The Orange County Convention Center will host indoor trade show displays and information sessions while the Orlando Executive Airport will provide space for over 100 state-of-the-art aircraft for viewing.

The Opening General Session will feature leaders from industry and government including Civil Aviation Organization President Roberto Kobeh Gonzalez and famed political couple James Carville and Mary Matalin. Information sessions will begin immediately after.

Workshops available for attendees will address emergency response planning, flight operations manual, as well as record keeping and regulatory compliance. Aviation professionals from every segment of the industry will find something of interest.

The NBAA2008 Charities Gala will feature the Blues Brothers with Jim Belushi and Dan Aykroyd. They will be bringing their classic hits “Sweet Home Chicago,” “Messin’ With the Kid,” and “Soul Man.”

Also featured will be the 4^th Annual Live and Silent Auctions to benefit NBAA Charities which provides assistance to entities using business aircraft for humanitarian efforts including Angel Flight America, the Corporate Angel Network, and Veterans Airlift Command.

NBAA2008 will take place from Monday, October 6 through Wednesday, October 8 at Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center, 9800 International Dr., Orlando, FL 32819. Registration can be made online at the official web site at http://web.nbaa.org/public/cs/amc/2008 .

For more information you can contact the National Business Aviation Association, Inc., 1200 Eighteenth Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, D.C. 20036-2527. Telephone: (202) 783-9000; Fax: (202) 862-5552; E-Mail: info@nbaa.org.

This trade show is for job shop owners, company executives, metal fabricators, production supervisors, plant managers, engineers, welders, and purchasers. Anyone involved in evaluating and purchasing new equipment, products, or services needs to attend this show. Buyers and sellers of metal forming and fabricating technologies will be coming together in an environment that facilitates and accelerates business relationships.

Featured technologies include: automation/robotics; bending/folding; coil processing; contract manufacturing; controls; cutting; finishing; hydroforming; lasers; material handling; plate and structural fabricating; punching; roll forming; safety equipment; saws; software; stamping; thermal spray; tooling; tube and pipe technology; and welding.

This exposition will feature companies with the products, tools, and technologies needed to minimize costs, increase flexibility, and strengthen your business. You will be able to evaluate thousands of machines in action and learn how new machines can benefit your operation. You will be able to meet face to face with thousands of experts and exchange ideas, find answers, and network with the best in the business. You can see hundreds of new products and solutions from leading suppliers and get an understanding of new trends impacting the industry.

A world-class conference held in conjunction with the exposition will feature programs on a variety of forming, fabricating, and welding technologies and processes as well as related business topics. Learn how to be more competitive by attending expert-led educational sessions.

A special feature of this show will be a competition of six student welding finalists from the SkillsUSA Championships 2007 and 2008 competing for three spots in the WorldSkills Competition to be held in Calgary, Alberta in 2009. They will compete by completing standard test weldments, sheet metal projects in aluminum and stainless steel, and a pressure vessel. They will be judged on soundness and appearance as well as written skills and welding code interpretation.

The FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show 2008 will be held October 6-8, 2008 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, 3150 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, NV 89109. For more information you can call (800) 432-28832 or email information@fmafabtech.com. You can register, get forms and schedules, and see all show information at the official web site: http://www.fmafabtech.com .

More than 240 exhibitors will be on hand to showcase the latest products and equipment. Many exhibitors will have special show pricing and giveaways. It will be an opportunity to meet buyers and find out where their money will be invested in coming years. Find new product sources from the biggest names in the industry. Connect with participants from textile screen printing, embroidery, manufacturing, and sporting goods.

The Promotional Products Association Intl.’s (PPAI) Professional Development division will be offering four new workshops. These free workshops will teach how to increase revenue, improve profits, and find new customers without additional capital expense.

The Imprinted Sportswear Show Fort Worth 2008 will be held at the Fort Worth Convention Center, 1201 Houston St., Fort Worth, Texas. Workshops will be held on October 2, 2008. The Exposition and Conference will run from October 3 – 5 (Friday – Sunday).

For more information call (866) 630-2588 or email ISSsales@nielsen.com. You can also visit the ISS web site at www.ISSshows.com .

If you are unable to attend the Forth Worth Exposition and Conference, future shows will be held in Long Beach, Orlando, and Atlantic City in early 2009.