The Daejeon Convention Center (DCC) 2nd Exhibition Hall celebrated its grand opening on March 30 and began renting out space in May. It has two basement levels and three floors above ground (total floor area: 49,754㎡), as well as three exhibition halls, one multipurpose hall, and various conference rooms. The first-floor exhibition hall is four times the size of DCC Exhibition Hall 1 and can accommodate 500 exhibition booths. In October of this year, in preparation for the Daejeon UCLG World Federation of Local Governments General Assembly, which is anticipated to be attended by 5,000 delegations from 140 countries, the DCC 2nd Exhibition Hall was completed and various infrastructure constructed, marking a pivotal moment in the history of the Daejeon MICE industry. We are accelerating the use of meeting technology by installing an online conference system, a virtual studio, and large LED screens, as well as by constructing a metaverse exhibition hall.

Considering the trend that saw increasing numbers of MICE events held in science and technology-related fields prior to Covid-19, the MICE industry in Daejeon is anticipated to continue to expand in the post-Covid era. As the topic of the metaverse heats up as a result of the pandemic, we intend to continue promoting various projects to transform Daejeon into a global MICE city, including video conferences utilizing the metaverse at the Daejeon Convention Center and online/offline hybrid MICE hosting for exhibitions.