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Press Release Provided: 2009. 6.4 Tel: 774-4050 / FAX:774-4090 Person in Charge: Lee Jeong-su, General Affairs Manager Organizer: Kim Eun-ok   National Consumer Conference for Overcoming Economic Crisis        - National Consumer Conference for Overcoming Economic Crisis - "Consumers Play a Leading Role in Overcoming Economic Crisis and Ensuring Green Growth "  ◇ Date & Time: June 9, 2009 (Tuesday) 2:00pm  ◇ Location: COEX Auditorium, Samseong-dong  ◇ Host: Korea National Council of Consumer Organizations  ◇ Sponsor: Fair Trade Commission  ◇ Participants: 1,000 representatives, directors, and members of consumer organizations and government officials   The Korea National Council of Consumer Organizations (President Kim Cheon-ju. Hereinafter KNCCO) will host a national consumer conference to further identify the importance of consumers’ role in the market and encourage consumers to overcome economic crisis with the participation of the members of 10 consumer organizations. The National Consumer Conference is an event with objectives such as overcoming economic crisis and ensuring green growth. It includes a ceremony and exhibitions on consumer campaigns by consumer organizations. It will be held on June 9 (Tuesday) at COEX Auditorium, Samseong-dong. The detailed schedule is as follows.                                                                                   -next-   "National Consumer Convention for Overcoming Economic Crisis" - Consumers Play a Leading Role in Overcoming Economic Crisis and Ensuring Green Growth -       ◇ Date & Time: June 9, 2009 (Tuesday), 2:00~5:00pm       ◇ Location: COEX Auditorium       ◇ Presentations       13:00   Registration & Exhibition               Film on ‘The History of Consumer Campaigns’       14:00   Opening Speech / Kim Cheon-ju (President of Korea National Council of Consumer Organizations)       14:10   Congratulatory Address / Fair Trade Commission       14:20   Congratulatory Video       14:30   Special Lecture 1 "Green Growth and Improving Quality of Life; The Role of Consumers"                           / Kim Myeong-ja, Association President (Korea LOHAS Association, Former Minister of Environment)       15:00   Special Lecture 2 "Consumer Policy Trend of 2009 "                           /Director Lee Seong-gu (Fair Trade Commission)       15:30   Presentation of consumer trend evaluation plans by regional administration: Korea National Council of Consumer Organizations       15:40   Announcement of written resolutions       15:50   Closing       Member Organizations Green Consumer Network in Korea, National YWCA of Korea, Korean Federation of Housewives Clubs, Citizens Association for Studying Consumer Problems, National Council of Homemakers’ Classes, Korean Consumer Affairs Institute, Korea Consumer Education Center, Consumers Union of Korea, Korea YWCA