'Sailing the Future of Sports Tourism' Seoul Sports and Tourism Council to host 2024 Seoul Sports and Tourism Forum on Nov. 6
Oct 31, 2024
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In order to hold this forum, the Seoul Sports Council has been recommended by 10 experts from various organizations since the beginning of the year, forming a preparatory committee to prepare for presentations, selecting debaters, and establishing a forum operation plan. The preparatory committee was attended by the National Sports Promotion Foundation, the Korea Sports Council, the Korea University Sports Council, Sports Toto Korea, the Korea e-Sports Association, the Korea Sports Association, the Korea Tourism Association, the Korea Culture and Tourism Institute, and the Seoul Tourism Foundation.
The forum event will be followed by an opening performance of the Seoul Jazz Festa invited performance team 'Goodfellis', which was selected as a promising festival in Seoul, followed by an opening declaration and keynote presentation. Under the theme of 「Government's sports tourism policy and the future of global sports tourism in Seoul」, Choi Bo-geun, head of the International Culture and Public Relations Policy Office at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, will present the theme, followed by Park Jae-ho, editor-in-chief of Sports Chosun, presentation on the 「Possible Development of Olympics and sports tourism」, and Han Seung-jin, professor of Eulji University.
In the afternoon, experts from each field of sports and tourism sessions participate to share their experiences and knowledge. In the sports session, ▶Seoul University Campus Sports Tourism Road (Secretary-General of the Korea University Sports Council in Jonghyun Lee) ▶ Seoul Sports Tourism to strengthen competitiveness (Kim Sang-hoon, Director of the Sports Industry Research Office at the Korea Sports Science Institute) is proposed. The tour session will be presented under the theme of ▶Strategic Direction and Challenges for Revitalizing Sports Tourism in Seoul (Ban Jeong-hwa, senior researcher at the Seoul Institute) ▶Wake up the Sleeping Giant: Korean Cheer Culture and Stadium Tour (Ryu Sung-ok, professor at Korea University). Professor Hwang Sun-hwan (University of Seoul) will lead the discussion, while Professor Yoon In-ji (Kyunghee University), Professor Park Jae-hyun (Korea Sports University), Professor Heo Jin-moo (Yeonse University) and Director of Planning and Coordination Park Kyung-yeol (Korea Culture and Tourism Institute) will attend to discuss practical application and future direction of sports tourism. In addition, various event experience booths such as e-sports and new sports will be operated as pre-ceremony events.
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Kang Tae-sun, chairman of the Seoul Sports Council, said, `This forum, which is expected to attract the attention and participation of many people, is expected to serve as an opportunity to further enrich Seoul's economy and culture through the convergence of sports and tourism. As we are working with the Seoul Metropolitan Government to host the 2036 Summer Olympics, we will come up with practical measures to help Seoul develop into a global sports tourism hub.'
Those who wish to participate in the forum will be able to pre-register their participation by contacting the Seoul Sports Council, and ID cards and small souvenirs will be given only to pre-registrants.
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