Leveraging industry expertise
Looking ahead in 2021, the International Exhibition Logistics Association (IELA) explains some of its work and initiatives during challenging times.
In the late fall of 2020, our view for the future was cautiously optimistic. Then the strength of the second wave of Covid caused a re-evaluation of the prognosis,” says Sandi Trotter, IELA vice-chairperson, and director business development TWI Group Canada. “With lockdowns returning to most parts of the world, the optimism for a gradual restart in late spring 2021 has now been moved to late summer/ early fall.”
She believes industry reopening will be reliant on several pillars, including wide vaccine distribution, which would allow venues to reopen by building confidence among attendees, exhibitors and organisers.
Henderson County Manager Steve Wyatt receives service award
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Henderson County Manager Steve Wyatt received the prestigious John Whitehurst Service Award at the North Carolina City & County Management Association Winter Seminar Thursday, Feb. 4 for his service and dedication to local government management.
The award was developed “to honor North Carolina managers who follow Mr. Whitehurst’s example of consistency and diligence in his support of all local government professionals.”
Wyatt has more than 38 years of city and county management experience and has been the Henderson County manager since 2006. His previous local government management experience includes stints in Moore, Polk and Catawba County, the town of Chadbourn and Kingstree, South Carolina.
By Joanna Sampson2020-12-21T10:00:00+00:00
For Philippe Cornille, General Secretary of the European Industrial Gases Association (EIGA), the two mega trends from the 2020 industrial gas year are saving lives under Covid-19 and hydrogen.
“As a major treatment intervention for patients with severe Covid-19, medical oxygen demand in hospitals in Europe has risen to unprecedented levels. This illustrates how instrumental ‘our’ oxygen has been, and how the medical gases sector was able to ensure and ramp up the supply of life-saving medical oxygen,” Cornille highlighted.
“The second mega trend relates to hydrogen, and its anticipated central role in the European Green Deal. Hydrogen is indeed more and more expected to play a key role in Europe’s ambitious decarbonisation goals.”