Incheon City Ranks First for Two Consecutive Years in International Conference Complex District Project Competition

3D Online Meeting Platform [Provided by Incheon City]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] On the 28th, Incheon City and the Incheon Tourism Organization announced that they secured 580 million KRW in national funding by winning first place in the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's '2021 International Conference Complex District Revitalization Support' project competition.

An international conference complex district refers to an area where convention centers, accommodations, shopping, and other international conference facilities are concentrated.

Incheon City designated a 2.98㎢ area around Songdo Convensia as an international conference complex district in August 2018 and has invested 1.6 billion KRW in revitalization projects to date.

With this selection, a total of 1.16 billion KRW including national funds will be spent to promote the Songdo international conference complex district through domestic and international MICE media, support international conference meeting technology, host facility boom-up events, provide MICE talent development education, and support quarantine costs for safe MICE event hosting.

Additionally, keeping pace with the rapid development of online meeting technology, last month they strengthened the international conference support system by establishing a virtual studio, a 3D online conference platform, and a hologram screening room.

An official from Incheon City stated, "This competition achievement was possible because not only the Incheon Tourism Organization but also the Incheon Tourism & MICE Forum, Incheon MICE Alliance, and stakeholders of international conference cluster facilities participated together from project discovery to presentation preparation, making it a model case of public-private cooperation," and added, "We will strive to develop the Songdo international conference complex district beyond being the best in Korea to become a world-class MICE city."

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