Gwangju is known as a place that after visiting once, you will keep coming back again and again.
It is safe to say that Gwangju is the most suitable city for hosting international conferences in all aspects of industry, culture, and infrastructure for MICE.
Various industrial complexes have been built or are under construction throughout the city, centering around the six core industries of Gwangju.
The unique color of Gwangju, based on its rich history and culture, creates memorable moments when holding events.
Gwangju MICE PARK invites you to Gwangju which is not lacing for MICE facilities, tourist attractions, or transport infrastructure.
Gwangju is a major transportation hub for 36 cities and districts in Jeolla-do and major cities such as Seoul, Daegu, and Jeju.
It takes less than 2 hours to get from Seoul to Gwangju by high-speed rail (KTX, SRT) and 50 minutes via domestic flight.
Visitors can also reach Kimdaejung Convention Center in 10 minutes by subway from Gwangju Songjeong Station, and can arrive at Holiday Inn Gwangju in 5 minutes' walk from Kimdaejung Convention Center.
Gwangju is the perfect city for MICE events, as the event venues and hotels are easily accessible by congestion-free roads.
It has successfully held large-scale convention events such as the 7th ASEM Conference on Culture and Civilization (2016),
BIXPO Bitgaram International Expo of Electric Power Technology (2017), ISEA (International Symposium on Electronic Art) (2019),
and FINA Gwangju World Aquatics Championships (2019), while the IFLA International Federation of Landscape Architects General Assembly (2022) and
IFAA : International Federation of Associations of Anatomists (2024) are scheduled.
Gwangju is growing into a world-class international MICE host city by continuously developing international convention infrastructure.
Gwangju, which has been at the forefront of culture in the southern province, is the cultural capital of Korea and the cultural center of Asia.
Gwangju is creating its own culture combined with technology and art, and was selected as the 'UNESCO Creative Cities Network' in 2014, opened ACC, which is one of the largest cultural complexes in the world, and announced the 'Gwangju Vision and Promotion Strategy for an AI-Centered City'.
In 2021, there will be even more things to see as the 13th Gwangju Biennale and the 9th Gwangju Design Biennale will be held simultaneously.
'2021 Visit Gwangju Biennale year';
how would you like a relaxing art tour after MICE events in Gwangju?
A world-class open AI industrial convergence complex and pilot city space are being promoted with the goal of completion by 2024.
Announcing the 'Gwangju Vision and Promotion Strategy for AI-Centered City', Gwangju promised invitations for research institutes and companies
by creating a cooperative network with top experts and companies in the field of AI.
A world-class open AI industrial convergence complex and pilot city space are being promoted with the goal of completion by 2024,
plus an AI big data center and data industrial convergence complex with the goal of completion by 2022.
Don't miss out on the chance to develop global competitiveness in Gwangju, which will become a global hub city of artificial intelligence.
In 2014, Gwangju was designated as a UNESCO Creative City for Media Art, developing the city's unique media art color through convergence of it's artistic traditions, democratic values, and science and technology. Various cultural and artistic events such as Gwangju Biennale, Media Art Festival, and Asian Culture Forum are held in Gwangju, and there are many places where people can enjoy media art. In particular, Gwangju Media Art Platform, located in Bitgoeul Citizen Cultural Center and Art Space, is a site where people of all ages can experience augmented reality such as K-POP holograms, media art using motion recognition, and hologram facades.
Mudeungsan was designated as a UNESCO Global Geopark in 2018, and has selected as one of the top 100 Korean tourism destinations for 4 consecutive years. Seoseokdae and Ipseokdae are columnar joints that symbolize Mudeungsan Mountain, with a diameter of 1~2m and a height of 10~30m, providing colorful scenery. It is the only tourist attraction in the world where people can see columnar joints, found only in coastal areas, from the top of a mountain. Of particular note, Seoseokdae is sometimes called the ‘Crystal Screen of Seoseok’ because it sparkles with a strong light resembling a crystal as it reflects sunset rays.
In 2011, the May 18 Democratic Uprising documents were registered for world heritage records in UNESCO. In order to preserve the historical records of the May 18 Democratic Uprising, the May 18 Democratic Uprising Archives was established in 2015 and continues to collect, display, and study records. To this day, efforts are being made to spread the truth, free from distortion and derogation, of the May 18 Democratic Uprising, and work to investigate this truth is continuing.
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