Wando-gun Officially Begins Preparations for the '2022 Wando International Seaweed Expo'

Departmental Key Task Progress Report Meeting Held

2022 Wando International Seaweed Expo Poster (Photo by Wando-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 12th that on the 10th, it held the ‘2022 Wando International Seaweed Expo Key Task Progress Report Meeting’ at the county office situation room, chaired by Vice Governor Bong Jin-moon, with about 30 related officials including department heads in attendance.

The report meeting was organized to review and supplement key tasks so that the 2022 Wando International Seaweed Expo can become an industrial expo preparing for the future of the seaweed industry in connection with the county’s priority project, the marine healing industry.

The key tasks include expo promotion, hosting the Wando International Marine Bio Industry Symposium, forming and operating a county-wide support council, developing tourism products linked to the expo, attracting domestic and international visitors, installing and directing exhibition halls, and implementing comprehensive management measures for lodging and hygiene establishments.

Starting with the report meeting, the county plans to actively prepare for the 2022 Wando International Seaweed Expo and meticulously ensure smooth progress considering the COVID-19 situation.

Meanwhile, Wando-gun postponed the expo, originally scheduled for April this year, by one year on December 16 last year due to the prolonged outlook of COVID-19.

The 2022 Wando International Seaweed Expo will be held under the theme ‘Sea of Healing, a Future of Hope Opened by Seaweed’ from April 15 to May 8, 2022, for 24 days around Wando Port.

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