aving an opportunity to explore the cultural heritage of a host country is one of the most important integral part of a successful congress. Korea is an exotic and beautiful destination with a 5,000-year history, offers plenty of pre-and-post-conference tours.

In recognition of the glorious culture, UNESCO designated 13 Korea cultural assets to the World Heritage List: Jongmyo Shrine, Tripitaka Koreana wood blocks at Haeinsa Temple and their storage house, Bulguksa Temple and Seokguram Grotto, Hwaseong Fortress, Changdeokgung Palace, Gyeongju historic areas and Gochang, Hwasun, Ganghwa dolmen sites, etc.

Seoul, capital of the Joseon Dynasty and Korea for more than six centennials, boasts five ancient palaces surrounded by modern high-rise buildings, exposing a sharp contrast between the old and new.
Seoul is the home of Confucianism while Gyeongju, the capital of the Silla Kingdom for more than one millennium, and nicknamed as ¡°the museum without walls¡± represents the sublimation of Buddhism.
The culture of Buyeo, the capital of Baekje Kingdom, was a major motivating source of the ancient Japanese civilization.

Korea, lying in the Temperate Zone, has four distinct seasons: a mild spring, a warm summer, a cool autumn and a cold winter. Each season is comfortable to hold meetings with a large variety of recreational activities. Korea has thousands of mountains that defy any description. Especially, the beauty of Mt. Seoraksan for example, or Hallasan, and Keumgangsan with its thousands of granite peaks, lush green valleys and dense forests is unparalleled in the world.