IEEE Seoul Section History

IEEE Seoul Section History
Established date	1976/02/26
IEEE Region	10
IEEE Council	Korea
Geographic region	Seoul
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Section Backbround

The IEEE Seoul Section is located in Region 10, and was formed as the IEEE Korea Section on 26 February 1976. The section changes its name to the IEEE Seoul Section in 1992. It is represented at the IEEE Korea Council. It took three years to establish a committee moving the Section forward.

Technology Background

The Yi dynasty (1392-1910) established the Telegram Bureau and began the first telegram service in Korea, between Seoul and Inchon in 1885. In the same year the telegram system linking Seoul and Eujoo (a city in the northwest part of Korea, adjacent to China) was built with the technical assistance of the United States. Two years later, the telegram service was extended from Seoul to Busan (a port city in the southeast part of Korea) with the technical assistance of a British engineer Mr. Halifax. In 1902 the intracity telephone service began in Seoul and the intercity telephone service began in Seoul and the intercity telephone service between Seoul and Inchon followed it. The production of automatic telephone exchange system began in 1959. And modern electronic switching system is being introduced nationwide since 1979. The advent of electricity in Korea was in 1887, when two arc light bulbs shone the palace of Yi dynasty. It was 8 years after the first invetion of light bulb by Thomas Edison. The Yi dynasty sent a special envoy to the U.S.A. and made a contact with the Edison Electric Corporation. The Edison Electric Company installed two 3 KW steam power generators in the palace. To meet the increasing demend for electricity, the first hydraulic power station at Bujon dam was built in 1929 (during the Japanese occupation). The division of the South and North Korea after the World War II, and the Korean War brought extreme shortage of electric power in the South. The electrification of the whole area of the nation is made possible in 1970's. The ever increasing demand for electricity and the oil shock accelerated the construction of he first nuclear power plant at Kori in 1976. More nuclear power plants are scheduled for construction.

The first test signal for radio broadcasting was aired in 1924 (during the Japanese occupation), and next year the commercial broadcasting began. As for the television, RCA Corporation demonstrated the CCTV in Seoul for the first time in 1954. Two years later, the first commercial TV broadcating station using NTSC system aired its program. The production of radio receiver by the Korean industry began in 1959 and that of TV receiver (black and white) in 1966. The color television broadcasting had been delayed until 1980, while the color TV receivers had been produced for export prior to that. Now 90% of the households in Korea possess a TV receiver. The railroad transportation service began with the telegraph service in 1885, linking Seoul and a port city, Inchon. The facilities for a street-car was built in 1889 by requesting the technical assistance of Japan, and next year they were open to the public service. To ease the severe traffic congestion, The first subway system across the metropolitan area of Seoul was built in 1975. Three subway lines are under construction.

