Timeline of Hamyang Wild Ginseng Anti-Aging Expo So Far
October 21, 2013Roadmap for the 2021 Wild Ginseng Anti-Aging Expo established
December 2014 – September 2015Basic plan for the Expo established (Korea Culture and Tourism Institute)
April 2017 – October 2017Basic plan for the Expo revised and feasibility study undertaken (Korea Rural Economic Institute)
November 6, 2017The plan to host the 2021 Hamyang Wild Ginseng Anti-Aging Expo submitted (Hamyang-gun → Gyeongsangnam-do)
November 22, 2017Basic guidelines for reviewing the hosting of an international expo established
December 5, 2017Gyeongsangnam-do Investment Assessment Committee’s evaluation of the impact of the local government finance (Appropriateness Assessment)
December 18, 2017Evaluation by Gyeongsangnam-do’s International Event Evaluation Committee (Support for the Expo decided)
December 22, 2017The detailed, final plan for hosting the 2021 Hamyang Wild Ginseng Anti-Aging Expo established 2021
December 26, 2017The final plan for hosting the Expo submitted (Gyeongsangnam-do → Korea Forest Service)
February 23, 2018Subjects for the feasibility study of the International Event Evaluation Committee selected (Ministry of Economy and Finance)
March 2018 – July 2018Feasibility study conducted by the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy
April 9, 20182021 Hamyang Wild Ginseng Anti-Aging Expo Task Force established
August 3, 2018International event approved by the International Event Evaluation Committee (Ministry of Economy and Finance)
October 11, 2018Hamyang Wild Ginseng Anti-Aging Expo Organization Committee and the ordinance for supporting the Expo established
November 30, 2018General meeting of organizers and founding directors’ meeting
December 2018Establishment of the expo organizing committee approved (December 3, 2018), registration of the committee (December 5, 2018)
January 2, 2019Office of the Expo Organizing Committee established
January 31, 2019The expo preparation roadmap confirmed
January 2019 -Domestic and international promotional activities