EXCO

EXCO, the Daegu Exhibition and Convention Center, is at 10 EXCO-ro in Buk-gu, Daegu, inside the Daegu Distribution Complex in the north of the city, with the East Wing at 110 Yutongdanji-ro. It opened in April 2001 as Korea's first regional exhibition centre - that is, the first purpose-built venue of its kind outside Seoul - and was conceived as the MICE engine for Daegu and the surrounding Gyeongsangbuk-do industrial region. The East Wing opened on 28 April 2021 with a further 15,024 sqm, allowing the venue to host the International Green Energy Expo, the International Fire and Safety Expo Korea and the Daegu International Future Auto Expo, which EXCO organises itself at a rate of about 30 shows a year. The complex is split into a West Wing with Halls 1 to 3 and an East Wing with the newer exhibition hall. West Wing halls measure 5,171, 4,834 and 4,410 sqm, giving 14,415 sqm, with ceilings of 17 to 13 m, floor loading of 2.5 tonnes per sqm and the ability to divide each hall into four; the East Wing adds 15,024 sqm. Total exhibition area is 37,183 sqm. Conference and support space includes a Convention Hall, a Grand Ballroom, an auditorium, meeting rooms, organiser offices and catering and wedding services, and internal escalators link Hall 3 to the ballroom. The West Wing is a compact exhibition block whose halls divide into four, while the East Wing was built as a newer hall with its own organiser offices and loading provision; together they allow two completely separate events to run at once. Access is one of EXCO's strongest arguments. Dongdaegu Station, the KTX high-speed rail stop, is about 20 minutes away by car, Daegu International Airport about 20 minutes, and the Bukdaegu expressway interchange is equally close, which makes the venue reachable for exhibitors travelling from across the Korean peninsula.