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DIOPS

2004 Daegu International Optical Show (DIOPS 2004) October 28~30, 2004 www.diops.co.kr
DIOPS is expected
to be richer with UFI approval

DIOPS 2004 is to be held from October 28 to 30. Preparation process for this show is going perfectly smooth, so far. Last year DIOPS was formally approved by the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI) by fulfilling every detail of the UFI’s standards. With the approval of UFI, DIOPS is recognized as the best Optical show in Korea, attracting more international exhibitors and buyers. As of September, more than one month earlier the show, 124 optical goods corporations from all over the world applied for 420 booths. And 600 overseas buyers also applied for the attendance through internet. The administration of DIOPS is coordinating with some of main exhibitors to create unique exhibition space, helping them to present their brand-new products in creative circumstances.

DAMEX

Daegu International Automatic Machinery & Tools Exhibition (DAMEX 2004) November 3~6, 2004 www.damex.co.kr
A place to see future technology
in Automatic Machinery field
Many giant machinery makers of the world will come to DAMEX 2004 to present their advanced technology in automatic machinery field. 220 corporations will be exhibiting their top-notch products in 550 booths. Exhibitors will have at least 30,000 international buyers as their prospective customers, and many exhibitors will have great opportunities to expand their future sales market. Exhibitors can apply and book on-line for invitation, directory and other services. Visitors also can register on-line to get a free invitation.

Imaging Asia 2005 March 22~27, 2005

The Imaging Asia 2005, Asia? definitive showcase of imaging technology, services and products, will be held at EXCO on 22-27 March 2005.

The show will feature cameras & camera equipment exhibit, PPA Loan Collection display, Asia photo competition, international seminar, and photo shootout events. This event is expected to boost photo & imaging business of the host city, Daegu, which is putting great effort to boost its culture industry.

Imaging Asia 2005 will be a showcase for international manufacturers and suppliers of photographic and imaging equipment and services. The exhibition space for these equipment will reach 7,300㎡. The show also will be a valuable opportunity for professional, commercial, and amateur photographers to catch up cutting-edge technology and information.
Some of the main events of the show include;

Asian Pacific Print Competition
Professional Photographers of America (PPA) and Professional Photographers of Korea(PPK) co-host this event. PPA international judges will handle the judgment process in this competition and the winners will get the Merit for the PPA Master. PPA is the world? most prestigious professional photographers?organization with 14,000 members from 64 countries.

PPA Loan Collection display
500 photographs, winners of International Print Competition at Imaging U.S.A. 2004 at Las Vegas, will be showcased at EXCO. All of the winning works got Merit 2 and above at the competition, after being selected from the 10,000 works by professional photographers of the world. Asia-Pacific photographers?work will be included in the display.

PPA Master? workshop
PPA Master Photographers will teach their sophisticated skills and technologies in taking photographs of wedding events, family and babies. This workshop is prepared as the pre-convention event.

Other events
Other events include members?works display of the Photo Artist Society of Korea (PASK), Shootout Events, Korean-Chinese photographers exchange display.

Korea International Textile Machinery Exhibition 2004 (KORTEX 2004)

The biggest textile machine show ever

KORTEX seemed much nicer at the hometown of Korea textile industry, Daegu. The 15th Korea International Textile Machinery Exhibition (KORTEX 2004) was the first KORTEX show that was held out of Seoul since it was launched 28 years ago. This year the show had more buyers and visitors than previous events ever, making the show’s dimension much more multifold.

The buyers not only looked through the booths and checked out the products, but some of them visited factories that are located in and near Daegu. Total 844 overseas buyers from 47 countries came for this show, and total number of participants reached 11.2 thousand. Specifically, big buyers of textile machinery from China, Vietnam, Egypt, and India were content to have chances to visit Daegu city, where lots of textile manufacturers were. In a survey conducted during the show, 91 exhibitors hoped to come back next show in 2006, and they wanted to use 391 booths, implying their high satisfaction with the show.

DENPO 2004 International Game Show

The 4th DENPO was held last August side by side with Korea Preliminary Competition of World Cyber Games (WCG) at and around EXCO.

To see WCG Korea preliminary matches and Daegu Game Festival matches on the scene, 40,000 spectators visited EXCO. 40 million Korean Won was awarded to the winners of WCG Korea preliminary competition, and 20 million Korean won to the Daegu Game Festival winners.

The number of visitors to these game events was huge, about 130,000. 72 game developing businesses from Korea, Japan and other countries, such as NetMarble, DaumGame, KTF, Nintendo, IREM Soft, filled 171 DENPO booths to attract more users.

Buyers from Japan, China, Hong Kong, Canada and Malaysia were some of the most enthusiastic overseas business negotiators in the show. DENPO 2004 was livelier this year, boosted by Daegu city that hope to rear game business as its main industry in the future.