The abstract submission for the ACK 2016 was closed in August 14. Currently, the ACKOC Scientific Review Board (SRB) is concentrating on reviewing the abstracts submitted in each field. You can check if your abstract is accepted in ‘My Participation List’ on the top of the ACK 2016 website. You can also check online registration, registration fee payment, abstract submission result, events and guest house reservation, and Young Investigator’s Award (YIA) application result in ‘My Participation List’. If your abstract is in consideration, not accepted, you can supplement and edit your abstract until August 31, 2016. However, you should not change the title and keywords of your abstract. In particular, if there is a comment written by the SRB, you should supplement your abstract as early as possible reflecting the comment.

The second registration period is from August 1 to 31, 2016. As participation fees will be increased as time goes by, it is cheaper to complete your registration at the earliest possible.

The 17th World Congress for Korean and Asian Kinesiologists (WCKAK) will be held along with the ACK 2016 in Incheon National University in November 12 and 13, 2016. The participants of the ACK can listen to all the programs of the WCKAK 2016 for free. After the early bird registration and first abstract submission, the ACKOC estimates the approximate number of the ACK 2016 participants to be more than 300 people. Considering that the average number of participants of the WCKAK is around 1200 people, around 1500 people will gather up in Incheon National University. We will introduce the WCKAK 2016 program in detail in September. The registration for the ACK 2016 begins in November 11, 2016 (Fri) and the PCFASK meeting, workshop, and special lecture will go on in the afternoon of the same day. In November 12 (Sat) and 13 (Sun), 2016, exhibition, oral and poster presentation (including mini-oral for the YIA), symposium, and special lecture will be held. In the afternoon of the November 13 (Sun), final presentation for the YIA (oral presentation), special lecture, closing ceremony, and dinner banquet are scheduled. In the last day of the ACK 2016, November 14 (Mon), evaluation meeting for the ACK 2016, future ACK host meeting, and tour of Incheon National University and Seoul will be held.

COEX Mall is the largest underground shopping center in Asia. It is located in the basement of the Korea World Trade Center, located in Samseong-dong in the Gangnam-gu area of Seoul. The colossal shopping center stretches from Samseong station (subway line 2) in the south all the way to Bongeunsa temple in the north, and is considered to be the best shopping and entertainment complex in the area. Along the main route, visitors will find the Lake food court with 16 restaurants (Korean, Chinese, Japanese and Western-style), the event court (where concerts and performances are staged), the Bandi & Luni’s bookstore (where you can find English books on Korean culture and history), and plenty of brand name stores. Visitors can find major international brands of leisure and sports clothing in a section of COEX mall that is operated by Hyundai Department Store. There are also plenty of attractions for those visitors looking for a break from shopping. The Game Champ video arcade has 100 of the latest game devices, while the Megabox Cineplex has 16 theaters screening a wide selection of movies. Other popular attractions include the COEX Aquarium, with its water tunnel, and the Kimchi Museum, where visitors can learn everything they need to know about Korea’s favorite food, and even try some of it.