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CONTENTS
FEATURES
38
A record 530,000
visitors from more than
200 countries around
the world attended the
Bauma exhibition in
Munich, Germany.
41 IDA Members
Exhibit at Bauma
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DEPARTMENTS
4 IDA Movers & Shakers
6 President's Post
11 Legal Line
25 Trends and Tidbits
29 Nuts and Bolts News
65 Trade Show Calendar
66 Advertisers Index
IDA UNIVERSAL May-June 2013
13
2013 IDA Convention & Trade Show
October 9-11
Banff, Canada
Pre-Convention Tour
October 7-9
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