Korea International Exhibition Center (, commonly known as KINTEX) is a convention and exhibition center located in

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, South Korea. It comprises two exhibition centers, one of which is connected to the office building of its parent company KINTEX Inc., and is the largest "

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" venue in South Korea.

Overview

It is a three-storey building on a plot of land between Ilsan's central road, Chungangno, and the Han River. It has a total indoor exhibition area of , the only exhibition center in Korea which has bigger area than . Shortly after opening, it hosted the 2005 Seoul Motor Show.

History

* 1999 04 Confirmed for Goyang city to attract the construction of an International Exhibition Center * 2002 02 Goyang International Exhibition Center was officially titled KINTEX (Korea International Exhibition Center) * 2003 03 Launched KINTEX CI * 2005 04 Grand Opening of the first KINTEX Center * 2006 12 Changed the corporate name to KINTEX, conducted the feasibility study for the second exhibition center * 2007 07 Verified the validity to construct the second exhibition center * 2008 12 Appointed the Hyundai Engineering and Construction Consortium to construct the second exhibition center * 2009 07 Started the Construction for the second exhibition center

Facilities

* Indoor exhibition area: first exhibition center , second exhibition center * Outdoor exhibition area: first exhibition center , second exhibition center * Event hall: seating capacity of 6,000 seats * 26 meeting rooms * Grand ballroom

Notable events

As the country's largest exhibition center, KINTEX has hosted many regional trade fairs (organized by KOTRA) as well as international conventions and exhibitions. It is the main venue of the biennial

Seoul Motor Show The Seoul Motor Show is a biennial auto show held at KINTEX (Korea International Exhibition Center), Goyang, Gyeonggi-do. Hosted by the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association (KAMA), It is recognized as an international show by the Organ ...

and is one of the venues of the

Goyang International Flower Festival The Goyang International Flower Festival () is one of the largest flower festivals in South Korea and takes place in the city of Goyang. It attracts many visitors annually. The festival is held in a metropolitan area and serves as a model f ...

. Kintex held Harvard WorldMUN 2015, and will host the

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in 2021.

Sports

KINTEX was the venue of the

2009 World Weightlifting Championships The World Weightlifting Championships 2009 was held in Goyang, South Korea. The event took place from November 20 to November 29, 2009. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals Ranking by all medals: Big (T ...

and the 2010

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figure skating show.

Entertainment

The venue has hosted various events such as SBS's year-end music program '' Gayo Daejeon'', the 2013

Mnet 20's Choice Awards The Mnet 20's Choice Awards was a major music awards show that was held annually in South Korea, organized by CJ E&M through its Mnet (TV channel), Mnet channel. 2013 The 2013 20's Choice Awards were held on July 18, 2013, at the Korea Internati ...

, '' Infinite Challenge'' Expo in December 2015 to January 2016, the 2016 tvN10 Awards, the 31st

Golden Disc Awards The Golden Disc Awards (, formerly spelled the Golden Disk Awards before 2015) is an annual South Korean major music awards ceremony that honors achievements in the local music industry. The awards ceremony was founded with the purpose to promo ...

and, more recently, the Booting Evaluations stage of the survival competition ''

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''. The 32nd Golden Disc Awards will take place at KINTEX on January 10–11, 2018.

Tests

Many important tests, such as civil service examination and Company entrance examination are taken in the KINTEX.

References

External links

KINTEX official website
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