[WRE UPDATE | BUSINESS]
INDUSTRY EVENTS I
THE “GO-TO” FOR 2019 BY: BOB GLENN, EDITOR
n the WRE Advisor article in our September/October issue of Wire Rope Exchange, Patrick Clark from Lifting Gear Hire shared some examples of successful exhibits at recent trade shows, and expert event planner Robyn Davis laid out some principles to consider if you’ll be exhibiting at
a future event. With that background, let’s review some of the opportunities you’ll have to put those skills to work in 2019, along with events that will provide networking and educational opportunities. Tere are two kinds of events to consider. First, we’ll take a look at ten events held by seven industry associations that focus specifically on lifting, rigging, load securement and cranes. Ten we will venture further afield to consider a handful of the countless shows that serve key industry sectors with extensive lifting, rigging and load securement requirements, as well as larger equipment shows. Tis is far from an exhaustive list – if you’re attending or exhibiting at events not listed here, be sure to let us know and we’ll include it on our Events page at www.wireropeexchange. com/events. We’ll also have specific updated information about these events on our News page and social media (LinkedIn and Twitter) accounts as details become available. We also hope to attend a good number of these, so we’ll be looking for you!
LIFTING AND RIGGING FOCUSED
EVENTS – presented in order of their first event date.
AWRF Spring General Meeting and PIE April 7-10 / Cleveland, OH
AWRF Fall General Meeting October 27-30 / San Diego, CA
www.awrf.org
Te Associated Wire Rope Fabricators (AWRF), as their website describes, exists to promote interests common among companies manufacturing, fabricating, or distributing lifting, rigging and load securement devices made of chain, rope, and
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synthetic products. In addition to a variety of activities in that regard, the association hosts two general membership meetings every year, and in recent years every third event has included an exceptionally popular Product & Information Exhibition or PIE. Tis year’s Spring event, to be held in Cleveland, will include
a PIE, with one day of the event dedicated to the exhibition. Tis provides a great opportunity to see the latest product offerings from a wide range of vendors serving our industry, and to speak with their representatives in an exhibition format. You should expect to see well over 100 exhibitors. Te general business sessions of recent AWRF meetings
have included speakers addressing a wide range of relevant topics. Tese have ranged from regulatory developments, managing liability, promoting safety, and operating your business more effectively. General interest or motivational speakers at recent meetings have included Lt. Col. Oliver North and former U.S. Army Ranger Kris “Tanto” Paronto. Te most recent General Meeting was held in October of
this year in San Antonio, Texas. Te well-attended session included eight speakers. In addition to the aforementioned Lt. Col. North, presentation included Lone Star Rigging’s Chris Richardson shared an update on ASME’s B30.30 Standards, AWRF Technical Committee Chair Don Pellow on rigging hardware failures, attorney Howard Mavity of Fisher & Phillips LLP on what to do “When Something Fails”, and a 3D Drone Accident Review from Matt Gardiner, P.E. & Kevin Kianka, P.E. from HAAG Engineering.
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