General Questions
WGC2022 will take place 23-27 May 2022 at the EXCO Convention Centre in Daegu, South Korea.
The 29th World Gas Conference, which was due to take place in 2024, has been rescheduled to 2025. It will take place in Beijing, China under the leadership of Chinese Presidency.
Registration
Please visit the WGC2022 Registration page here. There, you can view the registration guidelines which includes the registration overview, ticket prices and offerings, special event tickets and payment terms.
Group registration is intended for groups of 10 or more registrations from the same organization, coordinated by one nominated contact person taking care of registration and payment on behalf of the group. If you have 10 or more delegates to register, please email registration@wgc2022.org
If your company plans to attend WGC2022 as a group of 10 or more delegates, please kindly note that your speaker registration must be completed separately from any group registration in order to apply your invitation code.
The WGC2022 registration system has been built to provide a benefit for invitation code holders. Please register individually if you received an invitation code.
Yes. All speakers at WGC2022 will be entitled to a special registration benefit depending on the time of registration.
Early Bird Fee (Registering before 31st March 2022) – USD$ 3,195
General Fee (Registering between 15th February – 22nd April 2022) – USD$ 3,595
Onsite Fee(Registering between 23rd April – 27th May 2022) – USD$ 3,995
Early Bird Registration ends on 31 March 2022. Be sure to register to take advantage of the Early Bird rates. For the full list of ticket prices please click here.
Please refer to our Registration Guidelines for the full details.
We have a variety of optional WGC2022 offerings which you can include in your registration package. They include:
Luncheon Addresses are sessions with the world’s most prominent energy and environmental leaders debating the most significant issues shaping the global energy.
Professional Training Classes provide participants up-to-date, industry-specific training to further professional growth and understanding of the gas industry. All courses are run by world-renowned experts who will share their detailed knowledge in addressing some of the key issues facing the industry today.
Young Leaders Program aims to acknowledge, develop and support the industry’s future leaders and will bring together candidates in the industry and provide them with a package of educational and networking opportunities.
Accompanying Person is a great opportunity for delegates to travel with a partner or a family member and offer delegates the option to register one accompanying person to join them during social activities and to experience the cultural highlights of Daegu and the surrounding area.
Technical Tours give you the unique opportunity to visit one of the representative industrial facilities of Korea where you can experience innovative technologies being utilized in the industrial field. You can choose to visit the Hyundai Heavy Industries/POSCO Site Visit (Ulsan Technical Tour) and KOGAS/Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Site Visit.
City Tours are complimentary tours of the city of Daegu.
Optional Tours are a selection of tours around the city of Daegu to visit the cultural sites and a green energy tour to UNESCO World Heritage Sites. To view the full list, please sign in using your registration username and password.
When completing the WGC2022 Registration Form online, you have the option to purchase tickets for special events during the conference and exhibition. If you would like to purchase tickets after you have completed registration, please contact the WGC2022 Registration team in writing at registration@wgc2022.org
All travel costs including air and hotel accommodations are the responsibility of the attendee.
We accept the following credit cards:
If you are using one of the accepted credit cards above and your payment has been declined, there may be a cross-border restriction imposed by your bank because the credit card issuing country and the country receiving payment is different. If this is the case, we ask that you kindly to try a different card. If you are still having issues with a different card, please contact the Registration Team at registration@wgc2022.org
Yes and please note cancellation fees apply. To cancel your registration please notify the WGC2022 Registration team in writing at registration@wgc2022.org
For more details of cancellation procedures, fees and deadlines, please refer to the terms & conditions.
Yes. You can view our Plenary Program, Current Debates Program, Industry Insights Program and Technology & Innovation Program for the most up to date information on session topics and schedule.
WGC2022 will provide letters of invitation upon request. When you complete the WGC2022 Registration Form online, you have the option to download a letter of invitation. If you do need a bespoke invitation letter, please contact the WGC2022 Registration team at registration@wgc2022.org
Traveling to Korea
From 1 April 2022, all overseas travellers who are fully vaccinated* do not need to quarantine upon arrival in Korea.
* ‘Fully vaccinated’ means either:
- a) A person who has received their 2nd dose (or 1st for Janssen) of a WHO-approved vaccine 14 to 180 days prior to their arrival in Korea.
- b) A person who has received their booster shot (3rd dose) of a WHO-approved vaccine.
The following vaccines are WHO-approved: Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Janssen, Novavax, Sinopharm, Sinovac, Covishield, Covaxin and COVOVAX.
