Beijing Aviation Expo is the ONLY aviation exhibition (Civil & Military, including Airport & Air Traffic Control) organized in Beijing, taking place every two years. The 2007 event occupied over 10,000 sqm of exhibition space, with 173 international exhibitors from 21 countries/regions and attracted 17,178 visitors from China and overseas.

The Aerospace Laureate Awards
The Aerospace Laureate Awards 2007 was held in the evening of  September 19th, 2007 together with the banquet of Aviation Expo China 2007 in the Sheraton Great Wall Hotel Beijing. Over 400 industry elite and high-level government officials attended this grand event.

The Chinese Aerospace Laureate Awards was first launched by International Aviation Group two years ago in Beijing. About 150 industry leaders and executives presented the ceremony and congratulated seven of the most influential winners in the aviation and aerospace industry. Last year's 2nd award was held in Zhuhai. Over 500 prestigious guests and media witnessed the aviation communities' most notable honors.

The Aerospace Laureate Awards was initiated by the editors of US Aviation Week and Space Technology magazine 19 years ago and IA group carried on this tradition in China to recognize the citizen and firms that represent the best of Chinese aerospace and aviation industries.
(Source: aviationnow.com.cn )