While most trade shows have suffered in attendance during the past few years, the European Coatings Show (ECS) has continued to grow. ECS 2003 was no exception, as 16,229 attendees from 85 countries gathered for the three-day exhibition and conferences in Nuremberg, Germany, an increase of more than 9 percent from 2001’s attendance of 14,866. This attendance increase came despite the war in Iraq and the fear of SARS. Organizers reported that less than half of the attendees came from Germany, an...