국제포경위원회(IWC) 연례회의 개최에 대비한 지역주민의 영향도와 기대 측정

Evaluation of Residents’ Expectation and Impact: The Case of International Whaling Commission Annual Meeting

The cause and effect relationship between the residents’ expectation and international convention conference performance toward participant intention were examined. The analysis was based on 252 questionnaires given to host residents in Ulsan metropolitan city. The results of the analysis revealed four critical categories of residents expectation of the convention impact: (1) product of whale, (2) attachment of region, (3) living level, (4) tourism effect. The result suggested that product of whale, attachment of region and tourism effect dimensions significantly effect on the participant intention of event factor. The implication and some limitations of this study were also discussed.