NEWS FROM THE CONFERENCE AND TRADESHOW CIRCUIT roadtrip
transportation intelligence
THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY
will be revealed at NASSTRAC’s 2010 Logistics Conference, which takes place
April 25–28 in Orlando, Fla. Among the most highly anticipated sessions is a presentation on Wall Street’s impact on transportation—a must-attend in today’s economic environment. Other sessions will feature panels of top shipper, carrier, and
3PL executives as well as financial analysts and academics discussing the latest
developments in trucking, multimodal supply chains, and globalization.
This year’s keynote speaker will be Col. Randall Larsen, U.S. Air Force (ret.), an
internationally known expert on transportation security. The conference also features an exposition of transportation and supply chain services.
NASSTRAC provides education, advocacy, networking, and solutions for professionals involved in all areas of transportation. ( www.nasstrac.org) ;
March 10–12
The 14th Annual Northeast Trade &
Transportation Conference will feature updates on customs regulations,
trade policy, and import/export operations. A “town meeting” format allows
for dialogue with the speakers. The
Coalition of New England Companies
for Trade event will be held in
Newport, R.I. ( www.conect.org)
There will be plenty of opportunities to learn how some of the country’s largest and most
successful companies run their supply chains at this year’s SCOPE East conference and exhibition. Speakers at the event, slated for April 11–13 in Orlando, Fla., will include DC VELOCITY
Editorial Advisory Board member Shekar Natarajan, director of supply chain operations for
Pepsi Bottling Group. Other presenters include vice presidents of logistics, supply chain, and
distribution from such stellar performers as OfficeMax, Newell Rubbermaid, Tiffany & Co.,
Sharp Electronics, and Honeywell.
This year’s event will be co-located with the Retail Tec East and Consumer Tec East conferences, which means attendees will be able to choose from nine session tracks. Those tracks
include consumer goods, retail, industrial supply chains, third-party logistics and distribution,
product management and innovation, information technology, consumer goods sales and
marketing, multichannel operations, and merchandising.
Attendees also have the opportunity to schedule private one-on-one meetings with vendors of their choice. ( www.scopeeast.com) ;
SCOPE out supply chain best practices
March 25–26
The Council of Supply Chain
Management Professionals’ 2010
Europe Conference in Rotterdam, the
Netherlands, will include a keynote
speech by the head of Nestlé’s global
supply chain and the release of new
research by the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. ( cscmp.org)
April 19–21
The National Conference on
Operations Fulfillment’s NCOF 2010
conference in Orlando, Fla., will feature five educational tracks and a concurrent exhibition. Attendees will learn
how to improve operational efficiency,
expand service while cutting costs,
and increase labor productivity.
( www.ncof.com)
Looking for new ways to optimize resources, maximize productivity, and energize
performance in your warehouse or DC? Then join more than 700 of your peers at
the Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) Annual Conference
in Anaheim, Calif., May 16–19. Practitioners, subject-matter experts, industry suppliers, and academics—including DC VELOCITY Editorial Advisory Board member
Dr. Karl Manrodt of Georgia Southern University—will be on hand to share their
knowledge and ideas.
Along with lectures, panel discussions, and facility tours, attendees can choose
from 11 tracks and more than 60 sessions designed for warehousing and distribution professionals at all levels, from experienced managers to those just getting
started in the business. Session topics include theft prevention, using metrics in the
DC, environmental regulations, staffing a new facility, and much more.
( www.werc.org) ;
new ideas for old pros
April 26–29
More than 400 vendors will be on hand
to exhibit their material handling and
logistics equipment and services at NA
2010, the North American Material
Handling & Logistics Show in Cleveland.
The event also includes 50-plus educational sessions. ( www.nashow.com)
May 10–12
RedShift: 2010, RedPrairie’s annual
user conference, will offer more than
50 breakout sessions, from product
overviews to customer case studies,
and more than 30 demonstrations.
The event will be held in Orlando, Fla.
( www.redprairie.com/redshift)
