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1986 |
Established as an affiliated center of Samsung Life |
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Jul. |
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1986 |
Lim Dong-Sung inaugurated as the first president |
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Jul. |
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1987 |
Hosted SERI’s first international symposium to commemorate the first anniversary of SERI |
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Jul. |
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1990 |
Started management consulting business |
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Apr. |
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1991 |
Incorporated as Samsung Economic Research Institute |
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Dec. |
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1991 |
Launched quarterly report “Consumer Sentiment Survey” |
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Jan. |
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1993 |
Advanced into book publication and sales business by publishing “Catch One Second” |
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Sept. |
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1993 |
Established an affiliate, Samsung Earth Environment Center |
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Oct. |
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1993 |
Started “SERI Club,” a membership-based information service |
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Jul. |
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1994 |
Moved to Samsung Group headquarters |
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May |
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1995 |
Choi Woo-Suk inaugurated as second president
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Aug. |
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1995 |
Started Regional Economy Forum Launched weekly issue report, “CEO Information” |
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Feb. |
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1996 |
Held thesis award for college and graduate students to commemorate the 10th anniversary |
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Sept. |
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1996 |
Moved to Kukje Center, Yongsan, Seoul |
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Oct. |
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1996 |
Opened Internet homepage(www.seri-samsung.org) |
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Jul. |
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1997 |
Opened research & information database to the public |
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Dec. |
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1997 |
Spun-off Samsung Earth Environment Center |
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Dec. |
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1998 |
Established IMF database |
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Apr. |
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1999 |
Hosted “Knowledge Management Database” symposium Established Cyber SERI Club |
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Nov. |
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1999 |
Opened knowledge portal SERI.org - Home, DB, Forum, Portal |
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Feb. |
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2000 |
Published first World Report (Changed its name to “Global Issue” on Aug. 16, 2004) |
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Sept. |
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2000 |
Opened English Web site Koreaeconomy.org (Integrated into SERIWorld.org in Nov. 2004) |
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Nov. |
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2000 |
Held “Plan for Korea-China-Japan Industrial Collaboration” symposium |
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Jan. |
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2001 |
Opened Ebitzone.org, an English-language global research service (Integrated into SERIWorld.org in Nov. 2004) |
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May |
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2001 |
Selected as No.1 global think tank site by Alexa |
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Jul. |
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2001 |
Published 15th anniversary company history |
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Oct. |
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2001 |
Launched SERICEO.org, a knowledge service for business leaders |
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Feb. |
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2002 |
Opened SERICEO to the public |
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Mar. |
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2002 |
Held “China” symposium (in collaboration with Korea Economic Daily) |
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Sept. |
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2002 |
Cyber SERI members top 300,000 |
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Nov. |
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2002 |
Held “Future of Korea’s Venture Agriculture” symposium |
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Dec. |
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2002 |
Agreed with Sungkyunkwan University to jointly promote Korea General Social Survey (KGSS) |
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Jun. |
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2003 |
Hosted Korean Competitiveness, Is it Alright? Symposium |
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Sept. |
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2003 |
Jung Ku-Hyun inaugurated as third president |
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Nov. |
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2003 |
Hosted “Future of Korea's Venture Agriculture” symposium |
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Jun. |
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2004 |
Hosted “Role of Foreign Ownership in Financial Service Industry of Korea, Japan & China” seminar
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Hosted “International Comparison of National Values” symposium
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Hosted “Korea's Entrepreneurship” symposium |
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Sept. |
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2004 |
