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UPCOMING EVENTS
Save-the-Date IWF 2010 Thousands of new innovative product solutions will be showcased by nearly 1,000 of the world’s top manufacturers of machinery, supplies and service. The future is now at IWF! Learn new methods and answers to your manufacturing challenges from industry leaders at the technical conference. Green solutions, regulations, manufacturing techniques, production strategies, management, business development and marketing. See cutting edge live demonstrations and network with your peers and exchange ideas that will help your business grow. To reserve rooms, please download the Housing Reservation Form.
SAVE THE DATE Your board of directors and association staff are extremely happy to announce that we have selected Orlando, Florida as the site for our 2010 annual meeting. It has been more than 10 years since we have been to Orlando, and many members have asked that we return now that business has started to improve. Orlando has much to offer and is reasonably priced. We have made arrangements to stay at the Rosen Center Hotel located on International Drive which offers something for everyone. The hotel has offered us a rate of $119/per night single or double and there is no charge for children 17 and under. This rate is offered 3 days prior and three days post meeting. This is a perfect opportunity for those that would like to combine a networking/educational meeting with a "mini vacation." We have lined up our very popular mystery night as well as some interesting plant tours. Our meeting will start with the roll call on Wednesday evening and end after lunch on Friday. This will give those who are returning home time to catch afternoon flights, or those staying in the area an opportunity to take advantage of all that Orlando has to offer. There are extremely competitively priced flights into the area and we suggest researching and booking your tickets as soon as possible. Please be watching for a complete meeting
package that will be mailed shortly. To register online,
please click on
http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e2z3ovho35edf71c. TOPICS FOR THIS YEAR'S EDUCATIONAL SESSION ð Annual FSC Training / Educational Requirements ð Social Media: How Can It Help My Business ð What Are You Doing to Become / Remain An Employer of Choice? ð What Are You Doing / Have You Done to Improve Your Bottom Line? THANK YOU We would like to acknowledge and thank the following member companies who have stepped up and offered their financial support for this year’s annual meeting in Orlando, Florida. Without the support of our membership, we would not be able to put on the kind of meeting that you are all deserving of. There's still an opportunity to get your
company listed here as a sponsor. Click on the link to
become a sponsor. F & N
Woodworking VIRGINIA TECH ANNOUNCES WORKSHOP FOR ROUGH MILL YIELD IMPROVEMENT Virginia Tech and Virginia Cooperative Extension in conjunction with the USDA Forest Service's Wood Education and Resource Center (WERC) announce a workshop on “ROUGH MILL YIELD IMPROVEMENT USING ROMI 3.1” to be held on November 8, 2010 at the Wood Education and Resource Center (WERC) in Princeton, WV from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. DEPARTMENT OF WOOD SCIENCE AND FOREST PRODUCTS Upcoming Workshops Energy Reductions Through Lean Thinking This workshop will review the basic concepts of lean thinking, energy management systems, energy audits, and how lean thinking projects could lead your firm to significant energy reductions. Date and Location: September 10, 2010. South Boston, VA Registration: $35 includes materials, coffee break, and lunch box. Please go to http://www.ialr.org/news/event-registration to register. Process Improvement Frameworks This workshop will give the basic knowledge on different process improvement frameworks such as Value Chains, Supply Chain Management, Business Process Management, and Enterprise Resources Planning that can help your firm to decrease cost and positively impact customer satisfaction. Date and Location: October 22, 2010. Blacksburg, VA Registration: $35 includes materials, coffee break, and lunch box. Please go to http://www.cpe.vt.edu/ to register. Supply Chain Management: Trends, Opportunities, and Challenges This workshop will focus on the most relevant aspects of supply chain management. We will review SCM basic concepts, third party logistics, SCM information technologies, and supplier relationships among other topics. We will focus on new trends and challenges in SCM that today firms new to be aware of to successfully compete in the market place. Date and Location: November 12, 2010. Danville, VA Registration: $35 includes materials, coffee break, and lunch box. Please go to http://www.ialr.org/news/event-registration to register. For more information visit www.woodinnovation.org or contact Dr. Henry Quesada at quesada@vt.edu or (540) 231-078
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