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Chemulpo to Songdo IBD: Korea’s International Gateway
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
International School Songdo: A Global Model for 21st Education
Friday, November 6th, 2009By Don Southerton, Songdo IBD CityTalk Editor and Chief Blogger
Songdo IBD’s master plan recognized that world class education was vital. In turn, International School Songdo (ISS) was built to set a new standard for education–embracing true 21st century pedagogy and Classroom 2.0 mindset. Today that vision is reality, the school and its staff sharing this vision with educators globally. In fact, the school is in the fore front of virtual/ web based learning–strongly supported by Cisco and Cisco Webex technology.
This new video, hosted by ISS headmaster Dr. Jorge Nelson, shares ISS’s vision.
Incheon Bridge to Open: 4 Years and 4 Months in the Making
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
Incheon Bridge
The long awaited opening of the Incheon Bridge will have tremendous impact on Songdo IBD and the region. The soft opening is this week. (Last weekend the Bridge hosted a marathon for 30,000 runners).
Choson Ilbo notes,
Incheon Bridge to Open Friday
The Incheon Bridge is to be officially opened on Friday[October 16], four years and four months after construction began.
The bridge connects the Songdo International Business District in the Incheon Free Economic Zone and Yeongjongdo, where Incheon International Airport is located.
To celebrate the opening of the bridge, Incheon city and the Chosun Ilbo co-host a walking tour on Saturday. Vehicles are allowed from Monday.
The bridge at 21.38 km is the country’s longest and the world’s seventh longest. Among cable-stayed bridges, it is the world’s fifth longest bridge.
Chemulpo to Songdo IBD Author Featured in Korean American Magazine
Friday, September 25th, 2009By Don Southerton, Songdo IBD CityTalk Editor and Chief Blogger
I was very pleased with a recent Korean language article in San Diego Korean American Community Magazine. The 2 page spread highlights Chemulpo to Songdo IBD: Korea’s International Gateway, which was released in August. The book has been very well received by the Korean community, both in Korea and abroad. A high quality complimentary web version of the pictorial history book is available online. Click Here.
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Songdo IBD: Green and Hi-tech
Saturday, September 19th, 2009
Songdo Garbage Disposal System
By Don Southerton, Songdo IBD CityTalk Editor and Chief Blogger
Songdo IBD continues to draw much attention. Its Green and eco-friendly technology interests many. For example this Joongang Ilbo article shares some of the city’s eco-friendly features.
The article notes among other cutting edge technologies the city’s automatic garbage gathering system.
Songdo International Business Complex has been chosen for the LEED-ND pilot project, an environmental grading system for buildings run by the U.S. Green Building Council. It is the highest environmental certification available for a building, and the entire city of 5.72 million square meters has been selected, reflecting its eco-friendly construction. Songdo is the largest single LEED-ND pilot project outside North America.
To receive the LEED-ND certificate, which no city has ever received before, Songdo International City will compete with other cities.
When graded according to the LEED system, Songdo International City hopes to rank at silver. For individual buildings in Songdo, the Northeast Asia Trade Tower, a landmark of the city, is also aiming for silver. If it succeeds in that goal, it will be the first and only building to do so in Korea.
The U-Life Complex building, which will serve as the Asian headquarters of Gale International Korea, is aiming for the highest level: platinum.
Meanwhile, Korea’s first eco friendly seawater “road” connecting the center of a city directly to the sea, is now under construction. The canal, to be built through Songdo’s 400,000-square-meter Central Park, will pump seawater into the city, a first for Korea.
The seawater will fill a 4.8-kilometer canal starting at the western water treatment plant in the business complex. Filling it up with seawater instead of fresh water minimizes the environmental disturbance due to the ultimate discharge into the Yellow Sea, while a double filtration system eliminates the need for chemical purifiers.
Automatic garbage collection will make use of underground conveyers inside pipelines, with automatic sorting, compression and dehydration – no garbage trucks required. If people follow the guidelines to dispose of their trash, the entire system can run cleanly and efficiently, contributing to a more pleasant city life.
The pipeline network will cost 390 billion won to build and will be finished by 2020, when it will be the largest of its kind in Korea.
