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Busan Selected to Host the 13th International Conference on Isotopes (ICI) 2029, Advancing as a Global Isotope Hub

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Busan Metropolitan City, led by Mayor Park Heong-joon, announced that Busan has been officially selected as the host city for the 13th International Conference on Isotopes (ICI) 2029, the world’s largest international academic conference in the field of isotopes.

The ICI is an international academic conference in the field of isotopes organized by the World Council on Isotopes (WCI) and is held every 2.5 to 3 years on a rotating continental basis.

At the 12th International Conference on Isotopes (ICI) 2026, held in Florence, Italy, from February 15, Busan was chosen as the final host city after competing with China and Switzerland.

The International Conference on Isotopes (ICI) brings together more than 1,000 researchers from over 50 countries worldwide. Busan will become the second Korean host city following Seoul, which hosted the 6th conference in 2008.

Busan Metropolitan City plans to leverage the 13th ICI in 2029 as an opportunity to showcase its radioactive isotope technologies and infrastructure to the world, stimulate the domestic isotope industry ecosystem, and take a leap forward as a global isotope hub.

In addition, the City intends to operate the conference not only as a platform for sharing academic achievements but also as a business platform connecting Korea’s radiation industry with overseas experts. It plans to strengthen matching programs between international buyers and domestic companies, and to organize technical sessions and industrial tour programs linked to the new export-oriented research reactor scheduled to begin full-scale operation in 2028.

Mayor Park Heong-joon stated, “Hosting the 13th International Conference on Isotopes (ICI) will serve as an important turning point in enhancing Busan’s competitiveness in the radioactive isotope industry. Through the successful hosting of the 2029 conference, we expect to establish a foundation for generating new industrial demand and expanding markets in the field of isotope applications.”