SHOW NEWS: Metropolitan Exhibit Space Nears Sell-Out; Indusstrial Distribution Plans Online Conference & Trade Show; Interwire to Report Attendance Rather than Total Registration; Taber, Valorie to Conduct M&A Workshop in Vegas

John Wolz

Metropolitan Exhibit Space Nears Sell-Out
The 6th annual Metropolitan Fastener Distributors Association tabletop show exhibitor spaces are filling quickly, Mike Smith announced.
The show will be from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, October 1, at the Fiesta in Wood Ridge, NJ.\
Proceeds from the show go the MFDA scholarship fund, charities and special association programs.
Smith said 10% of the registered exhibitors thus far are new to the show.
�We have an exhibitor base that covers all aspects of our industry,� Smith said. �We offer attendees the opportunity to meet with existing vendors, open doors to new sources, discover new products and vendor capabilities and learn the latest updates on fasteners and industry changes without the time and cost that national shows require.�
The schedule includes a luncheon for exhibitors and dinner for attendees. MFDA will hold a preshow golf outing on Sunday.
For information contact Mike Smith. Tel: 973 625-4077. Fax 973 625-7330. E-mail: smithfast@aol.com or Lizanne Fiorentino. Tel: 845 357-3312.

Industrial Distribution Plans Online Conference & Trade Show
Industrial Distribution magazine announced SupplyChainLinkExpo, a free online conference and tradeshow, October 17-18, 2001.
The show is produced by Industrial Distribution and other Cahners Supply Chain/OEM Group publications.
�Right from your desktop, listen to Steve Epner, president of BSW Consulting and one of the nation�s most sought-after technical speakers, deliver a keynote address on �e-Business in the Distribution Channel,�� ID editor Jack Keough said.
There will be a roundtable discussion on �Trends in Distribution� with a panel of experts analyzing ID�s 55th �Survey of Distributor Operations� and a live webcast entitled �Facing the Forces of Change� on shifting perspectives in the wholesale distribution environment.
Keough said top executives from Chrysler, 3M, American Airlines, Boeing, Handspring, AMR Research, Lucent Technologies, NASA and Drugstore.com will participate.
There will be five pavilions of trade show booths.
�You can browse exhibits, join chat rooms, watch movies, hear audio presentations and download information,� Keough noted, �without the hassle and expense associated with attending a traditional tradeshow.�
Information is available on the web at inddist.com.

Interwire to Report Attendance Rather Than Total Registration
Interwire: Wire & Cable Manufacturing Week announced that from now on it will use actual attendance numbers at its trade show rather than registration numbers.
Total show registration for the 2001 show was 9,079. At 7,955, actual attendance was 12.3% lower than the total of advance and on-site registrations.
At its 71st annual convention in conjunction with Interwire, WAI announced three other wire organizations will cosponsor WAI�s International Technical Conference in 2003.
Wire Expo will be June 8-13, 2002 at Chicago’s Navy Pier, and the next Interwire will be May 11-16, 2003, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. For information contact WAI. Tel: 203 453-2777. Fax 203 453-8384. Web: wirenet.org

Taber, Valorie to Conduct M&A Workshop in Las Vegas
Ben Taber and Tom Valorie of the Canterbury Group will conduct a mergers and acquisitions workshop in conjunction with the National Industrial Fastener Show/West.
Taber and Valorie will discuss how to prepare and present a business to maximize its value, valuing your business and making it more attractive to suitors, and methods to minimize taxes on the sale of a business.
The workshop will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, November 15, 2001, at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas. The trade show will be on Friday.
For information contact show manager Gloria Crase. Tel: 614 895-8348. Fax 614 895-3466. E-mail: nifswest@fastenershows.com Web: fastenershows.com

Metal, Welding Show Dates Set � The Precision Metalforming Association and the American Welding Society announced their new combined trade show will be March 4-7, 2002, at Chicago�s McCormick Place.
The new show is named Max International for the Manufacturing Applications Expo International. It was formed by co-locating the AWS Welding Show and PMA�s Metalform ExopSium.
For information contact PMA. Tel: 216 901-8800. Fax 216 901-9190. Web: maxinternationalexpo.com or metalforming.com �
China Show Draws 60,000 � The China International Machine Parts & Special Equipment Exhibition reported the June 2001 event totaled 700 booths and more than 60,000 attendees.
According to show management figures, 92% of attendees were decision makers and engineers from related industries, such as machine components, automobile/motorcycle, aerospace, trading, mining/petrochemical, general machinery, electronics, textile and government. The Machine Parts 2001 portion of CIMCE included Fastener China.
The next CIMCE will be June 4-7, 2002, at the Shanghai International Exhibition Centre & Shanghai Mart. For info: Business & Industrial Trade Fairs Ltd. Tel: (852) 2865 2633.Fax: (852) 2866 1770, 2866 2076.E-mail: enquiry@bitf.com.hk Web: mparts.com �
Brazil Plans Metal Forming Show � The Metal Forming & Fabricating Show & Conference will be held October 29-31, 2001, at the Norte Expo Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The conference program includes more than 50 presentations. Topics include business, environment and technical issues.
The exhibition targets the metal forming and fabricating industries in Brazil and Mercosul countries.
For information: Monica Carpenter. Tel: (55) 11 3824 5300. E-mail: mc@arandanet.com.br Web: arandanet.com.br �
�2001 FastenerNews.com