KINTEX

KINTEX
The Kintex sign at night.
Korean name
Hangul	킨텍스
Revised Romanization	Kintekseu
McCune–Reischauer	K'int'eksŭ

KINTEX, the Korea International Exhibition Center, is located in Goyang's West Ilsan District, South Korea. It is a three-storey building on a 224,800m² plot of land between Ilsan's central road, Chungangno, and the Han River. The building, which can hold 5 tons/m², opened on April 29, 2005. Shortly after opening, it hosted the 2005 Seoul Motor Show. With a total of 54,508m² of the first exhibition completed on September 2011, the KINTEX provides the 5th largest exhibition space in Asia.^{[citation needed]}

Main events

The center as main events had:

• The Seoul Motor Show;
• Seoul International Machine Tool Show;
• Seoul Food;
• Korea Electronics Show; and the
• Kyunghyang Housing Fair.

As exhibitions goes, there was:

• MBC Construction Expo;
• Mom&Baby Expo;
• Nano Korea;
• Korea Pack;
• Smart Korea; and
• Robot World.

Vision

• Global Standard 2013

KINTEX Promotes global standards in venue operation and exhibition management, creating new global trends in world's MICE industry

History

• 1999 04 Confirmed for Goyang city to attract the construction of an International Exhibition Center
• 1999 09 Signed a contract to construct the International Exhibition Center (Gyeonggi Province, Goyang city, KOTRA)
• 2000 02 Launched an operating unit to lead the construction of Goyang International exhibition center
• 2001 10 Completed the basic layout of Goyang International exhibition center
• 2002 02 Goyang International Exhibition Center was officially titled KINTEX (Korea International Exhibition Center)
• 2002 05 Appointed engineering and construction companies
• 2002 12 Korea International Exhibition Center corporation established
• 2003 03 Launched KINTEX CI
• 2003 05 Hosted cenremony fot the 1st exhibition center
• 2004 03 Celebration for the completion of framework for the 1st exhibition center
• 2005 04 Grand Opening of the 1st KINTEX Center
• 2006 04 Celebrated the 1st anniversary
• 2006 12 Changed the corporate name to KINTEX, conducted the feasibility study for the 2nd exhibition center
• 2007 04 Proclaimed the corporate vision of 'Global Standard 2013'
• 2007 07 Verified the validity to construct the 2nd exhibition center
• 2007 09 Launched a taskforce team to lead the construction of the 2nd exhibition center
• 2007 10 Won KMAC's top customer service award for our service renovation effort
• 2008 04 Modified the master plan for the 2nd exhibition center and completed the verification on the 2nd construction
• 2008 12 Appointed the Hyundai Engineering and Construction Consortium to construct the 2nd exhibition center
• 2009 03 Hosted groundbreaking ceremony for the 2nd exhibition center
• 2009 07 Started the Construction for the 2nd exhibition center
• 2010 12 70% Completion rate of the 2nd center
• 2010 12 Completed the passageway to connect the 1st and 2nd exhibition centers

Exhibition halls

• Total indoor exhibition area of 108,049m², largest in Korea, stands 5th in Asia.

▪ Indoor exhibition area : 1st exhibition center 53,541m², 2nd exhibition center 54,508m², Total 108,049m²
▪ Outdoor exhibition area : 1st exhibition center 2,849m², 2nd exhibition center 68,000m²
▪ A single-story, Pillar-less structure : No pillars in the exhibition halls, Multi-story booth and rigging installable
▪ Heavy equipment exhibition : Maximum floor load capacity of 5t/m²
▪ Division & Integration of halls : 1st exhibition center with 5 halls, 2nd exhibition center with 5 halls with a total of divisible 10 halls
▪ State-of-the-art IT environment : Wireless connection available across the entire venue, Eco-friendly LED signboard
▪ Parking : Capable of accommodating 2,000 vehicles in the 1st exhibition center 2,267 vehicles in the 2nd exhibition center, and 4,000 vehicles in the temporary parking lot
▪ Loading facilities : Separate lanes and convenient ramps for cargo trucks, Direct access into the exhibition halls
▪ Optimal flow visitor traffic : Minimum distance from the 2nd exhibition center basement parking lot to the exhibition halls
▪ Connection between exhibition centers : A 200m-moving walkway connects the 1st and 2nd exhibition centers
▪ Event hall : Seating capacity of 6,000 seats (Tier-seating type)

Meeting Rooms

• 1st exhibition center

▪ 2nd floor : 10-medium-size meeting rooms (Divisible into 20 small-size meetong rooms)
▪ 3rd floor : Grand ballroom, 7 small-to-medium-size meeting rooms, 3 VIP meeting rooms

• 2nd exhibition center

▪ 3rd floor : 8 small-to-medium-size meeting rooms (Rearranged into 2 large-size meeting rooms and 8 small-size meeting rooms)
▪ 4th floor : 8 small-to-medium-size meeting rooms (Rearranged into 2 large-size meeting rooms and 8 small-size meeting rooms)

• Grand ballroom

External links

• (English) KINTEX – Official Website