Suwon Launches Organizing Committee for 14th National Community Building Conference

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] The 'Organizing Committee for the 14th National Community Building Conference,' tasked with ensuring the successful hosting of the 14th National Community Building Conference to be held in Suwon from October 18-20, was launched on the 1st.

Suwon City held the 'Launch Ceremony for the Organizing Committee of the 14th National Community Building Conference' at the City Hall Central Conference Room on the 1st.

The launch ceremony was attended by co-chair Lee Jae-jun, Mayor of Suwon Special City, Noh Young-kwon, Operating Committee Chair of the National Community Building Network, and Lee Dong-jun, Secretary-General of the Korean Council for Sustainable Development, along with about 50 committee members including Lee Young-in, President of Suwon Urban Foundation, Kim Hyun-gwang, President of Suwon Cultural Foundation, Kim Won-jin, Chair of Suwon Community Building Council, and Kim Beom-sik, Chair of Suwon Resident Autonomy Council Association.

After introducing the national conference and providing activity guidance, the group held the first regular meeting of the executive committee. Subsequently, committee members received appointment certificates, and a performance ceremony was held to wish for successful hosting.

The National Community Building Conference is held annually in a new region each year, and Suwon City was selected as the host for the 14th conference. The conference is hosted by Suwon City and co-organized by Suwon Urban Foundation and the National Community Building Network.

The 14th National Community Building Conference will be held from October 18-20 at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Old Building and Suwon Convention Center. Approximately 2,000 community activists from across the nation will participate and conduct various programs including △conferences △promotional booths △community tours, sharing community building projects and expertise from each region.

Mayor Lee Jae-jun stated, "We are holding the national community building conference in Suwon again after 10 years," and added, "I hope all of you, who understand the ideology, origins, and development process of community building better than anyone, will lead the conference well so that community building can take root."

He continued, "Now is an era where citizens are at the center and local governments support citizens," and promised, "We will make greater efforts to support and work for the development of community building."

Lee Dong-jun, Secretary-General of the Korean Council for Sustainable Development, said, "If villages survive and regions prosper, Korea survives," and added, "I will lead this conference with the mindset of building a sustainable Korea."

Noh Young-kwon, Operating Committee Chair of the National Community Building Network, stated, "Suwon was able to attract this conference because Mayor Lee Jae-jun showed the will to host it," and added, "Many residents and organizations from across the nation will participate, and we will coordinate everyone's opinions well to make this a conference where everyone is happy."

'Community building' is an activity where residents themselves solve local community challenges in various fields including education, culture, welfare, environment, landscape, and economy to make their village a desirable community.