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Korea Baduk Association Forms 10-Member Expert Advisory Committee

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

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  • The Korea Baduk Association formed a 10-member advisory committee for long-term strategy and core policy advice.
  • The committee includes specialists in sports marketing, education, law, consulting, accounting and other fields.
  • Association chairman Chung Tae-soon said the members’ expertise would support innovation and a new advance for Korean baduk.

The Korea Baduk Association has assembled a 10-member expert advisory committee to help shape the game’s long-term development in South Korea.

The association said the committee would provide in-depth advice on long-term strategy and key policies. Its members come from fields including sports marketing, education, law, consulting and accounting.

I am pleased to welcome people with outstanding expertise and experience in their respective fields as advisers.

— Chung Tae-soonThe association chairman spoke at the committee appointment ceremony.

The appointed advisers include university professors, a Seoul education official, business and media executives, an accounting firm partner, an elementary school principal and football commentator Han Jun-hee. The appointment ceremony took place in Seoul on the 31st, with senior vice chairman Cho Hun-hyun and secretary-general Yang Jae-ho attending.

Chairman Chung Tae-soon said he was pleased to bring together people with distinctive expertise and experience. He said their advice would help drive a new advance and innovation in Korean baduk.

I expect the members’ valuable wisdom and advice to become a major driving force for a new advance and innovation in Korean baduk.

— Chung Tae-soonHe described the committee’s expected contribution to the association’s future strategy.
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Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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