NEW YORK – October 31, 2026 -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is offering a $1,500 top prize to college students and $1,000 to high school students in its 2027 Student Paper Competition, with entries due June 11, 2027.

ANSI and its Committee on Education launched the sixteenth annual contest under the theme "Would You Trust It? Exploring How Standards Build Confidence in Products, Services, and Emerging Technologies." Students must examine what makes something trustworthy and how standards contribute.

MEXICO CITY – October 30, 2026 -- Taiwan will field 29 companies at PLASTIMAGEN MÉXICO 2026, targeting buyers in Mexico and across North America with plastics processing, printing and packaging, testing, colorant and finished-product offerings.

Mexico ranked ninth among destinations for Taiwan's plastics and rubber machinery exports in 2024, at US$23.88 million, according to the Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry's 2025-2026 directory. The United States ranked third, with US$64.44 million.

BEIJING – October 30, 2026 -- The 11th Global Mazu Culture Forum opens October 31 in Putian, Fujian Province, with overseas guests from 47 countries and regions and the release of version 2.0 of China's open-source Mass Conservation Ocean Model (MaCOM).

MaCOM 2.0 goes open-source worldwide at the Putian forum

The forum runs through November 2. It comprises a main forum, 10 thematic forums and supporting events across 13 additional venues. MaCOM was developed independently by China and will be available globally as open-source software.

NEW ORLEANS – October 30, 2026 -- Entergy (NYSE: ETR) Chair and CEO Drew Marsh and senior leaders will meet with investors at the Edison Electric Institute Financial Conference on Nov. 8-10.

Entergy serves more than 3 million customers across four states

The Fortune 500 utility generates, transmits and distributes electricity through operating companies in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. It employs approximately 12,000 people and is headquartered in New Orleans.

Berlin – October 30, 2026 -- German news broadcaster WELT will run about 32 hours of live special programming around the US midterm elections on November 3 and 4, 2026. Editor-in-chief Helge Fuhst will anchor part of the coverage from a dedicated WELT set at the Capitol in Washington, D.C.

TAIPEI – October 30, 2026 -- Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) (TWSE: 2317) opened its seventh annual Hon Hai Tech Day with a record 321 exhibits, a quarter of them in a Token Factory zone covering components through full system integration for next-generation AI infrastructure.

Rochester, N.Y. -- AeroSafe Global will host a virtual Sustainability Symposium on November 10, 2026, to present closed-loop reuse systems for cold-chain packaging that it says can cut landfill waste by up to 95%.

Orlando – October 30, 2026 -- Sam Nazarian, founder, chairman and CEO of sbe Entertainment Group, will open the second day of INSPIRE 2026 on December 16 with a session on "luxury longevity hospitality" at the JW Marriott Orlando Bonnet Creek Resort & Spa.

Nazarian takes the Encore Summit Stage on December 16

The International Luxury Hotel Association (ILHA) announced that Nazarian, who also founded The Estate, will hold an in-person conversation with ILHA Co-founder Jonathan Edelheit. The session is titled "Longevity: The Next Frontier of Luxury."

Frisco – October 30, 2026 -- Geolava, Vaidio and Sensoneo won the 2026 North Texas Connected Innovation Pitch Competition, selected from 53 applicants representing 38 cities, seven countries and four continents.

Cambridge – October 30, 2026 -- LabCentral, C10 Labs and Innovation Centre Denmark Boston will host Entangled 2026 on November 19 at The Platform in Kendall Square, convening more than 250 leaders from biotech, deep tech, investment, academia and government, including a delegation of about 50 from Denmark.