Worldwide business opportunities - trade fair dates and places

Business America, Sept 25, 1989

U.S. Groups at Communications '90 and the Which Computer? Trade Fairs. Birmingham, England. April 24-27, 1990. The 1990 edition of the fairs will be the tenth in a series of very successful events for both. The previous computer show had more than 550 exhibitors and nearly 66,700 visitors, while the communications show had 450 total exhibitors--36 of which were from the United States. The organizer has high expectations that these shows will continue to be the top trade fairs in the United Kingdom for their respective industries. The Which Computer? show will feature products in the following categories: computer hardware, peripherals, applications software, networks and consulting services. Communications '90 features such product lines as networking and data communications; telephony; cable and satellite links; test equipment; computers and connectivity; fixed and mobile radios; telex and facsimile; components and sub-assemblies; carrier, information and consulting services; communication distributors, dealers and agents; modems and multiplexers; and fiber optics. In certifying these two events, the Commerce Department assures U.S. industry that the organizer is reliable and that the market has good potential for U.S. industry exports. Furthermore, the Commerce Department Commercial Office in London will provide staff to be present at the event and to give a pre-event briefing to the U.S. exhibitors. U.S. firms interested in participating should contact Ms. Carol Armbrust, Cahners Exhibition Group, Cahners Plaza, 999 Summer Street, P.O. Box 3833, Stamford, Conn. 06905-0833; tel. (203) 352-8452; fax (203) 964-9209. The Department of Commerce trade specialist supporting this event is T. Benny, Trade Fair Certification Program, Room 2114, Washington, D.C. 20230; tel. (202) 377-2525; fax (202) 377-0178.

U.S. Pavilion at ILA '90. Hannover, West Germany. May 15-20, 1990. ILA '90 provides an opportunity for U.S. companies to make meaningful contacts with potential buyers, agents, and distributors. ILA takes place every two years. The last ILA event was held in 1988. Product categories to be displayed are space technology, military technology, rotary-wing aircraft, propulsion systems, maintenance, aircraft materials, and electronics/avionics. U.S. firms wishing to take advantage of the opportunity to participate in this U.S. Pavilion should contact Terence Coe, Project Manager, Hannover Fairs USA, Inc., 103 Carnegie Center, Princeton, N.J. 08540, tel. (609) 987-1202. The Commerce Department trade specialist supporting this event is Geraldine Whitley, Trade Fair Certification Program, Room 2114, Washington, D.C. 20230, tel. (202) 377-2525.

U.S. Group in Farnborough International 1990. Farnborough, England. Sept. 2-9, 1990. Product areas sought for the U.S. group will be from U.S. manufacturers and service providers in the aerospace industry. The products and services exhibited will represent the latest U.S. technology for commercial aerospace applications. The organizer is the American Aerospace Industry, Inc. (AAI). AAI has successfully organized U.S. groups at major air shows worldwide since 1974. Its clients have included some of the most prestigious companies in the industry, as well as small companies wishing to initiate exporting. Some 78 U.S. exhibitors participated in the group organized by AAI at Farnborough International 1988. U.S. firms interested in participating should contact: Mr. Hans Hollander, American Aerospace Industries Inc., 550 Mamaroneck Ave., Harrison, N.Y. 10528; tel. (914) 698-9385. The Commerce Department trade specialist supporting this event is Frederica Wheeler, Trade Fair Certification Program, Room 2114, Washington, D.C. 20230; tel. (202) 377-2525.