Overheard on the Showfloor

Staff -- Tradeshow Week, 5/29/2006

"The idea of going out to do some serious shopping is new to Mexico."

—Tradex Exposiciones Intl. President Wendy Hesketh, on the emerging middle class in Mexico, at the Tradeshow Week Doing Business in Mexico conference (Mexico City, May 16–18)

"We've got something here in Mexico that's pretty good: no unions."

—Groupo Omega Director General Alejandro Escalante, on service contracting, at Doing Business in Mexico

"The hotels in the beach cities have strict cancellation policies, but they give you a welcome drink when you arrive."

—Servem President Jorge Medinilla, at Doing Business in Mexico

"That's doing business in Mexico."

—World Trade Center Intl. Exhibition & Convention Center, General Manager Ed Kelly, after a two-hour business lunch, at Doing Business in Mexico

"The brainpower concentration here is almost scary."

—Student intern Brandon Sutherling, who volunteered to work on InteropNet at Interop (Las Vegas, April 30–May 5)

"My partner's happy to blow white papers on your thumb drive."

—Infinite Summit principal Steve Hultquist, speaking to a group taking a tour of Interop's interactive labs

"Blow what on my what?"

—Member of the tour