From 1 April 2022 onwards, in order to verify whether you are ‘fully vaccinated’, you need to register your details via the Q-CODE (Quarantine Information Advance Input) system. Q-CODE is a system established by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency to facilitate overseas entry procedures.
We strongly recommend using a mobile phone for the best experience, as the desktop version may ask you to download a security plug-in which is likely to be blocked by your computer network.
To go to the Q-CODE website, click here. Please be ready to provide:
- Valid passport information
- Valid flight booking details
- Valid accommodation details
- COVID-19 vaccination certificate
- Negative result of a PCR test taken 2 days before departing for Korea
Further details are available on the Q-CODE system website. The system works in both Korean and English.
We strongly recommend using a mobile phone for the best experience, as the desktop version may ask you to download a security plug-in which is likely to be blocked by your computer network.
Furthermore, it is recommended that you print out your confirmation email from Q-CODE and bring it with you when entering Korea. Please check your junk mail in case it has been directed there.
Only vaccines which are approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) are accepted under the Q-CODE system. These are: Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Janssen, Novavax, Sinopharm, Sinovac, Covishield, Covaxin and COVOVAX.
Those who are not vaccinated or who are vaccinated by a vaccine which is not approved by the WHO were able to apply for a quarantine exemption, however, the application deadline has now closed.
All travelers must take a PCR test within 2 days before the departure date to Korea and on the 1st day of arrival in Korea. If you are planning to stay in Korea for 7 days or more, please read the guidance below on further testing requirements.
- For fully vaccinated travelers: Please find the information here.
- For those who have received a quarantine exemption certificate, please refer to the information you have been given.
- For fully vaccinated travelers: Please find the information here.
- For those who have received a quarantine exemption certificate, please refer to the information you have been given.
- For fully vaccinated travelers: You may go to your hotel via limousine bus (provided by the NOC) or public transportation. Please note that you must stay in your room until you receive a negative test result. The result will be sent by e-mail. You can also receive the result by SMS if you have a mobile phone in Korea (excluding roaming phones).
- For those who have received a quarantine exemption certificate, please refer to the information you have been given.
If you are staying in Korea for 7 days or more, you are required to take a Rapid Antigen Test (sometimes referred to as a Lateral Flow Test) on the 6th or 7th day of your visit. Testing by self-test kit and medical institutions are now both recognized as valid.
There will be a PCR and Rapid antigen test facility at EXCO: Further information can be found here. Alternatively, you can purchase a self-test kit at a pharmacy or convenience store near your accommodation, or take the test at a nearby medical institution.
This depends on your destination country’s regulations and airline policy. Please check the relevant guidance.
Yes. For your convenience, there will be a PCR and Rapid Antigen test facility at EXCO, the main venue for WGC2022. Please be advised that testing is at the attendee’s own expense. Further information can be found here.
Under the Korean government’s quarantine measures, you will be transferred to a healthcare facility near to your location, where you must stay for 7 days. You will receive information from the health authorities on the next steps. Please be advised that this is at your own expense.
If you feel unwell during your stay, please visit the Medical Support Center in EXCO during the opening hours of 09:00~17:30. Outside opening hours, please call your hotel reception desk.
WGC Program
The WGC2022 program will discuss perspectives and insights under the theme A Sustainable Future – Powered by Gas and reflect and discuss the ever-changing gas industry across the globe. From the new normal, short- and long-term business transformations, market growth, the opportunities and challenges in technology and innovation, green finance, energy security, energy performance, clean air strategies and much more.
These developments will be reflected in the Plenary Sessions, Current Debates and the already updated Industry Insights and Technology & Innovation Programs. More program announcements coming soon!
The WGC2022 conference format convenes a variety of speaker formats with 90 sessions across 4-days including Plenary Sessions and Luncheon Addresses, Current Debates, Industry Insights Sessions and Technology & Innovation Sessions.
- Plenary Sessions and Luncheon Addresses will consist of the world’s most prominent energy and environmental leaders debating the most significant issues shaping the global energy.
- Current Debate sessions feature lively interactive discussions between audience members and speakers on the most commercial and strategic topics of the moment.
- Industry Insights sessions will bring together experienced commercial and technical speakers focussing on the latest technical innovations as well as relevant commercial and strategic issues.
- Technology & Innovation sessions will give experienced industry experts a chance to demonstrate and explain the latest gas industry innovations and technology, on the Exhibition floor.
