Busan Exhibition and Convention Center

Busan Exhibition and Convention Center (Korean: 벡스코), commonly known as BEXCO (Busan EXhibition and Convention center), is a convention and exhibition center located in Centum City, Haeundae-gu, Busan, South Korea. It features over 46,500㎡ of exhibition space and 53 meeting rooms. In June 2012, BEXCO completed its expansion to add a 4,002 seat auditorium and a new exhibition center.[1]

Busan Exhibition and Convention Center
Busan Exhibition and Convention Center
Korean name
Hangul
벡스코 (부산전시컨벤션센터)
Revised RomanizationBekseuko
McCune–ReischauerPeksŭk'o

BEXCO has hosted a variety of events, notability as a concert venue for Koreans as well as international artists, such as Grammy Award winners Michael Bolton and Dr. Dre.[2]

Events
  • 2002 FIFA World Cup Group Draw : 31 May to 30 June, 2002[3]
  • 2004 Mariah Carey: Charmbracelet World Tour - February 13, 2004
  • 2005 APEC Summit : 15 November to 21 November, 2005[4]
  • 2009 OECD World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy : 27 October to 30 October, 2009[5]
  • 6th Busan International Motor Show : 24 May to 3 June 2012[6]
  • Jason Mraz: world Tour concert - 8 June 2012[7]
  • 2011 the Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan : 9 November to 1 December, 2011[8]
  • 2012 the 95th Lions Clubs International Convention : 22 June to 26 June, 2012[9]
  • Elton John: 40th Anniversary of the Rocket Man - 29 November 2012[10]
  • The 10th Assembly of the World Council of Churches : 30 October to 8 November, 2013[11]
  • International Aerosol Conference 2014 August, 2014[12]
  • Riot Games League of Legends World Championships 2014 (Season 4) QuarterFinals October 3–6, 2014.[13]
  • 2014 ITU Plenipotentiary Conference : 20 October to November 7, 2014[14]
  • 2014 ASEAN-Republic of Korea Commemorative Summit: 20 October to 7 November, 2014[15]
  • 2015 Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) Annual Meeting of the Boards of Governors : 26 March to 29 March, 2015[16]
  • 2016 Drone Show Korea : 28 January to 29 January, 2016[17]
  • 2018 League of Legends World Champhionship Group Stage and Quarterfinals Oct 10-17 and Oct 20-21
  • 2019 Brawl Stars World Championship Nov 15-16[18]

References
  1. "Exhibition ＆ Convention | Busan Metropolitan City". english.busan.go.kr. Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  2. "Grammy Stars Make Beeline for Korea". Chosun Ilbo. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  3. "2002 FIFA World Cup Final Draw Procedure". Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  4. "Busan Shapes Up as Another Hong Kong". Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  5. "3rd OECD World Forum, Korea 2009". Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  6. "Busan Int'l Motor Show Kicks Off". Chosun Ilbo. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  7. "Jason Mraz Embarks on World Tour in Busan". Chosun Ilbo. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  8. "Asia Foundation Hosts Key Events at Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (HLF4) in Busan, Korea". Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  9. "Busan Is Turning Into a Total IT City". Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  10. "Elton John to Perform in Korea After Lengthy Absence". Chosun Ilbo. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  11. "World's largest Christian congress to make Asian debut in Busan". Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  12. "International Aerosol Conference 2014". Eventegg. Archived from the original on 2014-01-07.
  13. "Worlds 2014 Knockout Stage Event Primer | LoL Esports". na.lolesports.com. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  14. "2014 ITU Plenipotentiary Conference leads the future direction of world ICT". Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  15. "ASEAN Summit Opens in Busan". Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  16. "Busan to host IDB-IIC board meeting next week". Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  17. "Asia's largest drone show kicks off in Busan". Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  18. "Supercell Commits to Brawl Stars Esports, Adds Year-Long Event in 2020". Retrieved 2019-11-19.

See also

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