SPOEX 2008 to open

in Seoul on Feb. 20, 2008

With a fast growing sports and leisure industry in Korea , SPOEX 2007 has grown in scale to 620 booths in 6 years from 367 in its first run at SPOEX 2002. The upcoming SPOEX 2008 will be the biggest international sports and leisure industry show in Korea with more than 700 booths.

SPOEX 2008 is co-hosted by Seoul Olympic Sports Promotion Foundation (SOSFO), which organized the Seoul Olympics 1988 in Korea , and Korea International Trade Association (KITA), which is a trade promotion agency representing Korea . With two recognized organizers, SOSFO and KITA, SPOEX 2008 will give you the opportunity to network extensively with countless exhibitors and buyers. A SPOEX promotion center is set up in famous international exhibitions such as ISPO, FIBO, Asia Outdoor, China Sports Show, Sportex Middle East, and Outdoor Retailer Show to lure more exhibitors and buyers to SPOEX 2008. Moreover, Reed Exhibitions, the biggest exhibition company in the world, is cooperating to attract more exhibitors and buyers to SPOEX 2008.

Every year, exhibitors from Korea and overseas show off their newest sports and leisure products at SPOEX, considering it a test market. At the same time, buyers and visitors at SPOEX are able to recognize the fast developing business of sports and leisure. Since Korea is the hub of Asian sports industries including China and Japan , SPOEX 2008 will be the must-see event to foresee the trend of the sport and leisure business of sports and leisure.

UFI, the official union of the world's best exhibition organizers and fairground owners, verified SPOEX as an official trade show in October 2006. Being a member of UFI, SPOEX has distinguished itself from any other sports & leisure industry show. As an officially qualified show, it will provide good business opportunities to meet many prominent buyers and important customers, which is sure to boost your business value and profit.