Busan’s MICE industry has matured significantly since the opening of BEXCO, the city’s landmark MICE venue, in 2001, and the establishment of the Convention Bureau in 2005. To be recognized as an expert in any field, one typically needs at least 20 years of experience, and this principle applies to national industries as well. With over 20 years of history, Busan’s MICE industry is now in need of a renaissance.
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The 23rd Nordic Congress of General Practice (NCGP) gathered over 1000 general practitioners, researchers, and educators from all over the world.
The annual European Conference on Educational Research (ECER) will be held in Tampere in August 2026. The event will gather some 2,500 international researchers and experts to discuss education during a time of multi-crisis.
The 5th World Conference on Floating Solutions (WCFS 2025) will take place in Espoo, Finland from 1st to 3rd September 2025.
The Congress of the European Academy of Neurology is returning to the Finnish capital Helsinki, which hosted the extraordinarily successful EAN Congress in 2024, with record onsite attendance.
The warm reception, cutting-edge facilities, and rich scientific atmosphere the hosts and participants experienced in Helsinki in summer 2024 have inspired the organizers to once again embrace this exceptional city as the host.
MECC Maastricht will be hosting the 36th edition of the annual European conference of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) from 16-21 May 2026. The conference offers a forum for collaboration and knowledge exchange between environmental professionals and covers a broad spectrum of multidisciplinary topics. In the past, the European event has been held in cities such as Copenhagen, Dublin and Seville, and in 2025 it will take place in Vienna.