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10:00-10:30 am
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER
"The Big Picture -- Recycling Policies
& Prospects"
Dr.
J. Winston Porter, President, Waste
Policy Center |
| 10:30 am-12:00 pm |
CONTAINER RECYCLING PANEL:
"What Are the Real Economics
of PET Bottle Recycling?"
• Moderator:
Steve
Toloken, Reporter, Plastics
News
Panelists:
• Peter
Anderson, President, RecycleWorlds
Consulting Corp.
• Pierre
Ferrari, Chair, Businesses
& Environmentalists Allied for Recycling
• Ben
R. Jordan, Environmental Manager, Coca-Cola
North America.
• Frank
Mechura, Chairman, Constar
Inc., and Vice Chairman, NAPCOR
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| 12:00-1:30 pm |
Lunch on your own (& free time on
the show floor) |
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY SESSION
1:30-2:00 pm
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"In-Mold
Labeling for High-Volume Injection Molding", Ray
Veno, Vice President - Engineering & Continuous
Improvement, Precise
Technology Inc. |
| 2:00-2:30 pm |
"Water-Assisted Injection Molding
Techniques & Applications", Steve
VanHoeck, Vice President, Alliance
Gas Systems Inc.
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| 2:30-4:00 pm |
ALL-ELECTRIC VS. HYBRID INJECTION
PRESS PANEL:
"What Makes
Sense for Buyers?"
• Moderator:
Jack
Avery, Manager - Operational Assets, GE
Plastics
Panelists:
• M.
Barr Klaus, Vice President - Technology, Ferromatik
Milacron North America
• Taku
Tawarada, Marketing & Sales Manager, Ube
Machinery Inc.
• Michael
Urquhart, Vice President - Service & Sales,
Husky
Injection Molding Systems Ltd.
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10:00-10:30 am
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"Plastics in the Southeast -- a New Statistical
Snapshot," Lori
Anderson, Senior Director - Economic & International
Affairs, Society
of the Plastics Industry Inc.
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| 10:30-11:30 am |
"Market Trends: What's Hot, What's Not in Flexible &
Rigid Packaging," Huston
Keith, Principal, Keymark
Associates
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| 11:30 am-12:00 pm |
"Boost Workers' Skills by Tapping Federal, State
or Local Resources," Rick
Sturgis, Director - Southern Regional Operations,
Society
of the Plastics Industry Inc.
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| 12:00-1:30 pm |
Lunch on your own (& free time on the show floor)
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| 1:30-2:30 pm |
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
"Assessing the Manufacturing Climate
That Lies Ahead"
Norbert
J. Ore, Chair, National
Association of Purchasing Management's Manufacturing
Business Survey Committee, and Group Director, Strategic Sourcing
& Procurement, Georgia-Pacific
Corp.
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| 2:30-4:00 pm |
E-PURCHASING PANEL:
"Beyond the Hype - The Pros & Cons of
Online Purchasing"
• Moderator:
Joseph
Pryweller, Senior Reporter, Plastics
News
Panelists:
• Peter
Foss, President, GE
Polymerland
• David
Jukes, Senior Vice President - Global Commercial
Organization, Omnexus
• Jamie
Mosberg, VP - Strategic Accounts,
ChemConnect
Inc.
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| 4:30 pm-5:00 pm |
Presentation of Plastics News'
6th Annual "Processor of the Year
Award" (on the show floor). This year's finalists are
Cascade Engineering Inc., Grote Industries Inc., Inland Technologies
Inc. and Trend Technologies Inc. See
related story. |
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