The Changwon Exhibition and Convention Center (CECO) took its first step as a convention venue in September 2005. Residing in Changwon city, the heart of Gyeongnam province, CECO offer's Coex's sophisticated service system, providing visitors with the center's utmost support.

Since its opening, CECO has grown and developed into a world class convention venue through a series of expansions. After going through the first expansion in 2008, CECO held numerous international events such as RAMSAR convention(2008) and UNCCD COP 10(2011). On October 2017, the center completed its second expansion under the theme of 'Brand New CECO'.

CECO now boasts a 9,227m² exhibition hall and 16 conference rooms of various sizes which can hold up to 2,000 people. The center is easily accessible by walk to a first class hotel, multiplex theater, mega grocery store, food courts and shopping mall.