EoW November 2011

CANDLES and cakes will be the order of the day in November as IWCS heads to Charlotte in North Carolina, USA, to celebrate its 60 th birthday. The show, from 6 th -9 th November, sees more than 100 companies head for the Charlotte Convention Center for its diamond anniversary exhibition. Having attended a number of the IWCS conferences I am under no illusion that this year’s will be planned down to the very last minor detail allowing all visitors to get the most from the four-day event. John Barteld, Pat Hudak, the directors and committee should be applauded for their sterling work over the years in making IWCS one of the conferences that is a must on the wire and cable calendars. Of additional interest, and to help the 60 th celebrations go with a bang, all registered attendees are invited to a cocktail reception on Monday, 7 th November from 6.30-8pm. The event is being hosted in the NASCAR Hall of Fame, immediately adjacent to the Charlotte Convention Center, where many famous NASCAR vehicles are on display, and there will be the chance, for a small fee, to take a ride in a race simulator. EuroWire’s sister publication, wiredInUSA has a preview of the conference and can be found at www.wiredinusa.com True diamonds worthy of a celebration

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