Opened learning site for military officers. “MKiss,” with sponsorship by the Military Mutual Aid Association
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Hosted “Financial Reform Experience in Korea and China” symposium
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Oct. |
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2004 |
Hosted “In Pursuit of $20,000 Per Capita Income” symposium
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Hosted “Reform in Korea's Management Education” symposium
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Cyber SERI members top 850,000
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Opened customized knowledge sites (Samsung Life Insurance , Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance , Samsung Card, and Hana Bank
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Nov. |
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2004 |
Opened SERIWorld.org, an English website for a global audience |
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Dec. |
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2004 |
Hosted “Benefits and Challenges of the Korea-Japan FTA” seminar
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Hosted “Defining the US-Korea Alliance: Economic & Security Challenges” symposium
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Feb. |
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2004 |
Started open research project, ‘Digital II’ |
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Apr. |
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2004 |
Hosted “Challenges of 21st Century US-Korea Relationship” symposium |
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May |
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2005 |
Held press conference with Foreign Correspondents’ Club members
SERI.org members tops 1 million |
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SERI.org members tops 1 million
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Jun. |
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2005 |
Launched SERIJapan.org. a knowledge link between Korea and Japan
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Hosted “University Reform and Pursuit of Excellence” symposium
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Hosted “Making Korea a Good Country to Live: The G10 in Y10 Project” symposium
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Jul. |
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2005 |
SERI’s Beijing office SERI China approved by Chinese government |
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Aug. |
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2005 |
Opened Six Sigma research site, SERI6sigma.org |
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Nov. |
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2005 |
Opened complexity theory site, Complexity.or.kr |
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Jan. |
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2006 |
Redesigned SERI.org to function as an open knowledge ecosystem (www.SERI.org)
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Launched revised SERI Knowledge Management System
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Feb. |
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2006 |
Established Digital Research Center and Complex System Center
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Concluded joint research with the Japan Research Institute
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Mar. |
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2006 |
Samsung Economy Research Institute Beijing Office (SERIChina)’s official website www.SERIChina.org opened |
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Apr. |
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2006 |
Expanded charity activities by signing a donation agreement with Community Chest Korea |
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Jun. |
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2006 |
Hosted 20th anniversary symposium “Historical Transitions in the Korean Economy and Challenges” (Reflection on the 20-year Korean economy |
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Jul. |
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2006 |
SERI’s 20th anniversary |
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Sept. |
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2006 |
Launched redesigned SERIWorld.org with focus on Korea-China-Japan-Global |
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Dec. |
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2006 |
Hosted first Complexity Conference (held every December thereafter)
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SERICEO sales top 10 billion won (in subscription income)
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Apr. |
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2007 |
Co-hosted “How to Cultivate and Develop Asian Financial Markets” seminar with National Institute for Research Advancement |
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Jul. |
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2007 |
Moved into Samsung Group’ new headquarters in Gangnam, Seoul
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Hosted 21st anniversary symposium: “Renaissance of the Korean Economy: Outlook and Strategy for the Next 10 Years”
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Co-hosted “Study on Korean and Taiwanese Investment Patterns in China” symposium with Taiwan Institute of Economic Research
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Oct. |
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2007 |
Launched SERICEO China, knowledge service for Samsung China’s 1,200 executives(www.sericeo.cn) |
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Jan. |
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2008 |
Launched English-language quarterly journal SERI Quarterly |
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Mar. |
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2008 |
Expanded SERICEO China service to Samsung Group China employees(14,000 people) |
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Apr. |
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2008 |
Hosted International Korea-China forum with Sungkyunkwan University to commemorate the 15th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Korea and China |
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May |
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2008 |
Held KGSS symposium on Korean’s culture, leisure and quality of life |
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Jun. |
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2008 |
Held symposium to commemorate the 23th anniversary
