EXCO's representative exhibitions

Start of the Daegu Convention & Visitors Bureau (DCVB)

- Designated as a policy exhibition of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy, DAMEX received 0.2 billion won in government subsidy - Co-hosted the exhibition with KOTRA and many overseas buyers participated

DAMEX 2003 is designated as one of three policy exhibitions of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy, and it is expected that the size and the quality of the exhibition will expand. DAMEX 2003 is the fourth professional industrial automatic machinery exhibition with products ranging from various machinery and tools to high-tech industrial robots thorough the automation industry. It is sponsored by Daegu city and co-hosted by EXCO and KOTRA. DAMEX is one of the representative exhibitions of EXCO with PID and DIOPS, and this year, it is planning to host 20,000 domestic and overseas buyers, including 500 buyers from ten countries including Japan, China and Singapore, thus expanding its overseas marketing. More than 500 booths from 200 companies in the areas of robots, NC, CNC, logistics systems, simple purpose automatic M/C, flow systems, oil & air pressure M/C, control measuring instruments, welding & spray automations, CAD/CAM, information systems and environment related machinery join DAMEX 2003. According to project manager Kim Tae-sung of the EXCO exhibition team, In the Daegu-Gyeongbuk area, there are 22 local industrial complexes and a Kumi industrial complex, which is the largest inland conglomerate of large, medium and small-size companies in the semi-conductor, electronics and textile industries, so a large market is formed related to automatic machinery and tools. It will be a great marketing opportunity for the participating companies due to the strategic promotion by overseas buyers this year. DAMEX 2003 is designated as a 2003 policy exhibition of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy, and is supported by overseas marketing expenses. In addition, because KOTRA participates in the event as a co-host, it is expected that at least 500 to 1,000 overseas buyers will join the event.

Daegu International Textile Trade Fair-Preview In Daegu

- Promotional exhibition with differentiated service - Buyer-show, post online marketing, material sample book, etc.

Preview In Daegu is the title of the Daegu International Textile Fair that boasts the biggest domestic exhibition in the area of textile materials. This year’s theme is coexistence. More than 204 domestic and overseas companies joined the exhibition with 478 booths, including 48 booths each for HYOSUNG and HUVIS, 24 KOLON booths, 12 SUNGAN booths and other large makers. The PID bureau originally planned 510 booths, but it changed its original plan to add a buyer-show booth to support buyers material sourcing and to provide more room for exhibition hall facilities, including a business consultation room, a buyers’ lounge, a coffee shop, and a trend room. The PID bureau focused on upgrading the standards of the exhibition as it introduced differentiated services such as a buyer-show, post online marketing, material sample book, among others. The buyer-show, which is introduced for the first time in this exhibition, shows the utility of the materials when they have been produced as clothing, to ultimately lead to the real purchase of the materials. This venue for buyers is located on the 5th floor of the EXCO building during the exhibition period. The PID bureau also concentrates on discovering export opportunities for the participating companies and provides other services including a technology seminar to address the study results of core materials for the 21st century's high-tech industry, in addition to a color and materials trend booth.

Daegu International Optical Show (DIOPS 2003)

- Aims to obtain the first international authentication among local exhibitions - Focuses on hosting European and American buyers

The Daegu International Optical show started its 2003 activities with the target of obtaining international authentication from the Union of International Fairs (UFI) for the first time among local exhibitions. There were 233 companies that participated in the DIOSP 2002 from 11 countries and more than 10,000 people visited, including 737 buyers from 50 countries (based on the registration). The figures show a 10% increase of domestic visitors and a 75% increase of foreign visitors. In particular, export consultation through this exhibition increased from 1.4 million dollars in 2001 to 1.6 million dollars in 2002, while domestic consumption consultation increased from 1.9 billion won to 4.3 billion during the same period that the domestic eyewear market share greatly increased. By March 2003, 510 booths from 130 domestic companies have already confirmed their participation and 70 overseas booths will have been reserved. The DIOPS bureau only plans to allocate 580 booths to the domestic companies, even though more companies expressed interest in participating in the exhibition, and 25% of 170 booths will be allocated to overseas companies. The DIOPS bureau focuses on preparing quality exhibitions rather than focusing on its size as the third exhibition to host more buyers with purchasing power. It also hopes to run the exhibition with greater emphasis on the consultation. According to the results of the analysis of 2002 buyers by nations, 28% of the buyers came from China and 20% of them came from Japan, which shows that the DIOPS has built its place in the Asian market, and that there is still room for more European or American involvement. Focusing on this fact, the DIOPS bureau decided to focus on targeting more American and European buyers as well as hosting more powerful purchasers from Asia in 2003.