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600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd.
Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3900

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Phone: 386-226-6157
Fax: 386-226-6158

Major Employers Scheduled for Embry-Riddle Industry/Career Expo


Daytona Beach, Fla., Oct. 14, 2003 -- More than 60 employers in aviation/aerospace, business, engineering, and high-technology will be on hand to talk to jobseekers at the 2003 Industry/Career Expo at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

The expo, sponsored by Embry-Riddle's Career Services Office, is free and open to the public and will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 5, and Thursday, Nov. 6, in the university's ICI Center.

Jobseekers may explore careers and interview with employers from across the nation, including Aviall, Boeing, Gulfstream Aerospace, NetJets, United States Aviation Underwriters, and UPS. Airlines, such as ATA, Colgan, Southwest, and Transmeridian, will also be represented.

Local exhibitors include Air-Sur, Epic Aviation, Falcon Flight Center, Phoenix East Aviation, and SMART.

Exhibit spaces are still available. For more information on the expo, or for exhibitor registration, contact Jessica Schilder in Career Services at 386-226-7018 or jessica.schilder@erau.edu.

Embry-Riddle, the world's largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, meets the needs of students and industry through its educational, training, research, and consulting activities. Embry-Riddle educates more than 25,000 students annually through the master's level at residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Prescott, Ariz., at more than 130 teaching centers in the United States and Europe, and through distance learning.