2006
4th Annual National Convention
Welcome to the
official page for the upcoming 2006 4th Annual Korean American
Coalition National Convention in Chicago! We're very proud
and excited to be hosting the convention and we will be bringing
you the latest, up-to-date information regarding events, speakers
and general topics of interest. Please check back frequently
for the latest news.
If there is something you would like addressed and do not see
it posted, please feel free to contact
us and let us know your concerns/ideas. We will try our
very best to address them and communicate back to you.
We hope you're as excited about the convention as we are. We
are looking forward to having you join us in the spectacular
city of Chicago for this monumental event!
We hope to see you soon.
Your friends,
KAC-Chicago
2006 KAC National Convention - September 21-24, 2006
Saturday - August 12, 2006
We are very proud to show
you our latest convention poster:
We are just a little more than a month away and are very excited to host this landmark event. We look forward to seeing you there!.
Your friends,
KAC-Chicago |
As promised, here is a listing of the most current stats &
information as of August 12, 2006!
KAC Chapter Delegate COUNT:
- KAC Alaska: 11 - (TWO WAY TIE FOR THIRD)
- KAC Arizona: 6
- KAC Atlanta: 11 - (TWO WAY TIE FOR THIRD)
- KAC Austin: 0
- KAC Chicago: 18 - (STILL ON TOP)
- KAC Colorado: 8
- KAC Dallas/Ft. Worth: 5
- KAC Hawaii: 0
- KAC Los Angeles: 13 - (STRONG SECOND)
- KAC Orange County: 3
- KAC Sacramento: 0
- KAC South Bay: 0
- KAC Washington DC: 2
- KAC National: 8
Other locations:
- Houston: 2
- New York: 1
- Seattle: 1
- Toronto (Canada): 3
The competition starts now! KAC Chapters, grab your REGISTRATION
POINTS while you can!
Keynote Speakers & Session Speakers (Confirmed):
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Sammy Lee
U.S. Olympic Diver | Gold Medallist 1948 & 1952
Friday 9/22 Lunch
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Jun Choi
Mayor | Edison NJ
Saturday 9/23 Breakfast
SESSION SPEAKER: Leslie Moe Kaiser
State Farm | Corporate Relations Manager of APIA Communities
Saturday 9/23 Morning Session
SESSION SPEAKER: Julie Sun
Freddie Mac | Manager, Strategic Initiatives, Corporate
Relations & Housing Outreach
Saturday 9/23 Morning Session
SESSION PRESENTER: Sam Yoon
Councilor | Boston City Council
Saturday 9/23 Morning Session
SESSION PRESENTER: Mark Keam
Chief Counsel | U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (IL)
Saturday 9/23 Morning Session
SESSION PRESENTER: Mark Hagland
Freelance Journalist & Korean American Adoptee
Saturday 9/23 Morning Session
SESSION PRESENTER: Becky Belcore
ED (KRCC) & Korean American Adoptee
Saturday 9/23 Morning Session
SESSION PRESENTER: Chris Winston
Executive Director | Korean American Adoptee Network
(KAAN)
Saturday 9/23 Morning Session
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: K.W. Lee
Veteran Journalist
Saturday 9/23 Lunch
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Jo Kwang Dong
Veteran Journalist
Saturday 9/23 Lunch
SESSION SPEAKER: Adrian Hong
Executive Director | Liberty in North Korea (LiNK)
Saturday 9/23 Afternoon Session
SESSION PRESENTERS: Moohay Choe & Kevin Klein
Board Members | Korean American Pioneer Council (KAPC)
Saturday 9/23 Afternoon Session
SESSION SPEAKER: Robert Yi
VP Operations | State Farm
Saturday 9/23 Afternoon Session
SESSION SPEAKER: Professor Kiljoong Kim
Research Director | DePaul University
Saturday 9/23 Afternoon Session
SESSION PRESENTER: Prof. Helen Jun
Professor | University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
Saturday 9/23 Afternoon Session
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Ambassador Tae Sik Lee
Embassy of the Republic of Korea | Washington DC
Saturday 9/23 Gala
2006 RSVP Deposit Initiative:
35 lucky delegates are eligible to win their
convention registration fee. We will draw the names of the three
(3) winners at the Opening Session on Friday, September
22, 2006! Thanks to everyone who participated!
The candidates are:
- Ben, Alaska
- Helen, Alaska
- Jae, Alaska
- Mark, Alaska
- Martha, Alaska
- Nan, Alaska
- Richard, Alaska
- Tina, Alaska
- Tony, Alaska
- Yohyon, Alaska
- Young, Alaska
- Bo, Atlanta
- Chong, Atlanta
- Daniel, Atlanta
- Day, Atlanta
- James, Atlanta
- Jean, Atlanta
- Jinny, Atlanta
- Sarah, Atlanta
- Soo, Atlanta
- Susan, Atlanta
- Marcus, Chicago
- Cheol, Colorado
- Chris, Colorado
- James, Colorado
- Jamie, Colorado
- Ken, Colorado
- Kenny, Colorado
- Peter, Colorado
- Sue, Colorado
- Max, Houston
- Missy, Houston
- Robert, KAC National
- Inky, New York
- Shari, Washington State
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