NEWS RELEASE

Communications and Marketing Office
600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd.
Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3900

For more information, contact:
Phone: 386-226-6157
Fax: 386-226-6158
Contact: Mary Van Buren
Phone: 386-226-6525

Major Employers Scheduled for Embry-Riddle Industry/Career Expo

Daytona Beach, Fla., Oct. 12, 2004 -- More than 70 employers in aviation/aerospace, business, engineering, and high-technology fields will be on hand to talk with jobseekers at the 2004 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. 3, and Thursday, Nov. 4, 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 Adriana Hall in Career Services at 386-226-7018 or Luz.Hall@erau.edu.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world’s largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, offers more than 30 degree programs through its colleges of Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Engineering and meets the needs of students and industry through educational, training, research, and consulting activities. Embry-Riddle educates more than 28,000 students annually in undergraduate and graduate programs at residential campuses in Prescott, Ariz., and Daytona Beach, Fla., through its Extended Campus at more than 130 teaching centers in the United States and Europe, and worldwide through distance learning.