Korea Tourism Organization Secures Hosting of the 2027 International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics General Assembly

5000 Earth Science Experts Worldwide Gather in Incheon Songdo

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization announced on the 19th that they have successfully secured the hosting rights for the '29th International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) General Assembly in 2027.'

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Korea Tourism Organization, Incheon Tourism Organization, and the Korean Committee for IUGG successfully secured the hosting rights for the next meeting by receiving 22 votes out of 37 voting member countries at the 28th IUGG General Assembly held in Berlin, Germany, from the 11th to the 20th (local time).
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The Ministry, the Organization, Incheon Tourism Organization, and the IUGG Korea Committee engaged in activities to attract the next meeting during the 28th IUGG General Assembly held in Berlin, Germany, from the 11th to the 20th (local time). They won 22 votes out of 37 voting member countries, successfully securing the hosting rights.

The Organization, in cooperation with Incheon Tourism Organization and the IUGG Korea Committee, utilized its 32 overseas branches to conduct comprehensive promotional activities, including visits by key figures and sending letters of support for the bid.

The IUGG General Assembly, held every four years, is a gathering where earth science experts from around the world present research achievements and discuss current issues. Following the 2003 event held in Japan, this will be the second time in 24 years that the assembly is hosted in Asia.

With the successful bid, the 2027 General Assembly will be held at Songdo Convensia in Incheon. Approximately 5,000 earth science experts from 80 countries (1,500 domestic and 3,500 international participants) are expected to attend.

Jung Chang-wook, head of the MICE division at the Korea Tourism Organization, said, "As the international conference industry enters a full recovery phase after being halted by COVID-19, we are actively supporting the bid through inviting executives of international organizations to Korea, participating in major overseas MICE fairs, and appointing distinguished figures in various fields as Korea MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, and Exhibitions) Ambassadors." He added, "We expect that the successful bid will bring a large number of high value-added MICE industry stakeholders to visit Korea."

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