Daejeon is South Korea's fifth-largest metropolis,with a population of 1.5 million as of 2019. Located in a central lowland valley alongside forested hills and the Geum River,the city is known for its technology and research institutions,and for celebrating its natural environment,with most mountains,hot springs,and rivers freely open for public use. Daejeon serves as a hub of transportation for major rail and road routes,and is approximately 50 minutes from the capital,Seoul,by KTX or SRT high speed rail.
The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC),colloquially referred to as Jeff's Shed,is a group of three adjacent buildings next to the Yarra River in South Wharf,an inner-city suburb of Melbourne,Victoria,Australia. The venues are owned and operated by the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Trust.
Cheong Wa Dae,also known as the Blue House in English,is a public park that formerly served as the presidential residence and the diplomatic reception halls of South Korea from 1948 to 2022. It is located in the Jongno district of the South Korean capital Seoul.
The Pennsylvania Convention Center is a multi-use public facility in the Market East section of Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,designed to accommodate conventions,exhibitions,conferences and other events. The L-shaped complex occupies four city blocks.
The Seattle Convention Center (SCC),formerly the Washington State Convention Center (WSCC),is a convention center in Seattle,Washington,United States. It consists of two buildings in Downtown Seattle with exhibition halls and meeting rooms:Arch along Pike Street and Summit on the north side of Pine Street. The former straddles Interstate 5 and connects with Freeway Park. The convention center was planned in the late 1970s and funded through $90 million in bonds issued by the state legislature.
Public Auditorium is a multi-purpose performing arts,entertainment,sports,and exposition facility located in the civic center district of downtown Cleveland,Ohio. The 10,000-capacity main auditorium shares its stage with a second venue housed at the facility:the 3,000-capacity Music Hall. Although Public Auditorium was planned and funded prior to World War I,construction did not begin until 1920,and the building did not open until 1922. Designed by city architect J. Harold McDowell and Frank Walker of Walker and Weeks in a neoclassical style matching the other Group Plan buildings,it was the largest of its kind when opened,then seating 11,500.
SM Mall of Asia,is a large shopping mall in the Philippines,located at Bay City,Pasay,Philippines,within the SM Central Business Park,a reclaimed area within Manila Bay,and the southern end of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA).
The Colorado Convention Center (CCC) is a multi-purpose convention center located in Downtown Denver,Colorado. At 2,200,000 square feet it is currently the 12th largest convention center in the United States. It opened in June 1990;the first event being the NBA draft for the Denver Nuggets. The convention center was expanded in 2004 to include several meeting rooms,two ballrooms and an indoor amphitheater. Since opening,the center hosts an average of around 400 events per year. Centrally located in the city,it has become one of Denver's many landmarks due to its architecture and is adjacent to the Denver Performing Arts Complex and is just blocks away from the Colorado State Capitol,Auraria Campus and the 16th Street Mall. The CCC is directly served via light rail by RTD's Theatre District–Convention Center station.
The Orange County Convention Center is a convention center located in Orlando,Florida. Opened in 1983 as the Orange County Convention and Civic Center,it is the primary public convention center for the Central Florida region and the second-largest convention center in the United States,after McCormick Place in Chicago.
The Taipei World Trade Center was inaugurated in January 1986 by Taiwan's foremost trade promotion organization,the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA),to provide a single,modern venue that would combine exhibition space,conference facilities,offices,and hotel accommodation for international business. TWTC combines every possible service that brings together a vast consulting service on trade-related issues,trading partners,suppliers,and markets.
Tokyo Big Sight,officially known as Tokyo International Exhibition Center,is a convention and exhibition center in Tokyo,Japan,and the largest one in the country. Opened in April 1996,the center is located in the Ariake Minami district of Tokyo Waterfront City on the Tokyo Bay waterfront. Its most iconic feature is the visually distinctive Conference Tower. The name Tokyo Big Sight in Japanese eventually became the official name,and it also became the name of the operator in April 2003.
