Osong Bio Promotion Foundation.

Bio Expo Korea 2002
1. 2000
  - Mar.Plan to host an international health industry expo, announced (Mar. 28)
  - Apr.Basic plan to host an expo, completed
  - MayTemporary organization and headcount, approved
  - Oct.International event review committee resolved (Oct. 26)
  - Dec.Establishment of the foundation, approved (Dec. 15), registered (Dec. 29)
2. 2001
  - Feb.Organizing Committee office, set up (Feb. 1)
    [Secretary General, Han Beom-deok, 2 Divisions, 4 Teams, Address: 1580-1 Gagyeong-dong, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju-si (in SME Center)]
  - Aug. Chairman of Organizing Committee, appointed (ex-Prime Minister, Chung Won-shik)
3. 2002
  - Jun.Organizing Committee set-up at 3 levels (3 Divisions, 12 Teams, 68 persons)
  - Sep.Expo, held (Sep. 25 to Oct. 24)
2010 World Oriental Medicine-Bio EXPO in Jecheon, Korea
1. 2008
  - Feb.International event, approved (Feb. 22)
  - Jun.Organizing Committee office, set up (Jun. 13)
2. 2009
  - Feb.Inaugural meeting of Organizing Committee
  - Jun.Operation headquarters of Organizing Committee, moved to Jecheon (Jun. 8)
  - Jul.Organizing Committee set-up at 3 levels
3. 2010
  - Sep.Expo, held (Sep. 16 to Oct. 1)
  - Dec.Organizing Committee, dissolved
Cosmetics & Beauty Expo, Osong Korea 2013
1. 2011
  - Nov.International event, approved (Nov. 4)
  - Dec.Organizing Committee office, set up (Dec. 1)
2. 2012
  - Mar.Co-Chairmen, commissioned (Lee Si-jong, Kim Hwa-jung)
3. 2013
  - Jan.Agreement to invite overseas buyers with KOTRA
  - Mar.Operation headquarters of Organizing Committee, on-site (Mar. 5)
  - MayExpo, held (May 3 to 26)
Bio Industry Expo, Osong Korea 2014
1. 2012
  - Sep.International Event, approved (Ministry of Economy and Finance)
2. 2013
  - Jan.Organizing Committee office, set up
  - Oct.Inaugural meeting of Organizing Committee
3. 2014
  - Jun.Construction of Expo facilities, started
  - Sep.Expo, held (Sep. 26 to Oct. 12)
2015 Goesan International Organic EXPO
1. 2013
  - Dec.International event, approved
2. 2014
  - Jan.Organizing Committee office, set up
  - Nov.Operation headquarters of Organizing Committee, moved to Goesan
3. 2015
  - Jan.Inaugural meeting of Organizing Committee (Jan. 20)
  - Feb.Citizen promotion group and Citizen Council, organized
  - Aug.Kick-off ceremony of volunteers
  - Sep.Expo, held (Sep 18 to Oct. 11)
Cosmetics & Beauty Expo, Osong Korea
1. 2014
  - Nov.Basic outline, decided
2. 2015
  - Jan.Expo team, organized
  - Feb.Implementation plan, reported
  - Jul.Detailed plan, completed
  - Oct.Expo, held (Oct. 20 to 24)
3. 2016
  - Oct.Expo, held (Oct. 4 and 5)
4. 2017
  - Sep.Expo, held (Sep. 12 to 16)
5. 2018
  - Oct.Expo, held (Oct. 23 to 27)
6. 2019
  - Oct.Expo, held (Oct. 22 to 26)
7. 2020
  - Oct.Expo, to be held (Oct. 20 to 24)
2017 International Korean Medicine Bio Industry EXPO in Jecheon, Korea
1. 2014
  - Mar.Plan to host Expo, decided
2. 2015
  - Aug.International event, approved
3. 2016
  - Jan.Organizing Committee office, set up
  - Oct.Inaugural meeting of Organizing Committee (177 persons) and co-Chairmen of the Committee, commissioned
  - Nov.Basic plan for Expo, completed
4. 2017
  - Mar.Detailed plan for Expo, completed
  - Jul.Organizing Committee set-up at 4 levels (2 Departments 9 Divisions 57 persons)
  - Sep.Expo, held (Sep. 22 to Oct. 10)
  - Dec.Organizing Committee, dissolved

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