Bangkok--May 16--Bisnews Below, listed in chronological order, are the major trade exhibitions to be held in or organized from Thailand. For further information please call the telephone numbers listed below. Key to acronyms used: -QSNCC: Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (Bangkok) -BITEC: Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Center (Bangkok) OCTOBER: * October 1-5, BKK Leather Week'97/DEP, International Trade Exhibition for Leather Goods. QSNCC, Bangkok. Dept. of Export Promotion, Tel: 662-511-5066-77. * October 16-18, Defence Asia, Thai Safety & Security'97, International Defence Equipment Exhibition and Conference. QSNCC, Bangkok. Conference & Exhibition Management Services Co.,Ltd., Tel: 662-587-7353. * October 16-19, ThaiBex'97, Thailand's 7th International Building & Construction Equipment, Materials, Services and Technology Exhibition. QSNCC, Bangkok. Reed Tradex Exhibitions, Tel: 662-503-2199. Incorporating: - REHVAC Thailand'97, The 1st Thailand Refrigeration, Heating, Ventilation and Air-conditioning Exposition. - SURFACES Thailand'97, The 1st Thailand Surface Materials and Supplies Exposition. OCTOBER-NOVEMBER: * October 30-November2, Automechanic Asia'97, International Trade Fair for Automotive, Automotive Parts, Accessories & Equipment. QSNCC, Bangkok. N.C.C./International Business Development Dept., Tel:662-229-3000 Ext.3738. NOVEMBER: * November 7-11, Thai Metalex'97, The 11th International Machine Tools and Metalworking Machinery Trade Exhibition & Conference for Asia. BITEC, Bangkok. Reed Tradex Exhibitions, Tel: 662-503-2199. Concurrent key events and pavilions: - Tube & Pipe, International Tube and Pipe Production Machinery Exhibition. - SHEET, International Sheet Metalworking Machinery and Technology Trade Exhibition. - Cutting Tools, Pavilion of Cutting Tools Technology. - Fab Tech, International Metal Fabricating Technology Trade Exhibition. - Fasten Tech, International Trade Exhibition on Fasten Technology. - AlumiTech, International Trade Exhibition for Aluminum Industry. - Spring Tech, International Trade Exhibition on Spring Making Technology. * November 12-16, Pollution Control'97, International Conference and Exhibiton on Pollution Control in Developing Countries. QSNCC, Bangkok. Thailand Environment Institute, Tel: 662-331-0047 Ext.4171. * November 20-23, Entech'97, The 20th International Exhibition, Conference on Technology Construction and Engineering Products. QSNCC, Bangkok. Technology Media Co., Ltd., Tel: 662-882-4500-20. * November 21-23, Thailand Career Expo'97, The 3rd Career Seminar and Exhibition Featuring Educational Seminar and Exhibition on Thailand's Employment History and Future Demand in the Labour Market by Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare and Over 100 Leading Companies in Thailand. QSNCC, Bangkok. PacRim Consultancy Co., Ltd., Tel: 662-728-0200-9. DECEMBER: * December 4-8, Housing and Condo Festival'97, Housing and Property Show. QSNCC, Bangkok. Housing Business Association, Tel: 662-440-1274. * December 4-8, FTI Fair'97, Thailand's Consumer Products Exhibition. QSNCC, Bangkok. The Federation of Thai Industries, Tel: 662-229-4255. * December 18-21, Computer Thai'97, Thailand's 14th Computer Exposition. QSNCC, Bangkok. Reed Tradex Exhibitions, Tel: 662-503-2199. End.