Seoul Food '99

The Seoul International Food Technology Exhibition was launched in 1983 and has grown in size and scope with each successive year. One of the best-known food exhibitions in Asia, Seoul Food has been instrumental in furthering the prestige of the Korean food industry which today stands at new heights of excellence. No other food exhibition offers the same forum for participants to advance their business interests through finding new distributors or importers, joint venture partners or introducing new products. Because of the country's rapid development and the increasing sophistication of consumer tastes, Korea is the one market serious industry food players cannot afford to ignore. Register now for Seoul Food to be held at the COEX April 15th to 18th, your passport to Korea's robust food markets.

Optics & Photo '99

One of the key exhibitions of Asia's burgeoning imaging industry, the 1999 International Optics & Photo-Imaging Industry Show will be held at the COEX April 29th to May 2nd. The exhibit profile includes cameras and accessories, film developing equipment, processing and enlarging equipment, scanners, photocopiers and computer-based imaging systems. Last year's event attracted 75 exhibiting companies from eight countries and 23,600 visitors, some 67.6 percent of whom identified the purpose of their visit as business item research.

Welding Korea '99

Looking to make inroads into the booming Korean and wider Asian welding market? The Korean welding industry will provide the opportunity when it proudly hosts Welding Korea '99, the 1999 Korea International Welding Show at the COEX May 18th to 21st 1999. Although it has a relatively short history, the exhibition gains in repute as the Korean welding industry continues to develop, keeping pace with the surging growth in the light and heavy industry sectors. The exhibit profile includes welding, cutting, brazing and other metal working machines, welding robots, metal working robots, FA technology, electron beam welding equipment and more.

CAD.CAM '99/GRAPHIDIA '99

No greater industry draw in the exploding world of computer-assisted design, computer-assisted manufacture and computer graphics exists in East Asia than the Korea International CAD.CAM.CAE Exhibition and the Korean International Computer Graphics & Multi-media Exhibition to be held jointly this year at the COEX May 25th to 28th 1999. The last event held in 1997 drew 52,835 industry professionals. By company or organization, some 38 percent, the largest group, identified themselves as working in the manufacturing industry, while, the second-largest group, 9.1 percent, as working in research institutes. By job description, 26 percent identified themselves as working in R&D, 13.2 as management, and huge 29.1 percent as technicians, all-in-all providing a major opportunity to access key industry decision-makers.

KOFA '99

The quest for enhanced efficiency in the face of ever-keen global competition continues to drive the development of the factory automation industry. The Korea International Factory Automation System Exhibition is acknowledged as a world-class venue where purchasing decisions on the emerging FA technology of today determines where the competitive edge of tomorrow will lie. The KOFA exhibit profile includes the gamut of leading FA processes from robots, warehousing and packaging systems to CAD/CAM, sensors, and control/measuring instrumentation. Check out the likely look of the factory and warehouse of the future at KOFA '99, to be held at the COEX, March 30th to April 2nd.

KIECO '99

The Korea Inter-national Exhibition for Computers, Software & Mobile Communications was first held in 1981 with the aim of expanding demand for Korea's then fledgling IT industry and consolidating its international competitiveness. The event is recognized as a key element in the industry's development. This year's KIECO will promote industry advancements in high-speed data communications, internet/intranet, web commerce, mobile telecommunications, and multi-functional office integration. Regularly attracting 200,000 visitors and an anticipated 200 foreign and domestic exhibitors this year, KIECO '99 will provide an outstanding opportunity to connect with IT professionals, mass-merchandisers, and business and government decision-makers. Runs four days from April 7th through April 10th.

Seoul Motor Show '99

With Korea's car population set to double to 20 million in the early years of the next decade, clearly the Korean automobile market is one of the most exciting in the world, and the success of the Seoul Motor Show continues to reflect its inherent dynamism. Featuring passenger cars, RVs (up to15 passengers), motorcycles, and service equipment, Seoul Motor Show '99 is expected to attract 100 exhibiting companies from 10 countries, plus some 600,000 visitors, 20,000 of them from overseas. The show opens at the COEX May 10th and runs to the 18th, inclusive.

Seoul Motor Show '99

With Korea's car population set to double to 20 million in the early years of the next decade, clearly the Korean automobile market is one of the most exciting in the world, and the success of the Seoul Motor Show continues to reflect its inherent dynamism. Featuring passenger cars, RVs (up to 15 passengers), motorcycles, and service equipment, Seoul Motor Show '99 is expected to attract 100 exhibiting companies from 10 countries, plus some 600,000 visitors, 20,000 of them from overseas. The show opens at the COEX May 10th and runs to the 18th, inclusive.

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