﹡Name: Forum on the Emerging Ocean Industry and the Construction of Blue Silicon Valley
﹡Date: Nov 5~7, 2013
﹡Venue: Hyatt Regency, Qingdao City, Shandong Province
﹡ Participated by 160 people, including NEAR member regions (South Korea (3), Japan(1), China (2)), the Korean and Japanese Consul-General in Qingdao, journalists, and public officials from ocean and fishery division.
(Participating member regions: Shandong Province (China), Tianjin (Observer), Kyoto (Japan), Gyeongsangnam-do Province (South Korea), Chungchengnam-do Province (South Korea), Jeollanam-do Province (South Korea))
﹡Main Activities
<Forum, Nov 6>
9：00~12:00: Participation in the International Summit Forum for Qingdao Blue Economy Development
14:00~18:00 : Main Event 【Forum on the Emerging Ocean Industry and the Construction of Blue Silicon Valley】
- Opening Ceremony: Congratulatory Message by Vice Governor Zhao Luntian of Shandong Province and NEAR Secretary General Kim Jae-hyo
- Forum: Presentations by 13 experts, including “Development of the Emerging Ocean Industry and the Change of the Blue Economic Structure” by Director Wang Shouxin of the Shandong Ocean & Fishery Department/ “A Farming and Fishing Village Worth Living in, Three Agricultural Innovations Created with Farmers and Fishermen” by Chief Lim Min-ho, of the Ocean & Fishery Division of Chungchengnam-do Province
<Study Visit, Nov, 7>
- Qingdao Oceanic Bridge
- Qingdao Jiaozhou Bay Tunnel
- Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center