(New Financial Capitalism: New Financial Paradigm and the Global Economy) |
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Jul. |
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2008 |
Opened SERI Spark (www.serispark.org), a knowledge service for middle to upper managers |
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Sept. |
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2008 |
Held “How to Boost Korea’s Renewable Energy Industry” conference |
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Oct. |
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2008 |
SERI.org members surpass 1.5 million |
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Nov. |
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2008 |
Held “Upgrading Korea into a Market Economy of Mutual Prosperity” symposium |
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Dec. |
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2008 |
Held “Global Financial Crisis and Korea’s Policy Reponses” symposium
Published SERI Research Essay No. 100 issue |
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Jan. |
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2009 |
Chung Ki-Young inaugurated as the fourth president |
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Feb. |
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2009 |
Held “Forecasting the Future” symposium with KISTEP: “Mid- to Long-Term Forecasts and Technology Strategy in Overcoming Global Financial Crisis” |
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Apr. |
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2009 |
Launched a new report series “SERI Management Notes”
Published books titled “Selected SERI Reports on Business Strategies to Tide Over Economic Recession” and “Understanding the Global Financial Crisis through SERI Reports” |
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May |
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2009 |
Launched video report series “Go Korea!” (Korean language)
Opened website of Yonsei-SERI EU Centre (www.yonseri.org) |
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Jun. |
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2009 |
Held regular semi-annual press conference for foreign correspondents in Korea: “Outlook for Korea 's Economy in the Second Half of 2009,” Korean Peninsula Security Index
Held “2009 Korean Economic Forum” with Joongang Daily: “Global Financial Crisis and the Korean Economy”
Hosted the 24th anniversary symposium: “Job Creation and Strategies to Boost Employment” |
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Jul. |
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2009 |
SERI Spark members top 5,000
Held the Business Strategy Conference for the second half of 2009 |
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Aug. |
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2009 |
Published “Selected SERI Reports on Future Industries”
Visited the Sister Village Bongwha at Hoengseong-gun |
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Sept. |
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2009 |
Jointly prepared a special series of articles with Maeil Business Newspaper titled “First Anniversary of the Global Financial Crisis: What Has Changed”
Started Project Advisor System
Changed system for supervising reports |
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Oct. |
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2009 |
Held a symposium titled “Three Pressing Issues Facing the Korean Economy and Policy Response in 2010”
Won the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister’s award for special libraries in the 2009 Korean Public Library Operation Assessment |
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Nov. |
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2009 |
Informed China’s next-generation leaders about the Korean economy and competitiveness of Samsung
Held a press conference with Foreign Correspondents’ Club members on the outlook for the Korean economy in 2010 and the results of the Korean Peninsula Security Index
Held the fourth Complexity Conference titled “Diffusion Mechanism” |
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Dec. |
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2009 |
Conducted a major reshuffle of executives |
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Feb. |
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2010 |
Held International Symposium to Commemorate the 100th Birthday of Ho-Am Lee Byung-Chull
Held International Conference on “Economic Impact of the Cap and Trade System in Korea and its Scale-up Strategies” |
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Mar. |
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2010 |
Held a Symposium on “International Sports Events and National Brand”
Opened a customized SERICEO site, “Okdab CEO,” for Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
New CEO of Nomura Research Institute visited SERI
Brazilian ambassador to Korea visited SERI |
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Apr. |
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2010 |
Held a press conference to celebrate <SERICEO> surpassing 10,000 memberships
Portuguese Foreign Minister and Portuguese ambassador to Korea visited SERI
Japan’s ALPS Electric President visited SERI |
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May |
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2010 |
Co-hosted “2010 Korean Economic Forum” with Joongang Daily |
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Jun. |
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2010 |
Held SERI’s 24th anniversary symposium titled “Market Opportunities from the Rise of Emerging Market Economies and Responses by Korea, China and Japan”
Opened a mobile website <m.seri.org>, the first for Korean private think tank |
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Sept. |
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2010 |
SERI President Chung Ki-Young nominated to be civilian commissioner of G20 Summit Preparation Committee |
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Oct. |
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2010 |
Japan-Korea Partnership Forum visited SERI
Held a charity photo exhibition of <SERICEO> members titled “Accompany” |
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Nov. |
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2010 |
RI placed first for third consecutive year in Hankyung Newspaper’s ranking of economic think tanks |
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Dec. |
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2010 |
Held a symposium on “Post-crisis Course of the Korean Economy: Challenges and Tasks in the Next Decade” |
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