Cisco TP 3000 and International School Songdo
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
By Don Southerton, Songdo IBD CityTalk Editor and Chief Blogger
On Saturday August 22 PST (Sunday August 23 in Korea) from Cisco’s Irvine, CA offices, I shared an amazing experience with a team of new Korea-based International School Songdo ISS) educators. My work centers on training and coaching executives and teams on Korean culture, norms, history, and expectations. I was thrilled to use Cisco’s TP 3000 telepresence technology to provide the new ISS team with insights into Korea and Songdo IBD.The training session aligned with both Songdo IBD core value as an ubiquitous city, and ISS as a model for Classroom 2.0 education. (For more information of ISS teaching model see Headmaster Dr. Jorge Nelson’s December 2008 comments of Learning- centric teaching).
Chemulpo to Songdo IBD Launched in Incheon’s Historic District
Monday, August 10th, 2009Incheon, South Korea August 11, 2009 The global launch of the pictorial history Chemulpo to Songdo IBD: Korea’s International Gateway took place on Thursday August 6 at Incheon Korea’s historic Chemulpo Club. Hosted by author Don Southerton and sponsored by Gale International, the event was attended by notables including Incheon Mayor Ahn Sang-soo, Gale International chairman Stan Gale, and former Ambassador Donald Gregg. Also attending were local officials, Korean and American guests, and the media.
Chemulpo to Songdo IBD: Korea’s International Gateway documents 125 years of life in the port area through first hand accounts and historic photographs. Fittingly, the book’s launch was held at the foreign settlement’s former gentleman’s club, which was built in1901.
After warm opening remarks by Stan Gale, author Southerton shared his inspiration for writing the book—one built on collaboration. In fact, Southerton noted the early trade settlement and surroundings were home to Europeans, Americans, Japanese, Chinese, and Koreans. Likewise, the book was a collaboration of Korean and American teams. Building on this theme Southerton pointed out that today’s nearby Songdo International Business District (IBD) was, too, a diverse international collaboration of firms including Gale International, POSCO E&C, Kohn Pederson Fox, and most recently CISCO.
Joining Southerton on the podium, Mayor Ahn Sang-soo was presented with a copy of the book. The mayor then shared his vision for the city becoming one of the world’s top ten cities.
Following the book presentation, Southerton, conducted a tour for the American VIPs of Jayu Park and the historic Chinatown district.
Plans call for the book to be donated to Korea-focused organizations and universities in the U.S. and Korea. A full schedule of book promotion events is also planned.
An online eBook version of Southerton’s work is now available at http://chemulpotosongdoibd.com
About the Author
Don Southerton has held a life-long interest in Korea and its rich culture. His previous books center on culture, entrepreneurialism, and early U.S.-Korean business ventures. Southerton extensively writes and comments on modern Korean business culture and its impact on global organizations. His firm, Bridging Culture Worldwide, provides consulting and training to Korea-based global business.
About Gale International
Gale International is a premier international real estate investment and development company with headquarters in New York and offices in Boston; Irvine, California; Seoul and Songdo, South Korea.
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Chemulpo-to-Songdo IBD: Korea’s International Gateway Book Released
Thursday, August 6th, 2009Breaking News, Songdo IBD Korea
The August 6, 2009 Korea launch of Chemulpo to Songdo IBD was attended by a huge crowd including including Incheon Mayor Ahn Sang-soo, Stan Gale- Chairman Gale International, former Ambassador Donald Gregg, local officials, Korean and American VIP guests, and media.
The event took place in the historic former Chemulpo Club, a gentleman’s club built in 1901. Following the book presentation, author Don Southerton, conducted a tour for the American VIPs of Jayu Park and the historic Chinatown district.
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Korea Daily (Jongang Ilbo) Interviews Chemulpo-to Songdo IBD Author
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009
던 서들턴씨가 최근 자신이 발간한 책 ‘제물포에서 송도 국제무역지구(IBD)로; 대한민국의 국제적 관문’에 대해 설명하고 있다.
Korea Daily ( Jongang Ilbo) recently interviewed author Don Southerton. The Korea language newspaper shared Southerton’s intent for the book which covers 125 years of history for the port of Incheon with Songdo IBD and Gale International, the latest chapter in Korea’s long international development. Souttherton points out that like today the first westerners brought with them technology, commerce, new economic opportunity, and humanitarianism. The community also represents collaboration of Koreans and foreigners.
벽안의 미국인 사업가가 인천에 관한 의미있는 역사책을 발간해 화제다.
동서양 문화 교류를 자처하는 기업 ‘브리징 컬쳐’(Bridging Culture Worldwide)를 경영하는 사업가이자 역사가인 던 서들턴(56·SD거주)씨가 최근 인천의 125년 변천사를 담은 책 ‘제물포에서 송도 국제무역지구(IBD)로; 대한민국의 국제적 관문’을 펴냈다.
