Overview

Dear friends and colleagues,

How are you doing in this difficult time?

The unprecedented pandemic has been affecting our life in almost all aspects and international meetings can hardly be an exception. When the coronavirus outbreak in Korea happened last February, we considered to postpone the ICUIL 2020 to October so as to see the progress in summer. But as the coronavirus situation in other parts of the world became much more serious, it became uncertain to organize the conference even in October without any concerns on health safety.

In light of the current pandemic associated with the coronavirus, the ICUIL board and the conference chairs have decided to postpone the ICUIL 2020 meeting to next year. Though a conference with virtual presentations was considered, we decided to postpone the conference to June 2021, because lively person-to-person interactions are crucial in academic communities.

The detailed conference schedule, including paper submission and registration, will be informed later. The conference venue remains the same.

ICUIL 2020

– Dates: June 13^th-18^th, 2021
– Venue: Seogwipo KAL Hotel, Jeju Island, Korea

While the future of this pandemic situation is unclear, it is hoped that this delay will be sufficient to allow international events and travel to return normal. More details will be informed soon.

We send very best wishes to you and your families and hope that you are able to stay healthy and strong.

With best wishes,

Chang Hee Nam and Chris Barty, Conference Chairs