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For the last decade, convention industry in Busan has been rapidly growing in the number andsize of conventions and events the city has hosted. It is still not answered, however, whether itsthis noticeable performance has been reinforcing the growth of local convention industry. Sincemany big-size (or mega) events in Busan have been organized mostly by Seoul-basedPCOs(Professional Convention Organizers), it is argued that the effect of convention andexhibitions on local economy is very limited. To answer this inquiry, we focus on the supplychain of a convention, or what sequential activities a PCO performs to complete its service. Wedo LQ (Location Quotient) analyses on convention-related industries to see how specialized Busanis in them. In many convention-related industries Busan's LQs are not greater than 1, indicatingthat convention service providers or supply-side infrastructures are not well developed in Busan asin Seoul-capital area. In LQ of college students who major in convention and exhibition studies,Busan shows the second highest LQ (=2.87), indicating that Busan has big stock of potentialconvention specialists. Overall LQ analyses show that the city is experiencing a low degree ofspecialization in the industry while a high degree in specialized labor provision, which reveals aserious mismatch between supply and demand in convention manpower. It manifests itself thatBusan needs an active industrial policy to support local convention-related industries.