Korea International Exhibition Center (, commonly known as KINTEX) is a
convention and exhibition center
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located in
Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi Province
Ilsanseo-gu (literally “Western Ilsan district”) is a district in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Ilsan-gu was divided into Ilsandong-gu
Ilsandong-gu (literally “Eastern Ilsan district”) is a district in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Kore ...
, approximately from
Seoul
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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
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Goyang International Flower Festival
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.
Kintex held Harvard WorldMUN 2015, and will host the
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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
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2013
The 2013 20's Choice Awards were held on July 18, 2013, at the Korea International Exhibition Cen ...
, ''
Infinite Challenge
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'' Expo in December 2015 to January 2016, the 2016 tvN10 Awards, the 31st
Golden Disc Awards
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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.