Here’s your quick morning update on news in the sign industry:

1. On Friday, Oct. 7, members of the Sign Association of Canada (SAC) and the International Sign Association (ISA) will again host visiting students for Sign Manufacturing Day with the hope of inspiring the next generation of sign industry professionals.

2. Rosanne Caron, president of the Out-of-Home Marketing Association of Canada (OMAC) and the Canadian Out-of-Home Measurement Bureau (COMB), will receive an industry merit award this month for her contributions to the advertising industry.

3. The worldwide fine-pixel-pitch light-emitting diode (LED) display market is expected to grow from $677 million U.S. in 2015 to $3.1 billion U.S. by 2024, according to a new report from Transparency Market Research.

4. Astral Out-of-Home transformed Toronto transit shelters and a billboard last month with ‘special execution’ additions to promote CTV’s Sept. 21 premiere of the TV series Designated Survivor, starring Canadian actor Kiefer Sutherland. (Oct. 5 daily news item)

5. Large-format graphics company Carisma recently used three-dimensional (3-D) printing technology to add illuminated elements to double-decker bus wraps promoting Sony Pictures’ The Angry Birds Movie and Ghostbusters.