FUTURE-ORIENTED MEETING TECHNOLOGY CITY , YEOSU
Yeosu Expo Convention Center
• MICE Facilities : Three Large Halls ( 400 to 978 seats ), Five Medium Halls ( 100 to 150 ), Three Small Halls ( 50 to 80 )
• Address : 1 , Bangnamhoe-gil , Yeosu-si , Jeollanmao-do , Korea
• For inquiries : + 82-61-659-2092
• Website : www . expo2012 . kr
Located on the southern seaside of the Korean Peninsula , Yeosu is well suited as a clean and safe destination . It boasts a beautiful ocean view . Yeosu is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Korea as tourism trends have shifted from international to domestic since the spread of COVID-19 . In particular , city people come here for marine activities and resort vacations .
With the success of EXPO 2012 Yeosu , the grand-scale Expo Ocean Park right on the coast becomes the main venue for meeting and convention . The centerpiece of the complex includes the Yeosu Expo Convention Center , the largest and most modern facility in Korea . It provides from 97,000 sf to 15,609,000 sf of purpose-built exhibition space , 12 types multifunctional venues and 12,700 sf of event support space . It features two Grand ballrooms , ranging in size from 5,900 sf to 9,400 sf . Its infrastructure can support a convention with up to 3,000 attendees .
Hotels and resorts of various sizes have a portfolio of more than 30,000 rooms , supported by a wide range of acclaimed local food and aesthetically pleasing restaurants .
Today , Yeosu is a fast-growing meeting and convention destination . It is popular because of its ability to draw attendance from all over the country while offering a fascination for Asia-Pacific attendees .
Yeosu is also a future-oriented city with developing a smart city platform that incorporates smart technology for tourists . It aims at leading the meeting technologies ; so facilities have adopted hybrid-meeting infrastructures combining living event in-person with virtual online components .
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