이 책 속에는 역사적으로 의미가 깊은 미공개 사진자료 70여장과 함께 다양한 계층의 서양인들의 눈에 비친 항구도시 인천의 모습이 충실히 담겨있다. 또한 125년전에 이미 중국과 일본은 물론 미,영,독,러,프랑스 외 유럽의 각 나라로 부터 몰려든 상인이나 관료, 선교사들이 활발한 활동을 벌이며 명실공히 국제도시의 면모를 자랑하던 인천(당시 제물포)의 모습을 각종 문헌 속의 증언과 자료를 바탕으로 상세히 기록했다.
또한 결론적으로 이책은 1880년대 서방에 개항한 이후 부터 국제도시의 면모를 착실히 다져온 인천 송도가 세계를 향해 무한한 성장 가능성을 갖고 있다고 역설하고 있다.
한편 전문가들은 이 책이 지금까지 출판된 어떤 자료보다도 인천을 역사적으로 정확히 재조명하고 있다는 평가다.
서들턴 씨는 이 책의 발간 동기에 대해 “수년간 사업차 양국을 오가며 송도가 국제도시로 선정된 이유가 궁금했다”며 “본격적으로 자료를 찾아보니 인천 역사의 수많은 부분이 일본에 의해 왜곡돼 있는 것을 발견하고 객관적인 시각을 가진 역사가로서 제대로 한번 알리고 싶었다”고 밝혔다. 때마침 송도국제도시 개발 프로젝트를 진행 중인 게일 인터내셔널(Gale International)사로 부터 적극적인 지원을 받아 1년동안 땀흘린 끝에 책을 완성한 것.
오는 6일(한국시간) 송도국제도시 오프닝 행사의 일환으로 ‘출판 기념회 및 리셉션’을 통해 최초로 공개될 이 책은 한글과 영어로 동시 표기돼 한국의 역사를 바로잡고 널리 알리는 데에도 크게 기여할 전망이다.
류태호 기자
http://www.koreadaily.com/news/read.asp?page=1&branch=SD&source=SD&category=&art_id=885245
Author Don Southerton Announces Release of New Pictorial History Showcasing Korea’s First Trade Hub
Thursday, July 30th, 2009
Author Don Southerton
Don Southerton announces the release of a new pictorial history titled Chemulpo to Songdo IBD: Korea’s International Gateway. The book showcases 125 years of commerce, trade, and interaction in the nation’s first foreign trade hub, Incheon. The bilingual work is author Don Southerton’s latest writing on Korea and weaves key historic events with photographs and first-hand accounts, past and present.
Located on the western coast of Korea, Incheon has played a significant role in the history of the region since the late 19th century. Once called Chemulpo, as Korea opened its borders to the West, the backwater port quickly became home to a diverse group of foreign merchants, traders, entrepreneurs, and sojourners.
A century later, under the direction of Mayor Ahn Sang-soo and the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority, the city’s waterfront region is again becoming an international community and center for business and trade. The book also highlights Songdo IBD, a 10-year project being developed by Gale International and POSCO E&C. The project seeks to make South Korea the preeminent business hub of East Asia.
Southerton notes, “With the world turning its attention to the Incheon Global Fair and Festival and the Grand Opening of Songdo International Business District sharing the port’s rich heritage is timely.”
In researching the book, the author explains, “Photographs from archives in Korea and the U.S. have been included, along with engaging stories about daily life in the port town from the past 125 years. To best showcase the port’s early progress, many of the photographs have been digitally reproduced from the original plates shot over 100 years ago.”
Finally, Southerton points out that the book shares the role of the foreign community in humanitarian efforts and the introduction of new technologies and innovations.
On August 6, 2009, a formal release will take place at the former Chemulpo Club in Incheon, Soon after, media events will follow in the U. S.
The global release of Chemulpo to Songdo IBD: Korea’s International Gateway is sponsored by Gale International.
About the Author Don Southerton has held a life-long interest in Korea and its rich culture. His previous books center on culture, entrepreneurialism, and early U.S.-Korean business ventures. Southerton also extensively writes and comments on modern Korean business culture and its impact on global organizations. His firm, Bridging Culture Worldwide, provides consulting and training to Korea-based global business.
Media preview of the book and select photographs are available by contacting the author.
Contacts For additional information and author interviews.
Don Southerton Dsoutherton@bridgingculture.com
+1-310-866-3777
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