T he meeting business is booming all over Seoul the Korean capital This dy namic growth is reflected in rising del egate numbers and the growing size of the events Our most important conferences are growing very fast says Phil Chung the director with responsibility for the conven tion business and destination management at Kintex Examples are the conferences on 3D printing bitcoins robotics and drones as well as those revolving around manufactur ing research and development A signifi cant factor when it comes to attracting con ferences is the support of state run and state backed organisations The trade fair and con vention venue has developed various incen tive programmes in this connection with partners that include government institu tions We offer financial incentives from lo cal and central convention bureaus ex plains Chung by way of providing evidence It is not only the organisers that benefit from these incentives International confer ence delegates can save significantly on overnight costs We can offer the best possi ble prices at 80 partner hotels asserts Chung In some cases with a special Kintex discount of 30 to 50 percent There is certainly no shortage of beds in the vicinity given that there are around 8 000 hotel rooms within half an hour of Kintex And that happens to correspond to the number of visitors expected for a number of upcoming conventions and convention and trade fair combinations in cluding Inside 3D Printing and RoboUniverse Conference Expo These two events are tak ing place soon at the end of June They are expected to attract 8 000 and 10 000 visitors There are also plenty of conferences lined up for the second half of the year at Kintex An other highlight will be taking place at the be ginning of November That s when the oph thalmologists are coming for their 2015 sym posium says Chung The attractiveness of a destination de pends not just on the infrastructure whether in the immediate vicinity or further afield The role of tourist attractions and leisure ac tivities in bringing in major events should not be underestimated Korea s largest lake park four urban entertainment centres and the largest aquarium in the Seoul area are all close to Kintex There are also numerous historic cultural sites nearby such as the his toric Haengju Sanseong fortress enthuses Chung Then there are the grave sites of the Joseon dynasty Seosam reung and Seooh re ung It is also possible to visit one of the most famous military sites of the past centu ry the demilitarised zone around the military demarcation line marking the ceasefire be tween North and South Korea in 1953 which bears witness to the Cold War Tours can be laid on for a selected number of VIPs free of charge Those who prefer to go shopping have two huge shopping outletcentres to choose from www kintex com PB FOCUS CONGRESSES Where robots and drones come together Korea s leading trade fair centre Kintex is hosting an ever increasing number of conventions The event venue offers incentives and leisure facilities Auch in diesem Jahr wird im Kintex kräftig getagt There are also plenty of congresses lined up this year at Kintex Ph ot o K in te x

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