Kaohsiung – Novermber 2, 2022
Kaohsiung Exhibition Center is the first to obtain the GBAC STAR™ Accreditation, adopting the most stringent cleaning, disinfection, and infectious disease prevention measures to provide a venue environment that meets international hygiene and safety standards. The Kaohsiung Exhibition Center was GBAC STAR™-accredited in October 2022, becoming the first venue in Taiwan to obtain the certification, creating a venue environment with international hygiene standards for the post-pandemic era and setting a benchmark for the industry. The GBAC STAR™ Accreditation is a program of the Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC), a Division of ISSA. To achieve GBAC STAR™ accreditation, Kaohsiung Exhibition Center has demonstrated compliance with the program’s 20 core elements, which range from standard operating procedures and risk assessment strategies to personal protective equipment and emergency preparedness and response measures. These elements are globally recognized indicators for venue epidemic prevention, including the Kyoto International Conference Center in Japan, the Orange County Convention Center in Florida, USA, and the Grand Hyatt Hotel.
Creating a Global Hygiene Standard Venue Environment and Connecting with International Exhibitions
Sustainable development is now the common core value of global enterprises. The Kaohsiung Exhibition Center has received the GBAC STAR™ Accreditation, proving that it can implement strict cleaning, disinfection, and infectious disease prevention measures when facing threats and risks from various microorganisms and pathogens. From standard operating procedures and risk assessment strategies to personal protective equipment and emergency preparedness and response measures, KEC has demonstrated compliance with more than 20 core elements of the certification while reducing the impact of operations on the environment and providing a venue with international-standard quality to all its organizers, exhibitors, employees, and the general public. The operating quality of the venue further implements its goal of ESG sustainable development. A GBAC STAR™ implementation unit stated: “The Kaohsiung Exhibition Center’s certification application form is the most thoughtful and complete among all applicants we’ve seen.”
Built with advanced technology, the Kaohsiung Exhibition Center is a 5G smart venue that has introduced and developed innovative exhibition applications along with a cross-industry new technology service business platform and works together with Kaohsiung City to drive industrial digital transformation. Through the strong support of The Bureau of Foreign Trade established by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Kaohsiung Exhibition Center has promoted leading hygiene and safety risk control. It has provided a more secure and protected venue environment that meets international standards and regulations, expecting to attract more international conferences and exhibitions in Kaohsiung.
GBAC STAR™ Facility Accreditation
The Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, sets strict standards for its GBAC STAR™ Accreditation Program. It relies on a 20-element quality management program, which encourages a complete system to prevent and respond to the outbreak of infectious diseases, such as compliance with laws and regulations, professionally trained cleaning staff, and comprehensive emergency response measures. These indicators are currently recognized as venues’ global epidemic prevention certification indicators.
