The number of attendees and exhibitors at APCS continued to decline this year, perhaps fueled by SARS fears. Will the 2004 event in Thailand fare any better? Trade shows have been on a downward trend during the past few years, but one of the bright spots has been in China and other growing nations in Asia. The Asia-Pacific Coatings Show (APCS) has—for the past number of years—been the only major show outside of the “big three” of Japan, China and India. While the show’s numbers have been on the...