The International Forum on Strategic Technology 2017 (IFOST-2017), organized by the University ofUlsan (UoU), will be held from May 31 to June 2, 2017, in Ulsan, South Korea. IFOST is a unique and identifiable forum, not only as an international conference to link academia, but to also facilitate cooperation between academia and industry, including policy makers on strategic technology.
Ulsan is located along the southeast coast in S. Korea. Its population is 1,160,000. Ulsan is 1,060㎢ in area and is a city that accounts for 15.2% of industrial output in S. Korea (one of four production cities in Asia). Ulsan has the leading industrial cluster for the automotive,shipbuilding, and petrochemical industries. Ulsan ranksfirst in the automotive and shipbuilding industries, and second in the petrochemical industry in terms of production in S. Korea. In addition, Ulsan is a city with beautiful mountains and clean, clear rivers beside a deep blue sea. Ulsan has been renovated as an eco-friendly city where development and preservation have existed in harmony for about 40 years.