Green Factory CECO Realizing Ideal Exhibitions where Industry & Environment Coexist Despite its relatively short business history, CECO, opened in 2005, has become a representative landmark for
convention and exhibition marketing in Korea by holding various events effectively with its state-of-the-art
facilities and COEX's professional service. As part of strengthening its business capacities, CECO upgraded its
facilities in 2008 by expanding the parking area and constructing a convention hall for 2,000 people.
Furthermore, a multi-function complex with a first class hotel, multiplex theater, mega mart, food court,
shopping mall, and office towers also opened, thereby enabling the exhibition organizer to become a one-stop
convention service provider — capable of providing convention facilities, hotel accommodation, shopping,
entertainment, and residences all-in one place.
Among the numerous exhibitions it has hosted, the organizer especially has proven its superiority to the world
by successfully holding the RAMSAR COP10 convention in 2008.
By effectively utilizing its background province Gyeongnam, which has an outstanding industrial infrastructure
and high value-added industries such as machinery, shipbuilding, robotics, and aerospace, etc., CECO has
become a most sought after destination for trade shows related to these industries.
As part of benefits from participating in all kinds of multipurpose conventions arranged by the organizer, visitors can
experience Korea's true culture there, especially at Haein Temple, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site, and JiriSamseonggung , the palace of Korea's first three saints. In addition, there is the breathtaking natural scenery in
Halleo Maritime Park and Woopo wetland that also allow visitors to experience the beauty and mystery of Korea's natural habitats. CECO has many outstanding strengths in becoming la eading convention organizer both in Korea and targeting the overseas market: located in s strategic location against the background of the city of Changwon, on the southeastern
area of Korea, it plays a key role as the production base of global companies and the center of a convenient transportation hub through which visitors can access their destinations faster and more conveniently; CECO has numerous industrial infrastructures including Korea's flourishing high value added manufacturing companies and more than 40 global companies
like Samsung, LG, Doosan, STX, Volvo and Nokia, etc.
It is further noteworthy that as part of the strengths of CECO, Changwon, its strong supporter city, is ranked
No.1 in the nation in terms of ratio of green space, leaping into the position of world's best eco-city with various
theme parks, bicycle campaigns, ecological river projects and largest environmental conventions and attracting a great number of visitors with its yearly scheduled fun cultural events at the nearby Yongji Art zone, very systematic and various city design renovation projects, and Gyeongnam province¡¯s other important numerous festivals offering total experiences of Korean culture.CECO is consistently striving to realize the ideal exhibitions and conventions in which all kinds of industries and environments can coexist, while meeting the global standards of convention & exhibition services.
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