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 – 13 February 2004
• 2005 APEC Summit : 15 to 21 November 2005^[4]
• 2009 OECD World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy : 27 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 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 3–6 October 2014.^[13]
• 2014 ITU Plenipotentiary Conference : 20 October to 7 November 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 to 29 March 2015^[16]
• 2016 Drone Show Korea : 28 to 29 January 2016^[17]
• 2018 League of Legends World Championship Group stage and Quarterfinals 10–17 Oct and 20–21 Oct
• 2019 Brawl Stars World Championship 15–16 Nov^[18]
• 2022 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational 10–29 May^[19]

See also

• G-Star
• Korea Railways & Logistics Fair

References

1. "Exhibition ＆ Convention | Busan Metropolitan City". english.busan.go.kr. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
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 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
4. "Busan Shapes Up as Another Hong Kong". Retrieved 22 February 2016.
5. "3rd OECD World Forum, Korea 2009". Retrieved 22 February 2016.
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 22 February 2016.
9. "Busan Is Turning Into a Total IT City". Retrieved 22 February 2016.
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 22 February 2016.
12. "International Aerosol Conference 2014". Eventegg. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014.
13. "Worlds 2014 Knockout Stage Event Primer | LoL Esports". na.lolesports.com. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
14. "2014 ITU Plenipotentiary Conference leads the future direction of world ICT". Retrieved 22 February 2016.
15. "ASEAN Summit Opens in Busan". Retrieved 22 February 2016.
16. "Busan to host IDB-IIC board meeting next week". Retrieved 22 February 2016.
17. "Asia's largest drone show kicks off in Busan". Retrieved 22 February 2016.
18. "Supercell Commits to Brawl Stars Esports, Adds Year-Long Event in 2020". Retrieved 19 November 2019.
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