DNA Replication Gaps, Cancer and Disease

April 27-30, 2025 | Daejeon Convention Center, DaejeonKorea, Republic of
Scientific Organizers: Sharon B. Cantor, Alberto Ciccia, Vincenzo Costanzo and Kyungjae Myung

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April 27-30, 2025 | Daejeon Convention Center, DaejeonKorea, Republic of
Scientific Organizers: Sharon B. Cantor, Alberto Ciccia, Vincenzo Costanzo and Kyungjae Myung

Important Travel and Transportation Information
Travel Reminders

Foreign travelers: Your airline will be the best resource to be travel ready to South Korea.  Please refer to your airline for this information.  Your departure checklist should include knowing and making appointments for the required COVID-19 tests as well as applying for the Korea Electronic Travel Authorization.  

Arrival COVID-19 Testing Information:

Incheon Airport Testing:

  • The Incheon International Airport has a COVID testing center and issues certificates for travel.  
  • Both rapid PCR and rapid Antigen tests are available.  Make a reservation for your test based on your departure time and result time. 

Daejeon Local Testing:

  • The Seegene Medical Foundation COVID-19 Testing Center (Daejeon Chungcheong Testing Center) provides RT-PCR and antibody tests and issues test results for travel.
  • This testing center is about a 15 to 17-minute taxi ride from the meeting venue. Taxi fare will cost around KRW 6,500 (roughly USD $6) each way.
  • Make a reservation for your test based on your arrival/departure time and result time.
Air Transportation
Incheon International Airport (ICN) is the recommended airport for this conference as it is the closest to the conference location and the largest in the area. For specific airport information, visit Incheon International Airport.

If you have a layover in China, you most likely will need to get a visa (even if it is less than 24 hours, depending on the country of origin) Please see this website for further information on visas when traveling through China.

Please note that the Gimpo Airport has just resumed the long-stalled operation of international flights from June. Currently only one route is in operation: Gimpo from/to Haneda Airport in Japan. If you are planning to arrive in Korea at an airport other than Incheon and need assistance, please contact the collaborating institution, the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) at  ibsconference@ibs.re.kr. 
Ground Transportation
To get from the Incheon Airport (ICN) to the convention center, click here to see a series of concise instructions provided by the collaboration institute. The file also has statements in English and Korean that you can show a taxi driver to get you to the convention center or your hotel.

We also want to highlight to attendees that the end of the meeting/conference is directly before the start of a big national holiday in Korea. Since many people will be traveling at that time, we highly recommend attendees to purchase their return airport bus ticket upon their arrival

To get from the Gimpo (GMP) airport to the convention center, please note that the Gimpo Airport has just resumed the long-stalled operation of international flights from June. Currently only one route is in operation: Gimpo from/to Haneda Airport in Japan. If you are planning to arrive in Korea at an airport other than Incheon and need assistance, please contact the collaborating institution, the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) at  ibsconference@ibs.re.kr.
Embassy & Visa Information
Foreign nationals entering Korea were generally required to have a valid passport and a Korean visa assigned by overseas branch of Korean embassy or consular offices. However, many passport holders are now permitted a visa-free entry for a limited period under certain conditions. In order to check whether you're allowed to enter Korea without visa issuance and for other requirements, please contact the Korean immigration offices by calling +82 1345 or visit the following websites to confirm.

Click here to see if your passport requires a visa to arrive in Korea.  If your passport does not require a visa to arrive in Korea, and you are officially visiting Korea on a B-1 visa which is named “visa exemption” and sometimes called “landing visa”, then you need to apply for Korea Electronic Travel Authorization (K-ETA). Enacted in 2021, travelers need to complete their application at least 72 hours prior to boarding their flight.  The application fee is KRW 10,000 (roughly USD $10) and authorization is valid for two years. Visit the official K-ETA website for more information and to apply. 

For more information on entry and exit requirements, please follow your airline’s guidance and consult with the nearest Korean embassy or consulate. For a list of locations, click here.

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