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
386-226-6525

Major Employers Scheduled for Embry-Riddle Industry/Career Expos

Daytona Beach, Fla., July 14, 2005 -- More than 100 employers in aviation/aerospace, business, engineering, and high-tech fields will be on hand to talk with jobseekers at the 2005 Industry/Career Expos at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s two residential campuses.

The first Expo is Oct. 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Activity Center at the Prescott, Ariz., campus, 3700 Willow Creek Road. It will be held during OctoberWest Homecoming, which includes the Prescott Air Fair on Oct. 15.

The second Expo is Oct. 26-27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the ICI Center at the Daytona Beach campus, 600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd. The Expo will be held during Homecoming Week, which culminates in Embry-Riddle’s Florida SkyFest airshow Oct. 29-30.

Sponsored by Embry-Riddle’s Career Services Office, the Expos are free and open to the public.

At the events, jobseekers may explore careers and interview with employers from across the nation, including Air-Sur, EADS (European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company), Lockheed Martin, National Air & Space Intelligence, and NAVAIR. Many airlines, such as ATA, LAN, and Southwest, will also be represented.

Exhibit spaces, as well as advertisement and sponsorship opportunities, are still available. For more information or for exhibitor registration, contact Adriana Hall in the Career Services Office 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 in 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 30,000 students annually in undergraduate and graduate programs at residential campuses in Prescott, Ariz., and Daytona Beach, Fla., through the Extended Campus at more than 130 centers in the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East, and through distance learning.