Historical note
A participant chronology places the wider IOV gathering in Andong, South Korea, from 26 September to 2 October 2005; contemporary Korean sources date the core World Congress from 28 to 30 September and describe 102 cultural workers from 74 countries.
IOV’s current board history records that founder Alexander Veigl was appointed Honorary President and Hans Holz became acting Secretary General. A participant record uses a different honorary title for Veigl, so this article preserves the current official wording while noting the discrepancy. Local records also preserve the Andong Declaration.
Documented outcomes
- Alexander Veigl received an honorary IOV role; surviving records use different titles
- Hans Holz appointed acting Secretary General
- Andong Declaration recorded by the host city
Sources and record limits
This short article only states details supported by the linked public record. Where an agenda, participant list or full proceedings could not be verified, that gap is left open rather than reconstructed.
- IOV World · Assemblies and conferences (opens in a new tab)
- IOV World · History of the head office (opens in a new tab)
- IOV World · History (opens in a new tab)
- Andong City · 2005 World Congress record (opens in a new tab)
- Korea Newswire · Contemporary Andong report (opens in a new tab)
- IOV Poland / UMCS · 2005 participant chronology (opens in a new tab)