural artefacts.