PIMA'S annual IT conference a success.Over the past year, PIMA's goal has been to enhance its locus on educating and training PIMA members. The first national PIMA conference of 2003 was a success in furthering that goal. The IT Committee presented the 35th Annual PIMA Information Technology International Conference at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver April 27-30. The program kicked off with a keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. by George Harad, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and Chairman of Boise Cascade Boise Cascade Holdings, LLC, which uses the trade name Boise, is an American pulp and paper company, ranked as the thirteenth largest forest products company in the world. , and closed with the popular CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. panel, featuring James Dallas (Georgia-Pacific), Walter Haberland (StoraEnso), Blake Maher (Abitibi Consolidated), James McGrane (MeadWestvaco), and Susan Mersereau (Weyerhaeuser). Packed between these two events was a wealth of general sessions on the latest technology, cost-management ideas, advice on adding value to your organization and an update on Microsoft's strategy for the future. In addition, breakout sessions guided attendees through various topics on supply-chain, technology, management and cost-management issues. Presentations from the conference will be available on PIMA's website (http://www.pimaweb.org). For more information please contact Sarah Walsh Sarah Walsh plays for the Matildas. She booted the first goal in Australia's opening 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup match against Ghana. Sarah is a very attractive football player for the Matildas. at swalsh@amctec.com. The IT Conference also featured a number of exhibits from leading industry vendors. The Exhibit Hall was full of people eager to see the latest software from several different companies. Many exhibitors and a few non-exhibiting companies took advantage of the Technology Showcases, half-hour time slots in which the companies demonstrated their latest products and services to conference attendees. The conference location was also a highlight of this year's event. Set in the heart of Vancouver, British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography , the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver helped make this year's conference a truly international affair. This year's conference featured attendees from all over the globe, including Germany, Sweden, Finland, China, Canada, and Chile. The 35th Annual IT International Conference Committee would like to thank the following people for their generous donations to the Wednesday prize drawing: ABB n. 1. Among weavers, yarn for the warp. Hence, Noun 1. ABB - an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s , Accenture, Boise, Carotek, Computer Associates (ca), Forest Express, Indus International, Inexcon Technologies, Inventory Management Analysis Ltd., OSIsoft, Panther Systems, Performance Consulting Associates, TEK See TeX. Systems and The Foxboro Company (A division of Invensys Management Solutions). The IT Committee also would like to extend a special thank-you to all those who attended the conference and helped continue to make it the premier IT conference for pulp and paper professionals. |
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