Press Release(2019.11.12.)

“Do not Miss Opportunity to Organize and Run Workshop at the 19^th IACC!”

-The call for workshop proposals are opened on the IACC website (from November 1to December 15)-

□ People from various sectors such as the civil society organizations, businesses could run and organize workshops at the 19^th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC).

The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC, Chairperson Pak Un Jong) will receive workshop proposals from November 1 to December 15 through the IACC webpage.

□ The ACRC, jointly with the Transparency International (TI), will hold the 19^th IACC from 2 to 5 June 2020 at Coex in Seoul, Korea. The four-day global anti-corruption conference will bring together around 2,000 people from 140 countries worldwide, including representatives of governments, civil society organizations, international organizations, and the media.

The IACC is the biggest global anti-corruption event, where anti-corruption experiences and information are exchanged to strengthen anti-corruption global cooperation. The conference is held once twice years, co-hosted by the TI and the government of the hosting country.

The ACRC, representing the government of the host country of the 19^th IACC, has been preparing for the hosting of the next year’s conference. After signing an MoU with the TI, TI Korea, and the IACC Council on April this year, the ACRC started the preparation for the global anti-corruption event in earnest.

□ During the four-day conference, 6 to 8 plenary sessions will be held, where all the participants, about 2000, will attend, and 50 parallel workshops will be taken place, where 150 to 200 people will attend.

Workshop proposals are selected among those submitted at the IACC’s global call for the proposal submission. Representatives from various sectors, such as the government, civil society organizations, the media, and the private sector, can submit the proposal containing the title, speakers, and content of discussion, and plan for securing funding for the workshop.

Among the proposals submitted, after listening opinions of experts worldwide, the IACC Council, a decision-making body related on IACC issues, will select 50 proposals to hold a workshop at the conference. Selected proposals will be announced in the early next year.

People from countries around the world are expected to submit workshop proposals on various topics as the workshop at this biggest global anti-corruption conference will provide a good opportunity to have an in-depth discussion with experts around the world.

□ Assistant Chairman Park Gye-ok for Planning & Coordination Office said, “The 19^th IACC Seoul is not a conference for experts who talk about global issues only. Rather, it will bring together people in Korea from various walks of life, such as the public sector, civil society organizations, the academia, the media, and the private sector, who will discuss Korea’ s anti-corruption achievements and challenge with the world and seek ways to make the country more transparent”. He added “the ACRC welcomes interests and engagement in the IACC by all citizens from various sectors”.

※ Overview of the call for workshop proposals and the 19th IACC

< Workshop Proposals >

○ On what : 19th IACC workshops
   * Around 50 proposals will be selected as the 19th IACC Workshops by the IACC Council
 

○ Who is entitled to proposal submission : Anyone

   * Workshop proposals are submitted globally during the same period

○ When : From Nov 1 to December 15, 2019

○ Where to submit a proposal : On the IACC website
   * https://iaccseries.org/19th-iacc/workshop-proposal-form
 

○ How to submit a proposal : Visit IACC website to fill in the proposal form and submit the proposal online.

○ Caution
  - Workshop Formats : Select one of the two formats (interactive circle, panel debate)
  - Workshop Title : From the 20 themes and the six thematic    streams, select one each.
  - Workshop Team : 1 coordinator, 1 moderator or facilitator, 1 rapporteur, 3 to 4  experts
  - Workshop Funding : Funding for the workshop should be secured by you.

○ Contact organizations
  - IACC Council iacc@transparency.org (*Only English is used)
  - ACRC’s International Relations Division acrc@korea.kr
    Senior Deputy Director Lim Hanna (044-200-7159), Deputy Director Kang Mi-young (044-200-7155)

< Overview of the 19th IACC >

 ○ Title : 19th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC)
    ※ IACC is the world‘s biggest global public-private anti-corruption forum. It  takes place every two years.

 ○ Period/Venue : 2(Tue) - 5(Fri) June, 2020 / Coex, Seoul
    ※ From Jun 1(Mon) to Jun 2(Tue) the IACC and International Anti-Corruption Academy Assembly of Parties

        will be held in parallel.

 ○ Host : ACRC(representing the Korean government), Transparency International (TI)
    ※ Transparency International (TI), based in Berlin, Germany, is an NGO

        carrying out various anti-corruption works(established in 1993)

 ○ Size : About 2,000 participants from governments, the academia,

      the private sector of over 140 countries worldwide

 ○ Topic : “Designing 2030: Truth, Trust and Transparency”

 ○ Program : Main event (Opening/Closing session, plenary sessions, workshops)

     and side event (file festival‧music concert, etc.)
    ※ Plenary sessions(6~8 sessions, participated by 2000 people),

       workshops (about 50 workshops, participated by 150 to 200 people)

[ Press release on 19th IACC ]

1. (Oct. 2018) IACC, world’s biggest anti-corruption forum, will be held in Korea in 2020
http://www.acrc.go.kr/en/board.do?command=searchDetail&method=searchDetailViewInc&menuId=020501&confId=62&conConfId=62&conTabId=0&currPageNo=1&boardNum=71447

 2. (May 2019) ACRC kick-starts the preparation for the hosting of IACC in Korea in June 2020
http://www.acrc.go.kr/en/board.do?command=searchDetail&method=searchDetailViewInc&menuId=020501&confId=62&conConfId=62&conTabId=0&currPageNo=1&boardNum=79527