Located at the heart of Songdo International City, Incheon, Korea, the Songdo convention center-ConvensiA-is conceptualized as a series of folded roof planes that contain the main program areas articulated as a series of freestanding blocks, above which the curved roofs floats like a series of upturned boat hulls.
What makes Songdo ConvensiA significant is that it stands at the heart of Songdo international city where the Korean government designated it the first free economic zone in Korea. Thanks to the development project of Songdo International city, ConvensiA can be reached by a fifteen-minute ride from the Incheon International airport and six hotels with 1,790rooms will be provided at visitor's choice. Moreover, diverse amenities including Northeast Asia Trade Tower (NEATT), Jack Nicklaus Golf Course, Central Park, Incheon Tower, museums will serve those who visit 'Songdo ConvensiA'.
Songdo ConvensiA will be the most innovative and technologically advanced convention center of its kind. Its exterior has been designed by world-famous design company, Kohn Pederson Fox(KPF) encapsulating the beauty of Korean skylines of hills and mountaintops. The main Exhibition Hall is 8,416m2 and can be partitioned into two exhibition rooms upon the client's request. Multi-function conference rooms of 2,304m2 can be divided up to 10-23rooms in diverse sizes.
Also there is 1,716m2 Premier Ballroom designed for the functions and events for 2,000 people at the maximum. To ensure the success of every event, the center provides exceptional support facilities and services including voice recognition cameras, 28' LCD projectors and simultaneous interpretation system for eight countries. There are a number of mega-conventions to be held in Songdo ConvensiA. Starting off with the opening event, 'Incheon International Logistics and Materials Handling Exhibition (Oct. 7-10, 2008)' global conferences of 'World Water Forum (Aug. 16-22, 2009)', 'UN Environmental Forum (Aug. 16-22, 2009)', 'International Telecommunications Energy Conference 2009 (Oct. 18-22, 2009)' are waiting in the wings.
Not only this, 'International Road & Traffic Expo 2009' and global conferences of 'Head of Road Authorities' and 'Road Engineering Association of Asia & Australia' will take place on Sep. 23-26, 2009 in the presence of 20,000people worldwide. For more events scheduled in Songdo ConvensiA, visit www.songdoconvensiA.com.
Public Transportation Information
From Incheon International Airport to Songdo ConvensiA, it will take only 15 minutes by car. Songdo ConvensiA can easily by reached by public transportation such as Bus, Subway, and KTX(Korean Train Express)
For more detail, please refer to Songdo ConvensiA: www.songdoconvensia.com, Incheon Free Economic Zone: www.ifez.go.kr, Global Fair & Festival 2009, Incheon, Korea: www.incheon.org
