Global WSTS Meeting - Busan - May 2025

Date 19 to 22 May 2025   Venue Park Hyatt Busan 51, Marine City 1-ro, Haeundae-gu, Busan, South Korea, 48120

Meeting Participants

Each WSTS Member Company is represented by a single official representative on the Committee. This representative is expected to attend all Committee Meetings (Business Meetings) and to exercise their voting rights during these meetings, which typically take place on Tuesday mornings. Additionally, all other employees of WSTS Member Companies are welcome to participate in all aspects of the Committee Meetings (Business Meetings and Forecast Meetings). However, participation in the Forecast Meeting is contingent upon the submission of a pre-meeting forecast. Additionally, representatives from Semiconductor Industry Associations are invited to attend as observers. During registration, attendees must declare their role for the meeting.

Certain detailed information such as the agenda, the list of participants etc. is only accessible to holders of WSTS user accounts and/or to registered participants. If you have registered but do not have a WSTS user account, you may login to this meeting web site (right upper corner) with your registration ID as user name and your last name as password.

Non-member semiconductor companies that are interested in joining WSTS may send a representative to attend the Committee Meeting as an observer. Such requests are to be made to the WSTS Administrator.

Participation Fee and Hotel Cost

Participation Fee: The applicable rates are summarized in the table below.

Participation fees include a daily buffet lunch, a morning and afternoon break with coffee, tea and other refreshments, the Thursday tour, as well as a dinner on Tuesday and Thursday. The dinners and tour are also available to accompanying spouses free of charge. 

Participants who booked at the discounted participation fee (on or before 4th April), but who change major details of their registration after this time will have to pay the regular participation fee. Minor changes (change of room type, addition of supplementary information) however will not cause a reassessment of the participation fee. In the case of registration cancellation, in part or whole, WSTS will retain US$100 per day or US$250 for the entire meeting. Reservations for the hotel rooms will close on May 13.

Hotel Cost

The above rates are in KRW and subject to 10% tax per room per night (no service charge) and it includes Breakfast.

Facilities and Services
• All rooms equipped with Docking station, multi-channels 50-inch LED flat screen TV
• High-speed wireless & Wired internet access included in rate
• Business hub with USB, audio and HDMI connection
• Complimentary use of Indoor swimming pool & Fitness
• 24-hour Business Centre with technology concierge
 

Meeting Registration and Hotel Reservation

Global WSTS Meeting - Busan May 2025 - Registration Form

Tentative Agenda

Below is the tentative agenda. Daily allocation of topics is still subject to change.

Detailed Agenda & Locations for the week (member login) TBD

Agenda & Locations Public Day May 20. TBD

Information about Tour on Thursday:  Visit of Haedong Yonggung Temple more Information

Planning Your Participation

Active Participation

Contact the Vice Chairman of your region if you are willing to make a presentation or lead a session at the meeting.
The List of Active Participants will be available with the Agenda and shows which topics are already assigned and which are still open (log in required).

Presenters should read the "Guidelines for Presenters" (member login) in detail and use the "Presentation master" (member login).

Submission of Pre-Meeting Forecast

Participation in the Forecast Meeting is subject to the submission of a premeeting forecast. 

Schedule:
30 April 2025: issue of blank pre-meeting forecast file including Q1 2025 BB data
12 May 2025: submission of pre-meeting forecast to WSTS
13 May 2025: publication of pre-meeting average forecast to all participating companies

The following downloads are available for Forecast Program users only:

Forecast program user manual (Log in required)
How to submit the Busan pre-meeting forecast LINK (Log in required) TBD

Travel and Transfer

1. Arrival at Gimhae International Airport (Busan) LINK

• By Taxi: Travel Time Approx. 45 min, Estim. Cost KRW 30,000–50,000 (USD 23–38).
• By Light Rail Transit (LRT) LINK + Taxi: Travel Time Around 60 min, Estim. Cost KRW 10,000–20,000 (USD 8–15). Details: Take the LRT to Centum City Station (via transfer to Metro Line 2). From Centum City, a short 10-minute taxi ride (KRW 6,000–8,000) will take you to the hotel.

2. Arrival at Incheon International Airport (Seoul) LINK with Transfer to Busan

Transfer Options to Park Hyatt Busan:

• By High-Speed Train (KTX) LINK + Taxi: Travel Time Approximately 3.5–4 hours, Estim. Cost KRW 70,000–110,000 (USD 53–85), depending on ticket class. Details: Take the Airport Express (AREX) to Seoul Station (45–60 minutes, KRW 10,000–15,000 or USD 7–12). Board the KTX to Busan Station (2.5–3 hours). From Busan Station, take a taxi directly to Park Hyatt Busan (20–25 min, KRW 15,000–20,000 or USD 11–15).

Other usefull links:

Tourist Information: Visit Busan

For navigating in Korea, we recommend using a local navigation app, as services like Google Maps and Apple Maps have limited functionality in the region. A highly reliable option is NAVER Map, available in English for both iOS and Android.

Nationals of countries / regions eligible for visa-free entry are required to get K-ETA approval to board the flight or ship bound for the Republic Korea. Apply for K-ETA website.

List of Registered Participants

List of registered participants (this list is permanently updated whenever a registration is completed. You may also check the status of your own registration). For log in please use the temporary user data for the Kobe meeting, your permanent user account will not work.