Busan Exhibition and Convention Center

Busan Exhibition and Convention Center (Korean: 부산전시컨벤션센터), commonly known as BEXCO (벡스코), is a convention and exhibition center located in Centum City, Haeundae-gu, Busan, South Korea. It features over 46,500 m² 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 Romanization	Bekseuko
McCune–Reischauer	Peksŭk'o

Busan Exhibition and Convention Center
General information
Address	55 APEC-ro, Haeundae-gu, Busan
Town or city	Busan
Country	South Korea
Coordinates	35°10′09″N 129°08′11″E
Opened	2001
Website
www.bexco.co.kr/eng/Main.do

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 : December 1，2001^[3]
• 2002 Asian Games International Broadcast Center and Main Press Center : 16 September to 16 October 2002
• 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]
• 2014 League of Legends World Championship 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 Championship Group Stage and Quarterfinals Oct 10-17 and Oct 20-21
• 2019 Brawl Stars World Championship Nov 15-16^[18]
• 2022 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational May 10-29^[19]

See also

• G-Star

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". The Chosun Ilbo. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
3. "2002 FIFA World Cup Final Draw Procedure". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. 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". The Chosun Ilbo. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
7. "Jason Mraz Embarks on World Tour in Busan". The 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". The 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.
19. "Riot Games to Host Mid-Season Invitational in South Korea". lolesportsmedia.com. Retrieved 30 March 2022.

External links

• Official websites
• City of Busan - BEXCO

35°10′09″N 129°08′11″E