As the curtains of Sign Expo 2018 came down, DPES Promotion Team left Bangkok and landed in Seoul, Korea on 14^th Nov 2018 in attendance of the 26^th KOSIGN expo which is held at COEX Convention Center from 15-17^th Nov 2018.  This is another expedition to increase promotion efforts and to invite more professional buyers from across the globe to DPES Sign Expo China 2019 and Huaqiao Print Expo 2019.  At 10am local time 15^th November, the main leaders of COEX and KOAA were present for the opening ceremony of KOSIGN 2018.

KOSIGN is a UFI-certificated exposition hosted jointly by the COEX Convention Center and the KOAA. Being the largest expo focusing on the advertising industry in Korea, KOSIGN holds the top rank ever since its first installment dating back to 1993.

▲Domestic and foreign attendees registering for entrance after the opening ceremony.

DPES Promoters visited exhibitiors with enthusiasm, engaging them in meaningful conversation which gave us a unique insight into the Korean market as well as making DPES even more visible. Promotion Specialists introduced DPES Sign Expo China 2019 and Huaqiao Print Expo 2019 to attendees, who expressed their willingness to attend the expos in China.

Exhibition： The 26th Korea International Sign & Design Show/ KOSIGN 2018
Hosted by： COEX and KOAA
Date： 15-17^th November, 2018
Venue： Hall A of COEX Convention Center, Seoul
Address:  513 Yeongdong-daero Gangnam-gu, Seoul Korea, 06164

Range of exhibits
Digital Printing Equipment:  Superwide-format Digital Printers, Flatbed Printers, Digital Printers, Digital Textile Printers, Fax Machines, Laser Printers and etc.
Agents and Ink:  Flexographic Plates, Colored Paper, Banners, Backlight Film, Transparencies, Photo Banners, Printing Paper, Synthetic Paper, Dye, PET Film, Solvants and etc.
Processing Equipment and Material:  Digital Engravers, Laser Cutting Machine,  Milling Machines, Lamination Machines, Liquid Coating Machines and etc.
LED Lighting Tech： LED Lighting, LED Modules, LED chips, LED Full-color Displays, LCD Panels, PDP Panels and etc.
Digital Signage:  Digital Information Display, Touch Screens, Touch Display and etc.
3D Printers, Textile Printing Equipment, Advertising Gifts and etc.

The expo is held is held once again in Hall A of COEX, with an area of 10,368sqm, accomodating more than 110 exhibitors from Korea, Japan, China, Germany and Malaysia. Attendees are estimated to reach a number of 20,000.

International brands at the expo include Roland, EPSON, T.P.M, MUTOH, MIMAKI, HP, INKTEC, Brother and etc. Local enterprises such as DGI, Dgen, Dilli, KOSTECH, Hanwool and KMtech are also present for the exposition. Chinese exhibitors takes up to 10% of the total, with exhibits being printing equipment, engraving machines, signage and more.

The exposition also showcased up-to-date award-winning Korean ad designs and held introductory events that matches up would-be business partners in a successful attempt to enrich the expo.

▲Brochures of DPES Sign Expo China 2019 and Huaqiao Print Expo 2019 in the expo journal