The Greater Columbus Convention Center (GCCC) is a convention center located in Downtown Columbus,Ohio,United States,along the east side of North High Street.
BrickCon is a LEGO convention and exhibition in North America. It is held annually for adult fans of LEGO and hobbyists in Seattle,Washington. BrickCon runs about four days,generally Thursday through Sunday,and was held the first weekend in October,but has moved to the weekend after Labor Day. The event brings together the fan community that has evolved as a result of the Internet and helps them explore and develop their LEGO hobby. BrickCon is not affiliated to the LEGO company. BrickCon is made up of two parts:the private convention and the public exhibition.
The SMX Convention Center Manila is a convention center located in Pasay,Philippines. It is the largest private venue in the Philippines for trade events,industry conventions,corporate functions,and international exhibitions. The building is located beside the SM Mall of Asia,and is considered part of the Mall of Asia Complex. It is owned by the company of the same name.
Chennai Trade Centre is a permanent exhibition complex in Nandambakkam,Chennai,hosting several trade fairs and conventions round the year. It is the first fair infrastructure that has been developed by India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO)—the premier trade promotion agency of the Government of India,Ministry of Commerce and Industry—outside Delhi. A joint initiative of the ITPO and the Tamil Nadu Trade Promotion Organisation,which hold 51 and 49 percent stakes,respectively,the Trade Centre was designed by C R Narayan Rao,and was commissioned in January 2001,while the convention centre was commissioned on 1 November 2004. The exhibition hall was constructed at an estimated cost of ₹ 23 crore and the convention centre at a cost of ₹ 22 crore. Together,these centres cover 10,560 sq m and are fully booked for 75 days in a year. Built over an area of 25.48 acres,the centre comprises four modules of 4,400 m2 each of exhibition halls and support services to be built in a phased manner. In the first phase,two air-conditioned halls without pillars or columns encompassing areas of 5,000 m2 and 1,850 m2 were constructed. There are three halls,viz,Hall No. 1 (4,400 m2),Hall No. 2 (1,760 m2) and Hall No. 3 (4,400 m2). The halls feature a height of 6 m to display all merchandise including machinery. These have been supplemented recently with a modern,fully air-conditioned convention centre. All the halls are inter-linked,and Hall No. 3 is connected with the convention centre. The convention centre can accommodate 2,000 people with a provision for dividing the hall into two equal parts and has an audiovisual facility suitable for multi-purpose use such as conferences,conventions,cultural shows,and so forth. The Chennai Trade Centre is managed by Tamil Nadu Trade Promotion Organisation (TNTPO),a joint venture of ITPO and Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO).
Daejeon Science High School for the Gifted is located in Daejeon,South Korea. It was founded in 1984. The school is for gifted students with talents in mathematics and sciences.
Shinsegae is a South Korean department store franchise,along with several other businesses,headquartered in Seoul,South Korea. The firm is an affiliate of Shinsegae Group,South Korea's leading retail chaebol,and one of the big three department store firms in Korea,along with Lotte and Hyundai Department Store. Its flagship store in Centum City,Busan,was the world's largest department store at 3,163,000 square feet (293,900 m2),surpassing Macy's flagship Herald Square in New York City in 2009.
Ulsan Culture &Arts Center is an arts center located in Dal-dong,Nam-gu,Ulsan,South Korea. Construction of the building began in 1990 and the center opened on 5 October 1995. It was previously named the Jonghap Culture &Arts Center (Korean: 종합문화예술회관) but was renamed in 1997. It is the site of the annual Cheoyong Culture Festival,which accompanies the Ulsan World Music Festival and the Asia Pacific Music Meeting.
The Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC) is the largest waterfront purpose-built facility in East Malaysia and also the largest convention centre in Borneo island. The complex's gross built-up is 60,504 m2 (651,260 sq ft) on a 6 hectares site.
