Busan Exhibition and Convention Center, commonly known as BEXCO (), is a
convention and exhibition center
Convention may refer to:
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** Treaty, an agreement in international law
* Convention (meeting), meeting of a (usually large) group of individuals and/or companies in a ...
located in
Centum City
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,
Haeundae-gu
Haeundae District ( ko, 해운대구) is a district ( ''gu'') of Busan, South Korea.
Haeundae has a population of about 423,000, the most populous district of Busan with 11.6% of the city population, and covers an area of 51.44 km² (19.8 ...
,
Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, w ...
,
South Korea
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. It features over 46,500 m
2 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.
BEXCO has hosted a variety of events, notability as a concert venue for Koreans as well as international artists, such as
Grammy Award
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winners
Michael Bolton
Michael Bolotin
, The Jewish Historical Society of New Haven, 1998. (born February 26, 1953), known professio ...
and
Dr. Dre
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.
Events
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2002 FIFA World Cup
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Group Draw : December 1,2001
*
2002 Asian Games
The 2002 Asian Games ( ko, 2002ë…„ 아시아 경기대회/2002ë…„ 아시안 게임, Icheoni-nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheoni-nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the XIV Asian Games ( ko, ì œ14회 아시아 경기대회/ì œ14회 아시안 ê² ...
International Broadcast Center and Main Press Center : 16 September to 16 October 2002
* 2004
Mariah Carey
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:
Charmbracelet World Tour
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- February 13, 2004
* 2005
APEC Summit
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* 2009
OECD
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World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy : 27 October to 30 October 2009
* 6th Busan International Motor Show : 24 May to 3 June 2012
*
Jason Mraz
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: world Tour concert - 8 June 2012
* 2011 the Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan : 9 November to 1 December 2011
* 2012 the 95th
Lions Clubs International
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Convention : 22 June to 26 June 2012
*
Elton John
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: ''
40th Anniversary of the Rocket Man'' - 29 November 2012
* The 10th Assembly of the
World Council of Churches
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: 30 October to 8 November 2013
*
International Aerosol Conference 2014
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International may also refer to:
Music Albums
* ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011
* ''International'' (New Order album), 2002
* ''International'' (The T ...
August, 2014
*
2014 League of Legends World Championship
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Quarterfinals October 3–6, 2014.
* 2014
ITU
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Plenipotentiary Conference : 20 October to November 7, 2014
* 2014
ASEAN-Republic of Korea Commemorative Summit: 20 October to 7 November 2014
* 2015
Inter-American Development Bank
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(IDB) and the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) Annual Meeting of the Boards of Governors : 26 March to 29 March 2015
* 2016 Drone Show Korea : 28 January to 29 January 2016
* 2018
League of Legends World Championship
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Group Stage and Quarterfinals Oct 10-17 and Oct 20-21
* 2019
Brawl Stars
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World Championship Nov 15-16
*
2022 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational May 10-29
See also
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G-Star
G-Star (sometimes also written G*STAR, G★ or G★STAR; ) is an annual trade show for the video game industry presented by Korea Association of Game Industry and Busan IT Promotion Agency in November. Originally held in the Seoul Capital Area, ...
References
External links
Official websites
City of Busan - BEXCO
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Convention centers in South Korea
Buildings and structures in Busan
Tourist attractions in Busan
Esports venues in South Korea