Analysis of Trends in Conference Venue Types and Characteristics of Academic Presentations on Academic Conference Presentation Collection (1995-2024) Published by the Korean Tea Association

This study analyzed the characteristics of academic presentations and venue types that appeared in The Korean Tea Society's Academic Conference Presentation Collection (1995-2024). First, 538 oral presentations were conducted, with 207 presentations in the first period (38.5%), 167 presentations in the second period (31.0%), and 164 presentations in the third period (30.5%). This was attributed to the change from the application system to the invitation system. Second, 934 poster presentations were announced, with a 20.8% increase to 370 presentations in the first period and 564 presentations in the third period. Poster presentations were identified as a continuous and significant improvement in academic presentations. Third, an analysis of the key words in the list of themes at domestic academic conferences showed that Woori Tea (Korean tea) and tea culture appeared three times each, tea quality evaluation and tea industry twice each, and other key words with timeliness were green tea as school meals, health, and healing. In the third period, tea culture and tea industry appeared four times; Korean tea in the world three times; tea science, quality evaluation standards, and functionality appeared twice; and the timely themes were the 4th Industrial Revolution, the COVID-19 era, and sustainability. In addition, tea culture and tea science were the most common key words for international academic conferences, with four each. The tea industry, 6th industry, tea globalization, and East Asia were identified once each. Fourth, the venues that appeared in 58 academic conferences were identified as 10 types and 33 detailed places. The types of venues examined over the three periods were universities (40%), universities and convention centers 85% (40%·45%), and convention centers (56%). In recent years, hotels and resorts have been preferred as places for academic conferences, so changes in trends can be confirmed.