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bauma China 2008, held November 25 to 28, in Shanghai, set record levels for exhibitor space. The fourth international trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, construction vehicles and equipment hosted over 1,300 exhibitors covering 2.26 million sq. ft., a 40% increase over the 2006 event. This included 860,800 sq. ft. of hall space and 1.4 million sq. ft. of outdoor exhibits. The number of international pavilions also rose to eight, with the addition of a Romanian pavilion.

By comparison, bauma China 2006 featured 1,088 exhibitors covering a total area of 1.6 million sq. ft, and attracted 80,000+ trade fair visitors from all regions of China and from all continents.

Event organizers included Munich Trade Fairs International Group, Munich Trade Fairs (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., the China Construction Machinery Association, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade – Machinery Sub-Council and China Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.

Visit www.bauma-china.com to learn more.

The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) announces a change of dates for its 2009 Annual Meeting, which will be held in San Diego. The dates are January 17 to 18 for committee meetings and January 18 to 21 for the Annual Meeting.

The keynote speaker will be Trent Lott, former Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate. He will focus on how the new Administration and Congress will affect the construction industry, and what NAPA members need to do to influence the next federal-aid highway bill.