Transport Symposium accepting abstracts for 2007 program
NEW YORK, N.Y., Nov. 13, 2006 (Press Release) - Transport Symposium show management invites forest products logistics professionals to submit an abstract for possible presentation at Transport Symposium 17. Transport Symposium is the industry's most comprehensive event dedicated to the transport, handling, and distribution of forest products. The 2007 program will take place October 15-17, 2007, at the Arthur R. Outlaw Convention Center in Mobile Bay, Alabama.
Transport Symposium 17 will feature panel discussions and speakers representing every corner of the forest products logistics industry, bringing together the sharpest minds to discuss key issues, trends, and technologies impacting the market. Presentations of a technical nature, covering management, marketing, international, or organizational aspects of the industry are all welcome. Promotional presentations, commercial advertisements, sales pitches, and the like are not appropriate for the Symposium. The Symposium Planning Committee is seeking presentations that closely examine trends and issues that drive today's forest products logistics marketplace. Topics of interest include, but are not restricted to:
Tomorrow's pulp and paper markets
Transportation and infrastructure
Environmental concerns
Printing and writing paper
Trucking - capacity and issues
Short sea prospects
Port security
Export opportunities
Containers vs. breakbulk
Impacts of outsourced production
Lumber and wood products outlook
Supply chain and distribution strategies
Industry forecasts and trends
The abstract should consist of approximately 150 words, outlining the proposed sessions. Each abstract should be written so that it is suitable for possible publication in promotional materials, and should be noncommercial in nature. Please include the subjects to be covered, the benefits to the attendees, and intended audiences for the session. Abstracts should be submitted via e-mail to Wendy Parsley, at wparsley@quintstrategies.com. Deadline for submissions is December 31, 2006.
About Transport Symposium
Transport Symposium is the industry leading biennial conference and exhibition focused 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 a tour of the Port of Mobile. For more information, visit www.transportsymposium.com.
About RISI
RISI (formerly Paperloop) is the leading information provider for the global forest products industry. They work 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; Sao Paulo, Brazil; 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.