We have negotiated with Jeju hotels - and especially our official hotel, the Hyatt Regency Jeju - some rooms at a preferred price. These rooms are blocked for Lifters until Friday, which means that it will be harder for you to get a low price after that date.

So if you haven't booked your travel visit Club Jung-Tour. They are our partner travel agency and allow you to make your bookings at the preferred price in a few clicks, both for the plane and the hotel.

On the tickets from Geneva to Seoul front, the ride will now cost you 1040$ with Finnair, really not a bad price knowing I paid an average of 1'500$ for my last six trips to Korea.

For Lift Asia we created a very affordable ticket at 250$ for students, NGOs, and start-ups. Our idea is to keep a high level of diversity in the event, and to allow those who can't necessarily pay more to have access to all the people and ideas of Lift.

One question is coming up quite often from: what do we consider a start-up? So here is the rule for Lift Asia: a start-up is a company that has been in business for less than 3 years and employs less than 20 persons.

If you qualify for this price then grab one of the 52 remaining tickets, they won't be here for long!

^{Funny poster seen in Geneva in 2007}

We are now accepting propositions for the Open Afternoon. I added a page linking to the form and showing the current program in the three open rooms. Take your chance and join Alexa Andrzejewski of Adaptive Path who grabbed the first open slot with a presentation called "The Wonderful World of Make Believe".

Visit the Open Afternoon page and speak at Lift!

The Open Afternoon is a special two hours event dedicated to presentations proposed and given by the conference attendees who can freely address the community during 20 minutes speeches, all happening in parallel inside three fully equipped conference rooms. At Lift Asia, the Open Afternoon will also be the moment where the start-ups participating in the venture trip will have a chance to showcase their products.

Take your chance!

Lifters who wish to speak can propose their presentations using a simple online form. Presentations slots are attributed on a first come, first serve basis.

Current program

The conference will then resume at 4:30pm in the main room. Check the program for more information on the rest of the conference.

We are proud to announce that we partnered with one of the best Korean conference: the World Women's Forum! We will collaborate on many aspects like events format, scheduling, promotion, and share speakers ideas and contacts.

The World Women's Forum, hosted by MBC (Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation), the Seoul Metropolitan Government and Ewha Womans University, intends to empower women in Korea and abroad.

I am honored to have been invited to speak at the 2008 edition on the theme of "Building a Diverse and Sustainable future" with speakers like Mia Farrow, Rory Kennedy, the mayor of Seoul, or the minister of higher education of the Philippines.

The World Women's Forum, hosted by MBC (Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation) with support of the Ministry of Gender Equality & Family, is an integral element in the broadcaster's yearlong campaign, "Woman Power-The Future of Korea," which has included a wide range of programs and campaigns aimed at empowering women in Korea and abroad.

Over the past several years, we have seen the status of women in Korean society make astonishing progress. Korea has for the first time in its history a female Prime Minister, while vigorous efforts to adopt comprehensive plans for the advancement of women have received positive feedback from the international community. Despite such tremendous strides, there is significant room for improvement, which we remain steadfastly dedicated to achieving.

Do you want to enjoy open communication with Korean web expert in free style? You can join Barcamp Jeju that will be held in the morning of September 4th (09:30~13:30). before main Lift Asia conference. This event is made by Channy Yun, an organizer of Barcamp Seoul has been an annual meeting in Seoul, Korea since 2005.

Its style is famous and popular in Korean community of web experts. Many Korean Lifters will be joined. Although its official language will be Korean, but you can talk with good participants in english too. It has 12 presentation slots with 15 minutes and lunch also will be offered in final session before door open of Lift.

Don't miss such an opportunity to meet Korean web experts! If you want to join this event, please refer to Barcamp Jeju(mostly Korean) and send e-mail to channy@liftconference.com.

We had a small problem on our registration website this past week-end and some of you could not get your tickets. Sorry about that, everything is fixed and back to normal on amiando.com/lift-asia-08!

Lift Asia experience curator Sey Min published a short explanation of the concept she will develop during the conference in Jeju Island:

We all live different lives: we come from different backgrounds and cultures — different life experiences. Our lives and relationships have had a big transition due to the rapid development in technology, and they are still revolving. One of the obstacles human beings MUST get though is how to communicate with each other when we all come from different backgrounds and have different perspectives. Each one of us is very special and unique—not only physically, but also in spirit.

In this new digital era, how does technology help us get closer to each other?

What does “getting closer” mean to us now?

How do human beings keep each other company without losing connection?

The project “Bonding Company” is an experimental showcase for the ‘opening, sharing, sparkling, and expanding’ in communication.

Read more on the Lift experience page!

What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?

--George Eliot

We all live different lives: we come from different backgrounds and cultures — different life experiences. Our lives and relationships have had a big transition due to the rapid development in technology, and they are still revolving. One of the obstacles human beings MUST get though is how to communicate with each other when we all come from different backgrounds and have different perspectives. Each one of us is very special and unique—not only physically, but also in spirit.

In this new digital era, how does technology help us get closer to each other?

What does “getting closer” mean to us now?

How do human beings keep each other company without losing connection?

Lift Asia and Art Center Nabi present a question about the new revolution in ‘human relationships.’

The project “Bonding Company” is an experimental showcase for the ‘opening, sharing, sparkling, and expanding’ in communication.

Good life is not only about knowing good people.
It is more about how you keep those connections with them.
Here, we’re talking about a long term connection, and not something that will end with a spark.

The easiest kind of relationship is with then thousand people. The hardest is with one.

--Joan Baez

Bonding Company

Lift Asia Experience will be about "Bonding company", an experimental zone of communication and realationship. It consists of four different sections, which are OPENING, SHARING, SPARKLING, and EXPANDING.

1.OPENING zone

When people meet for the first time, they start the interaction by introducing themselves. They slowly open themselves up through the introduction. This is a zone where the artwork and the observer meet and start to open up to each other.

2.SHARING zone

As the people open up they start to share their life stories and experiences. In this zone, people can see where others are from and start to find common interests and similarities. Such process will prompt the people to share more about themselves and further get to know each other.

3.SPARKLING zone (incomplete)

Sparks appear. Now people have introduced themselves and shared personal information. This is the “aha!” moment where they confirm that they are not total strangers.

4.EXPANDING zone

At this point people have become acquainted with one another. Now it’s time to let the new relations grow into a stronger bond.

About Lift experience

Lift experience is a set of artistic interventions happening during the event at various locations. Most of the time when you go to a conference, the coffee breaks and off moments provide as much value as the presentations themselves. Instead of ignoring this simple fact, we decided to dedicate a big part of our energy and budget to making these spaces better, friendlier, and more useful, providing different activities that have a real purpose: inspire and connect participants in an original and different way.

To get a better idea of the Lift experience, check this video of the 2008 edition:

^{Video summary of the LIFT08 experience}