Incheon Global Fair & Festival 2009 , South Korea, August 7th through October 25th. 2009

Part of this is also

Global Environment Forum 2009
Will explore the changes in the environment and seek solutions rising environmental problems. The goal being Low-Carbon Growth.
2009.08.11 ~ 2009.08.12 (2Days)

Songdo convensia

http://www.globalef.org/

where  you can see that the UNSG Ban Ki-moon, the head of IPCCC Dr. Pachaury, and Former New Jersey Governor  Christie Whitman, Entrepreneur Vinod Koshla, and others will be on the program.

http://english.incheonfair.org/

Incheon Global Fair & Festival 2009: “Lightening Tomorrow” -  Wil it be non-nuclear green?

Will UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon go there and link it to the UN?

Sure he will! It will show that Korea listens to his lead at the UN and comes on board

The Global Fair & Festival 2009 Incheon, Korea is an international event taking place
in Incehon, the third largest metropolitan city in Korea, beginning on August 7th
and running through October 25th for a period of 80 days.

Incheon is home to the country’s international airport and an international seaport.
The metropolitan city is also the first city designated by the Central Government as
a Free Economic Zone. Three areas in the city, Yeongjong, Cheongna, and Songdo
have been designated as the Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ). The Songdo
Free Economic Zone is where the Global Fair & Festival 2009 Incheon, Korea will be held.

The Global Fair & Festival 2009 Inchoen, Korea is a comprehensive fair & festival with
a variety of international exhibitions, conferences and events.

There will be a total of 17 conferences during the Incheon Global Fair & Festival
in Incheon. The conference schedule will start with ‘the Urban Renewal International
Conference’ from August 6th to the 7th. At this conference, domestic and international
experts who specialize in urban renewal will discuss themes such as ’sustainable urban
renewal, experiences of cities in the world, and strategy of Korea’s future development’.
‘u-City International Conference’ will be from August 31st to September 1st, and
‘International Telecommunications Energy Conference’ will be from October 18th to
22nd. Electric, electronics and I.T. specialists will attend this conference.

City officials projected that by 2014, the IFEZ will house more than 300 Northeast
Asian business headquarters, 30 international organizations, including those affiliated
with the United Nations, and extended campuses of 15 foreign universities.

More than 100 cities around the world will participate in the exhibition, which the city
perceives as a springboard to emerge as one of the world’s 10 must-visit cities in the next
five years.

Songdo International City, in the west of the coastal city, and its adjacent area,
is shaping up for the event, which aims at envisioning futuristic urban models,
digital technologies, green energy and urban lifestyles. It will start Aug. 7 and
continue until Oct. 25.

Mayor Ahn Sang-soo said, “Incheon has had few opportunities to promote itself
elsewhere. This event will lay the groundwork for the city to grow into one of the
10 global cities one must visit.”

The organizing committee for the festival said construction of every venue will be
completed by May. “All preparations are on track,” a committee official said.

Despite the ongoing economic slump, the committee said it’s attracting investment
and raising funds as planned.

Incheon aims to draw more than seven million people from home and abroad – nearly
one third of the combined population of Seoul, Gyeonggi Province, and Incheon and
the committee has run various promotional campaigns in cooperation with civic groups
and companies.

The festival will become a venue for global firms, scholars, policymakers and urban
planners to gather and discuss important issues regarding urbanization, futurism and
the environment.

Incheon will continue to expand publicity for the fair via the Internet, TV and other
media. “We’ll step up the promotional campaign,” the official said. “World-class
cultural events will take place, various leisure activities will be available in an
environmentally friendly manner and executives of multinational corporations will flock
here. It will be a festival you won’t want to miss.”

The committee expects admission ticket sales to exceed 40 billion won ($33 million).

The festival will appeal to foreign tourists as the city is upgrading accommodation,
transport, roads and other infrastructure for them to enjoy the festival more comfortably.
“We aim to draw half a million foreign tourists, particularly from Japan, China, and the
United States,” the official said.

It has formed business partnerships with travel agencies at home and abroad to attract
foreign travelers and developed travel programs with itineraries including the venue.

The committee is pinning its hope on a weaker won against the dollar and other major
currencies, which will help attract foreign tourists.

The city also aims to use the festival as a springboard to attract more investment into
the free economic zones in the districts of Songdo, Cheongna and Yeongjong. During
the festival, foreign urban planners and policymakers will be able to learn more about
Incheon’s development models. The city itself will be an exhibition site, the official said.