This year’s annual Korea IT Network (KINCON) conference brings together innovative professionals, industry leaders, government officials and academics to discuss the convergence of technology and consumers. Today, consumers are at the heart of the rapid advances in technology. By using the latest devices and participating in the newest social networking sites, consumers are shaping the future of technology.

South Korea provides the greatest example of technology and consumer convergence in the world .South Korea is the most connected country with the highest penetration of broadband, 3G cell phones, digital TV and multiplayer video gaming. In addition, the country offers true convergence of broadband Internet, virtual worlds, electronic cash, robotics, e-government and the intelligent home. South Korea is a world leader in consumer technology. It is the first country to launch digital TV broadcasts to cell phones and cars; one-hundred percent of cell phones sold here are camera phones and nearly three out of four cell phones are highspeed 3G network phones. This is a country where over half the population pay bills or make purchases using the cell phone, where 43% of the nation maintains personal profiles and blogs, and where 25% of the entire population have participated in video gaming inside the same game.

At KINCON 2008 – Consumer and Technology Convergence, we will seek answers and observe trends emerging from South Korea, a country of some of the most digitally demanding consumers in the world, and from Silicon Valley, the famed center of technology innovation. With the help of digital innovation and the rapid development of the Internet, the boundaries between industries and walls between digital devices are collapsing. Services that can connect the user’s life seamlessly, regardless of time, space, and device, will play a crucial part in society and business. KINCON 2008 is at the forefront of idea exchange on consumer and technology convergence and how that will shape the future of the Internet.
 

KINCON is the largest and most prestigious conference for Korea/US high technology idea exchange and partnership opportunities. Past conferences have attracted more than 600 professionals from Korea and Silicon Valley including engineers, entrepreneurs and venture capital investors. This year’s attendees will have access to other industry professionals and will hear directly from industry leaders about the competitive Korean technology market, its technology advancements, the international movement, and present global investment opportunities.

Join us at 9:00 AM on Tuesday, June 17, at the Santa Clara Convention Center, for a full day of presentations, discussions, exhibits, and networking opportunities celebrating the “Korean Technolgy Wave” in digital media and entertainment, e-Learning, digital infrastructure and devices, online gaming and Web 2.0. 

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KINCON Agenda: June 17
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 KINCON Agenda: June 18
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