Opening of the Metaverse Alliance Open Conference

The Metaverse Alliance Open Conference, organized by the Metaverse Alliance and Korea Radio Promotion Association under the auspice of the Korea Ministry of Science and ICT, will be conducted online using Metaverse platforms from October 26th to October 28th.

The conference aims to share latest information and activities within the Metaverse industry since the launch of the “Metaverse Alliance”, a private sector led, and government-supported cooperative designed to revitalize the Metaverse industry ecosystem. Programs in the conference include the Opening Ceremony, Alliance Mid-Term Presentation, Alliance Forum, Online Virtual Exhibition, and Business Meetings.

Keynote speakers at the Opening Ceremony on the 26th include Roblox Product Management Leader Josh Anon and ModuLabs Chief Vision Officer Jeong Ji Hoon. They will discuss topics related to the Metaverse, future industries, and how avatars will lead the Metaverse. Subsequently, at the Alliance Mid-Term Presentation, the “Alliance Project Group, formed autonomously by the private sector within the Metaverse Alliance, will provide a mid-term presentation of issues tasked to each project group regarding the Metaverse.

At the Alliance forum, scheduled for the 27th to the 28th October, experts in XR and 18 Korean companies will deliver lectures and discuss related subjects. During the entire conference, participants will be able to use the online virtual exhibition, created utilizing 3D models, online video hosting, and links. The online virtual exhibition platform serves as a marketing solution for the participating 40 Korean XR companies, and participants will also be able to have video consultation sessions with these companies within the online virtual exhibition.

The Metaverse solution used in the conference allows for seminars, virtual exhibitions, product viewing, and business meetings in a three-dimensional space, and is optimized for business functions, providing solutions such as Korean-English translation and business name card exchange.

The conference will be available to the public free of charge. Various events such as pre-registration, Alliance Mid-Term Presentation survey, online virtual exhibition booth stamp mission, and NPC mission will     be held to encourage the public to participate in the conference and multiple prizes and gifts will be given out as well.

More information regarding the conference can be found at http://www.maoc.kr and programs such as the Opening Ceremony, Alliance Mid-term Presentation, and Alliance Forum will be livestreamed through YouTube.