The Harpyday Ensemble will set up a Management Committee and a Secretariat for the planning and running of the Competition. The Competition Jury will be organized by the Management Committee, consisting of musicians of prominent standing from Korea and abroad.

-The Competition is open to contestant of Junior Division of any nationality born on December 31, 2003 or earlier are eligible.
-The Competition is open to contestant of Youth Division of any nationality born on December 31, 1997 or earlier are eligible.
-The Competition is open to contestant of Young Professional Division of any nationality born on December 31, 1983 or earlier are eligible.

The order of appearance will be determined alphabetically by the organizer. Each competitor must show up at the venue by the specified time. Those who are unable to perform when called upon to do so may be disqualified. However, if any competitor should be late for his/her performance due to unavoidable circumstances, the Jury may allow the competitor to perform at a different time, depending on how the competition is progressing. 

The competitors will be contracted exclusively to the Korea International Harp Competition while they are in Korea. All contacts with the media must be made through and with the approval of the Secretariat. The competitors will be required to be available for any media-related arrangements made by the Competition. The Secretariat reserves the exclusive rights, without additional fees payable to the competitors, to:
1.Record audio or video materials and broadcast all the rounds of the Competition including the rehearsals, Opening Ceremony, and Ceremony of Awards by television or radio, internet, cable networks in Korea or abroad.
2.Record, reproduce and arrange for the reproduction of performances in the competition on CD, SACD, sound track, audio cassette, video cassette, video disc or CD-ROM/CDI, DVD, minidisk, or other existing or future medium.
3.Arrange agreements with other parties for the Competition materials motioned above.