AF&PA scales Paper Summit.The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) is the third major industry association to sign on as a primary sponsor of the 2002 Paper Summit, the leading pulp and paper industry The global pulp and paper industry is dominated by North American (United States, Canada), northern European (Finland, Sweden) and East Asian countries (such as Japan). Australasia and Latin America also have significant pulp and paper industries. equipment and technology exhibit in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Paper Summit is scheduled for March 4-6, 2002 at the Georgia World Congress Center The Georgia World Congress Center or GWCC is the major convention center in Atlanta. It is the fourth-largest convention center in the United States at 1.4 million ft2 (130,000 m2) and hosts more than a million visitors each year. in Atlanta. The show was purchased from TAPPI TAPPI Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry by paper-loop in April 2001 and is managed by paperloop events. AF&PA, based in Washington, D.C., joins PIMA and TAPPI as primary sponsors. "We are very pleased to support the leading exposition for the pulp and paper industry," said Stephany East, senior director of business development of AF&PA. "Along with paper-loop events, PIMA and TAPPI, we will contribute to the development and enhancement of the various programs that will be featured throughout the event." The Paper Summit (formerly "the TAPPI Show") is held very three years in Atlanta and attracts more than 500 exhibitors and 9000 attendees. As sponsors, AF&PA, PIMA and TAPPI will assist in the promotion and marketing of the event to their combined membership base, as well as participate in the Conference Advisory Committee. They will also have the opportunity to conduct sessions in the Paper Summit's conference tracks including management, maintenance, papermaking pa·per·mak·ing n. The process or craft of making paper. pa  per·mak ,
process control and product quality. "The involvement and support
of these three leading organizations will provide thousands of paper
industry professionals worldwide with a much broader and more valuable
experience at the Paper Summit," said Leo Leo, in astronomyLeo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Nadolske, vice president of paperloop events. TAPPI will continue to be involved in the event as a co-sponsor and leading content provider, as well as working with paperloop events to build a high-quality technical program to accompany the expo. "The support that Paper Summit has garnered from industry's top associations will generate new and interesting dimensions to this already successful event and will attract a more diverse audience," commented Wayne Gross |
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