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show attendees looking for some bang for the buck cannot do better than
the extensive menu of events and industry gatherings put up by The International
Air Transport Association and its energetic, inventive Global Head of
Cargo, Akeks Popovich.
As 2008 approaches IATA Cargo once again
is fresh while everybody else is tired.
In a world of air cargo trade shows that
promise sizzle but will deliver the usual suspects discussing a menu of
bland sameness, the action of IATA Cargo to seek solutions will be recalled
as among the most important initiatives in air cargo history.
Come September 18-19 in Warsaw, Poland IATA
Cargo will explore Emerging Markets in Eastern Europe as no other organization
big or small has attempted.
The event will be in a hotel with panel
meetings and elbow rubbing and maybe you don’t walk away with a
bag of orders, but chalk this one up to education and understanding being
a big part of the currency of the future.
Maybe the glass half full and the label
“research worthwhile” can be applied here.
Media attention is now being paid to Aleks
Popovich’s initiative that went mostly overlooked this year called
World Cargo Symposium being held next March in Rome, Italy.
When the WCS was held earlier in 2007 in
Mexico, FlyingTypers was amazed to not only be almost alone as
media covering the event, but even more importantly we were taken aback
at just how beneficial this WCS was for a host of companies from all disciplines
of the transportation chain.
About WCS Mexico, Aleks said:
“The first IATA World Cargo Symposium
was designed for information, interactivity, and effective industry networking.
“Focus on Simplicity
brought together 11 air cargo industry governing bodies and featured 10
highly topical air cargo tracks.
“250 air cargo supply-chain decision
makers and 600 cargo professionals from around the world participated
in our week-long global event included.
“Attendees conducted business on-site
with key industry players while discovering (and influencing) the latest
air cargo industry developments.
“The IATA World Cargo Symposium is
the only such event to re-invest profits into Air Cargo's Simplifying
the Business program.”
So take a tip—before you go spending
your hard earned money for one of those air cargo shows or other events,
all about too much money for everything and spotty delivery of traffic.
FlyingTypers recommends a closer
look at the upcoming 2007-08 menu of events put up by IATA Cargo including
the kick-off Fall 2007 Emerging Markets this September 18-19 in Warsaw
and of course The World Cargo Symposium March 6-8 in Rome, Italy in 2008.
And don’t forget CNS Partnership,
a USA event like no other that just keeps getting better.
CNS is taking place next May 4-6 in Palm
Beach, Florida.
More: www.iata.org/events/cemEE2007/index.htm
Geoffrey
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Finally an organization that people pay attention to
came out and said what travelers and air cargo people have known for a
long time, that service and the day-to-day experience at Heathrow and
other U.K. airports owned by BAA Ltd. needs improvement.