RISI launches new Transport Symposium web site
BEDFORD, Mass., August 22, 2006 - RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, today announced the launch of the redesigned web site for their biennial event, Transport Symposium, www.transportsymposium.com, scheduled for October 15-17, 2007 in Mobile Bay, Alabama.
"In today's busy business world, an event's web site is its calling card," explained Rod Young, RISI CEO. "It is the single greatest opportunity for show management to share details about the program and highlight the value of attending and exhibiting. The new web site design and technology helps us tell this story about Transport Symposium."
The redesigned web site incorporates new colors and graphics, a completely new navigational tool and includes a new feature called Exhibitor Highlights that attract and inform the target audience for the 2007 event. In addition, the web site features content covering the entire Transport Symposium program, including:
Exhibitor list
Information about host city
Preliminary conference program details
Overview of activities for delegates
Details about the tour of the Port of Mobile
Latest news and highlights from our exhibitors
Highlights of entertainment options in Mobile Bay
Hotel and travel details
"The new site is a reflection of Transport Symposium's philosophy and original purpose - to create a platform where information and ideas are shared among the entire industry," comments Paul Doiron, President of the IFPTA. ŅIt's about communicating with our community so they can learn about the latest innovations, trends, and issues facing the global forest products logistics industry."
Quint Strategies, an integrated marketing solutions firm that also serves as the event management and marketing agency for Transport Symposium, designed the new Transport Symposium web site.
About Transport
Symposium Transport Symposium provides an industry-leading program that focuses exclusively on the trends, innovations and issues surrounding the materials handling, transport, warehousing and communication systems of forest products logistics. Organized by RISI and the International Forest Products Transport Association (IFPTA), Transport Symposium 17 will offer a full conference program, an associated exhibition, and an official port tour of the Alabama State Port Authority. For more information, visit www.transportsymposium.com.
About RISI
RISI is the leading information provider for the global forest products industry. The company works with clients in the pulp and paper, wood products, tissue and nonwovens industries to help them make better decisions. Headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts, RISI operates offices in Brussels, Belgium; Atlanta, Georgia; San Francisco, California; Portland, Oregon; Shanghai, China; Singapore; and Charlottesville, Virginia. For more information, visit www.risiinfo.com.
About IFPTA
The International Forest Products Transport Association (IFPTA) was established in 1982 as an organization for professionals within the global forest products industry. Foresters, mill managers, chemical and clay producers, traffic and logistics managers, must all talk to and work with rail and trucking representatives, marine transporters, stevedores, port and terminal operators, and manufacturers of handling equipment. The IFPTA enables them to learn from one another and cooperate for mutual benefit across the entire industry. For more information, visit www.ifpta.org.