The Call for Papers are specifically designed as an opportunity for the experts to be able to join the WGC2022 program.
Unfortunately, the deadline to submit your Abstract for the Call for Papers is now closed.
Call for Papers
The chosen authors will be given the opportunity to present at either an Industry Insight or a Technology & Innovation session.
Thank you for your interest in submitting your Abstract for the Call for Papers. The deadline is now closed.
All authors who submitted an abstract by 27 September 2021 (categorised as Stage 1) were notified of their results on 23 November 2021. If you have not received your results, please contact papers@wgc2022.org.
Authors who submitted between 28 September 2021 and 28 January 2022 (categorised as Stage 2) will be notified of their results on 11 March 2022.
Deadline for final papers & Presentations stage 1: 28th March 2022
Deadline for final papers & Presentations stage 2: 28th April 2022
Stage 1 is for those that have submitted an Abstract for the Call for Papers by the 27 September 2021 deadline. These papers are currently being reviewed by the IGU Coordination Committee and authors will be notified on 23 November 2021 whether they have been accepted, waitlisted or not accepted via the email address provided.
Stage 2 is for those that have submitted an Abstract for the Call for Papers by the deadline of 28 January 2022. The IGU Coordination Committee will review these papers when the deadline is closed and authors will be notified on 11 March 2022 whether they have been accepted, waitlisted or not accepted via the email address provided.
If you have any questions, please contact papers@wgc2022.org
Unfortunately, submissions for WGC2022 Call for Papers has now closed. We are not accepting Abstracts.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact the conference team at papers@wgc2022.org
No – once your Abstract has been submitted you will not be able to review or edit your Abstract as the deadline has now closed.
Each topic falls under the coordination of one of the IGU Committees.
Your Abstract will be reviewed by a select panel of Committee members who will review your Abstract based on the following criteria:
- Relevance and degree of benefit to the gas industry
- Originality
- Relevance to the conference theme “A Sustainable Future – Powered by Gas”
- Content and presentation quality
- Conformity to the respective topic
Authors will be notified via the email address provided as part of the submission on the following dates:
Stage 1: 23 November 2021
Stage 2: 11 March 2022
If you have not received your results, please contact papers@wgc2022.org.
Once you are notified of your success, the WGC2022 Team will be in contact to request your final paper:
Stage 1 Authors – Deadline for Final Papers & Presentations: 28 March 2022
Stage 2 Authors – Deadline for final papers & Presentations: 28 April 2022
The official language of the event is English and you will be required to submit your slides and present at the conference in English.
Your Paper should be approximately 20,000 words in length.
The IGU has 11 Committees and 3 Task Forces who are working to advance the role of gas in a sustainable energy future whilst aligning with the International Gas Union’s role as the global voice of gas.
With over 900 committee members from over 49 countries the IGU Coordination Committees will draw on its members’ impressive global network of industry representatives to manage and lead this part of the conference program. For full information on the Committees and their Triennial Work Program please click here.
You will either be presenting in an Industry Insight session or in the Technology & Innovation sessions. When you submitted your abstract, topics were clearly listed under the type of session you will be presenting at.
Yes – all confirmed speakers must register and pay for their attendance. The rate depends on the time of registration:
- Early Bird Fee (registering before 31 March 2022) – USD$ 3,195
- General Fee (registering between 1 – 22 April 2022) – USD$ 3,595
- Onsite Fee (registering from 23 April 2022 onwards)– USD$ 3,995
Exhibitors and Sponsors
Please email exhibition@wgc2022.org for more information.
Please email sponsorship@wgc2022.org for more information.
Venue
We will continue to monitor the situation and will be complying fully with the prevailing government advice on measures such as following the guidelines on social distancing, hygiene and face coverings and infrared cameras to detect fever, to ensure the protection of all participants. South Korea is one of the very few countries in the world that has brought a major COVID-19 outbreak under control. We will also closely coordinate with the EXCO Convention Centre in order to ensure that all practical steps to ensure the health and safety of our attendees on site will be taken.
Accommodation
Accommodation bookings for WGC2022 will begin when registration opens. Take advantage of the accommodation availability and start to plan your conference visit. If you plan to group book or have any further questions, please contact the WGC Team at hotels@wgc2022.org.
ANY QUESTIONS? For any other questions, please do not hesitate to contact the WGC Team at info@wgc2022.org. We are happy to assist to any of your queries.