Iraq trade show scheduled for March
The Iraqi-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry, located in Baghdad, is organising a major exhibition and conference in the Iraqi capital in March 2005.

The Destination Baghdad Expo (DBX) will be staged from March 1-3 at the Baghdad International Airport in one of the giant Iraqi Airways hangers that is being renovated especially for the conference and show.
The show will actually be four shows in one, held under the same roof: DBX-Oil and Gas, DBX-Electricity, DBX-Construction, and DBX-General.
The airport is by far the most secure location in Baghdad and the organisers will provide limited accommodation at the airport itself in conjunction with Iraqi Airways, said Robert Merrill, business development manager, Iraqi-American Chamber of Commerce.
Sponsorship packages for the show range from Platinum at $50,000 to Bronze at $10,000. A simple 3 m x 3 m booth will cost $4900 and includes two tickets for the conference as well, he said.

Indians coming
A delegation of leading players from the Indian aerospace industry, led by the Society of Indian Aerospace Technologies and Industries (Siati), will be in full force at Dubai 2005, the ninth international aerospace exhibition, to form partnerships with global majors in research & development, manufacturing, information technology and training.
The delegation is to be headed by the society’s president Dr. C.G. Krishnadas Nair, a former Hindustan Aeronautics chairman, and its secretary general, Air Commodore (Retired) Joseph Varkey.
Dubai 2005 will be held at Dubai Airport Expo from November 20-24.
A non-profit association, Siati has the support and patronage of major Indian aerospace organisations including Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, the Indian Satellite Research Organisation, the Defence Research Development Organisation and India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation.