From the early phases of its start of business EXCO energetically implemented plans of rearing locally specialized industries through exhibitions. EXCOs three most salient and well-known exhibitions, DIOPS, PID, and DAMEX are precious result of the efforts. EXCO added Daegu International Dyeing industry Exhibition (DYTEX) and Digital Entertainment Industry Exposition to the list of specialized exhibitions. With the scheduled addition of Fire EXPO and Daegu Motorcycle Show in 2004, EXCO will be firmly hold Big Seven Exhibitions.

EXCO, keeping pace with local governments plan to rear Asian medical industry of the region, EXCO is developing its ideas of producing a Asian medical industry EXPO. EXCO is on the course of cooperating with overseas partners, like Messe Frankfurt, to develop and co-host exhibitions, under the objectives of securing Big Ten Exhibitions.

As EXCOs mobility rate being expected to reaches 70% this year, which figure is double of rival exhibition centers, it enjoys the fame of the most successful exhibition center nationally.

Development of locally specialized exhibitions leads to the activation of local businesses and enhanced competitiveness of local economy. Through this process EXCO contributed to Daegus economy and secured its own locally based powerful exhibitions at the same time, showing off its special ability in exhibitions planning and implementing.

This result was made possible by EXCOs pursuit of independent way of doing business, holding the strong connection with local economies, which is way different from those of exhibition centers in Seoul, Busan, and Jeju.

EXCO also focused on hosting conventions closely related to its own exhibitions and local business, taking its own differentiated route from other centers of the country. International Optical Industry Forum was related to DIOPS and some international level seminars were made possible by the hosting of Information Display Exhibition. Fire EXPO attracted Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science & Technology. To keep pace with Daegu citys emphasis on solar city policy, EXCO brought in the first. All of these examples are resulted from EXCOs effort to boost exhibitions and conventions altogether.

Pursuing progress in the quality of the exhibitions and conventions, EXCO hopes to enlarge the base of local conference & exhibition industry by making a favorable environment for the exhibition organizers and event planners.

To this end EXCO opened its Seoul office last June. Seoul office will work to expand its marketing ground from Daegu to Seoul and Kyung-gi province.

Hoping to develop tourism resources in Kyungpook province, EXCO cut multi-level cooperation-contracts with the Andong City, Andong Maskdance Festival Organizing Committee, and Kyungju University. These contracts will enlarge EXCO business ground to tourism and culture area.

Mr. Paik Chang-gohn, President of EXCO, said that As proven by the Queen Elizabeths visit to the Andong, people from overseas may reveal more interest in ancient cities than natural beauty of Korea. Likewise, EXCO will take unique, differentiated way in attracting exhibitors and visitors, showing what only we, not others, can have.

Motorcycle show is empowered by the fact that Daegu is a city of thriving and advanced vehicle-parts industry and of a big motorcycle population.

Daegu City is the host of this show, and EXCO is the main runner of this show with the support of the Korean Motorcycle Association, Korea Motorcycle Federation, and the Motorcycle Importers Council of Korea.

Fire EXPO is designed to uplift standards for safety, prevention and control of disasters for Daegu, which has come across a subway explosion last February, and other domestic and overseas cities. With the unusual theme of fire-control and safety, Fire EXPO is appraised as a unique and worthy project that is drawing global attention. During the exhibition 300 domestic and international companies will display machines, equipments and safety programs related to fire-fighting, emergent life-saving and safety management around 600 indoor and outdoor booths. 30 thousand buyers and visitors are expected to see the exhibit.Along with the main exhibition, other impressive events and conferences will be available during the show. Korean fire fighter will have a national assembly here. International academic conferences and seminars are to be held releasing articles on the fire-safety and safety systems by globally recognized scholars and experts. Visitors can enjoy spectacular fire-fighting demonstrations around the EXCO. The 6th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science & Technology will be held at EXCO, too, during the Fire EXPO. EXCO and Korea Institute of Fire Science & Engineering co-host this symposium for which 300 scholars and experts in fire science and technology field who represent 25 countries will attend.