Section Officers

Kuk Jin Chun, Seoul Section Chair 2007

Seoul Section Officers

Year	Chair	Vice chair	Secretary	Treasurer
1976	Chung H. Lee	Song B. Park	Myoung S. Ko	Myoung S. Ko
1977	Song B. Park	Kyong S. Ko	Choong-Ki Kim	Choong-Ki Kim
1978	Hyoung S. Ko		Wook H. Kwon	Wook H. Kwon
1979	Myong S Ko		Wook H Kwon	Wook H Kwon
1980	Johng R Kim	Souguil J M Ann	Minh Ho Kang	Minh Ho Kang
1981	Soguil J M Ann	Zang-Hee Cho	Chong S Kim	Chong S Kim
1982	Zang-Hee Cho	Choong-Woong Lee	Jae-Kyoon Kim	Jae-Kyoon Kim
1983	Zang-Hee Cho	Choong W Lee	Sang-Yung Shin	Sang-Yung Shin
1984	Choong W Lee	Sasng-Bae Lee	Young S Kwon	Young S Kwon
1985	Choong W Lee	Sasng-Bae Lee	Young S Kwon	Young S Kwon
1986	Sang-Bae Lee	Chong S Kim	Jaihie Kim	Jaihie Kim
1987	Sang-Bae Lee	Chong S Kim	Myoung Ho Lee	Myoung Ho Lee
1988	Souguil J M Ann	Chang Eon Kang	Jong-Soo Choi	Jong-Soo Choi
1989	Souguil J M Ann	In Chil Lim	Hwang-Soo Lee	Iickho Song
1990	In Chil Lim	C K Un	Chang Ho Jeon	Hee J Kim
1991	In Chil Lim	Choong-Ki Kim	Kyu-Ho Park	Kyu-Ho Park
1992	Choong-Ki Kim	Seungtaik Yang	Yong Hoon Lee	Ki-Heon Park
1993	Chong S Kim		Mignon Park	Sang L Min
1994	Chong S Kim	Yung Kwon Kim	Sang L Min
1995	Yung Kwon Kim	Seung H Hong	K S Kwak	K S Kwak
1996	Seung H Hong	Yong Jin Park	Kyung S Kwak	Kyung S Kwak
1997	Seung H Hong	Yong Jin Park	Hyung S Kwak	Kwang S Yoon
1998	Seung H Hong	Yong Jin Park	Kyung S Kwak	Kwang S Yoon
1999	Yong Jin Park	Tae-Won Rhee	Kyung S Kwak	In Haw Lee
2000	Yong Jin Park	Kyun H Tchah	Kae Dal Kwack	Inhwan Lee
2001	Kyun H Tchah	Koeng M Sung	Kae Dal Kwack	Hanseok Ko
2002	Kyun H Tchah	Kwang-Hyung Lee	Kae Dal Kwack	Hanseok Ko
2003	Kwang-Hyung Lee	Sun-Shin An	Myungjin Bae	Chulhee Lee
2004	Sun-Shin An	Kae Dal Kwack	Kukjin Chun	Chang-Sung Jeong
2005	Jung Sun Kim	Kae Dal Kwack	Doyeol (David) Ahn	Sungchang Lee
2006	Jung Sun Kim	Kae Dal Kwack	Jong-Soo Seo	Jongwhoa Na
2007	Kukjin Chun	Chang-Sung Jeong	Chulhee Lee	Byung G Park
2008	Kae Dal Kwack	Chang-Sung Jeong	Hang-Bong Kang	Inwhee Joe
2009	Kae Dal Kwack	Chang-Sung Jeong	Hang-Bong Kang	Inwhee Joe
2010	Chang-Sung Jeong	Chulhee Lee	Dae G Jeong	Gilsoo Jang
2011	Chang-Sung Jeong	Chulhee Lee	Dae G Jeong	Gilsoo Jang
2012	Chulhee Lee	Youngky Kim, Byung G Park	Chaewoo Lee	Chungyong Lee
2013	Chulhee Lee	Youngky Kim, Byung G Park	Chaewoo Lee	Yongshik Lee
2014	Byung G Park	Dae G Jeong, Youngky Kim	Cheon Won Choi	Suhwan Kim
2015	Dae G Jeong	Jong Chang Yi	Yoonhee Kim	Wookyung Lee
2016	Dae G Jeong	Jong Chang Yi	Gilsoo Jang	Wookyung Lee
2017	Jong Chang Yi	Cheon Won Choi	Chaewoo Lee	Youngjun Park
2018	Jong Chang Yi	Cheon Won Choi, Chaewoo Lee	Sang Hyun Lee	Youngjun Park
2019	Chaewoo Lee	Cheon Won Choi, Gilsoo Jang	Hoeseok Yang	Youngjin Kim
2020	Chaewoo Lee		Yong Seok Heo	Young-Jin Kim
2021	Cheonwon Choi / Jongchang Yi	Jeongyon Shim	Seokhyun Yoon	Jeong Woo Lee

Archival documents

• Section petition documents
• IEEE Geographic Unit Organizing Document - Seoul