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Songdo Convensia

Convention center in Songdo IBD, South Korea

Field	Value
name	Songdo Convensia
native_name	송도컨벤시아
location	Songdo IBD
Songdo International City, Incheon Free Economic Zone, Incheon
South Korea
coordinates
caption	Main Entrance (Songdo Convensia)
image_size	275px
building_type	Convention Center
status	Complete
est_completion	October 2008
floor_area	582,939 sf
developer	Gale International, POSCO E&C
architect	Kohn Pedersen Fox, BAUM

Songdo International City, Incheon Free Economic Zone, Incheon South Korea

The **Songdo Convensia ** Convention Center is the first project completed in Songdo IBD and opened for business on October 7, 2008. Its innovative design by KPF and Baum elicits thoughts of the Sydney Opera House and is already a landmark structure in Korea. The main exhibition hall has one of the largest column-free spans (472.4 ft) in Asia. Donated to the City of Incheon by Gale International and POSCO E&C and managed by Incheon Tourism Organization, Songdo Convensia now hosts international conferences, trade shows and meetings, and has even become a popular filming location for commercials and music videos.

Facilities available at Songdo Convensia include two main exhibition halls, 23 conference rooms and 3 ballrooms. Some of the support facilities at Songdo Convensia include wireless internet capabilities throughout the entire convention center, RFID card systems, voice recognition cameras, and interpretation in 8 languages.

Recently, Songdo Convensia received LEED New Construction 2.2 Certified rating, and become the first convention facility to be LEED certified in Asia.

Popular culture

Songdo Convensia was used as the main filming location in episode 81 of the South Korean variety show Running Man filmed in 2012.

Songdo Convensia was used as the main filming location in episodes 12 to 15 of the South Korean survival show Loud filmed live from August 21 to September 11, 2021.

2014 Asian Games IBC/MBC

Songdo Convensia was used as the location of the media center and International Broadcast Center for 2014 Asian Games.

2023 Rubik's Cube World Championships

Songdo Convensia is the chosen venue for the biannual 2023 Rubik's Cube World Championships. It is being organized by Korea Cube Culture United, Rubik's and the WCA, also known as the World Cube Association. The event will happen the 12th to 15th of August 2023.

References

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