PIMA's annual management conference.The 84th Annual Industry Management Conference of the Paper Industry Management Association (PIMA) is geared toward helping pulp and paper professionals build worth and profit, identify markets, build leadership/management skills, and increase shareholder value. The meeting is slated for June 29 to July 2, 2003, at the Hilton New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . "We aimed to enhance the 2003 event with even more educational content than in previous years," said Jeff Thorne, conference chair. "The emphasis on maximizing conference value came about in response to members' need for useful knowledge that will help keep them competitive in today's tough marketplace." Highlights of the conference include "Benchmarking Successful Companies," a general-session panel featuring insights from executives in the paper industry as well as other successful firms, such as Southwest Airlines This article is about the American airline. For the former Japanese airline, see Japan Transocean Air. For the British airline, see Air Southwest. Southwest Airlines Co. , DuPont, and GE Industrial Systems. The goal of the session is to give attendees a chance to benchmark their businesses against those in other markets, to gain perspective of the problems and opportunities faced by the paper industry, and to learn how our industry is perceived by the corporate world at large. Conference-goers can sit in on "Review of the Marketplace by the End Consumer." This session will feature a group of buyer representatives--including Procter & Gamble, Newsweek, The New York Times Co., Conde Nast, and others--discussing how the 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. can best serve its clients. In addition, attendees will hear PIMA's Presidents Panel, entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: "How to Succeed in a Changing Marketplace and Business Culture." The session will feature CEOs from Georgia-Pacific, Buckman Laboratories, Voith Paper Holding, UBS UBS Union Bank of Switzerland UBS United Bible Societies UBS United Blood Services UBS United Buying Service UBS Used Bookstore UBS University Business Services UBS Universal Building Society (UK) UBS Ulaanbaatar Broadcasting System Warburg, The New York Times Co., and SCA (Single Connector Attachment) An 80-pin plug and socket used to connect peripherals. With a SCSI drive, it rolls three cables (power, data channel and ID configuration) into one connector for fast installation and removal. Tissue 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. . The panel will address how companies can meet the challenges of today's marketplace. Other general sessions include the following: a luncheon symposium on building profitable relationships with information technology managers, discussion of supply-chain strategy, papermakers' roundtable, and more. Attendees also can participate in a lunchtime discussion on human resource issues faced by paper industry professionals in the current changing work environment. The forum is designed to address attendees' HR concerns in an innovative and constructive format. The conference program also allows attendees to tailor the experience to their particular management needs by attending sessions in one of three focused tracks: * Show Me the Money: A focus on improving mill safety, reliability, quality, and output. Programs include a roundtable based on a new survey of industry-wide maintenance and reliability practices. * Shareholder Value and Corporate Accountability: Participants will gain tips on maximizing their companies' worth and staying competitive. One session will feature an interactive discussion of methods to effectively measure and track mill performance. * Reaching for the Apple: Planting the Seeds for a Fruitful fruit·ful adj. 1. a. Producing fruit. b. Conducive to productivity; causing to bear in abundance: fruitful soil. 2. Industry: This track offers various perspectives on how to effectively plan for new and upcoming developments in resources, raw materials, and industry technology, and how to best manage products and processes. PIMA also will present its annual awards during the conference, at the "PIMA on Broadway" Awards Night. The association will recognize the accomplishments and contributions of individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and management skills, and whose efforts have added to the betterment bet·ter·ment n. 1. An improvement over what has been the case: financial betterment. 2. Law An improvement beyond normal upkeep and repair that adds to the value of real property. of the industry. The 2003 conference will kick off with an opening keynote by John A. "Jay" Jonas, New York Fire Department Battalion Chief, who will relate how his department rebuilt and re-energized after September 11, 2001. The closing keynote will be delivered by Tembec President/CEO Frank Dottori, former PIMA Man of the Year and chair of the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association The work of the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association is carried out through the volunteer efforts of the CEOs and executives of the member companies. These individuals work together through committees and task forces. (now the Forest Products Association of Canada). For more information or to register, call PIMA Member Services at + 1 847 375-6860, or visit the organization's web site at www.pimaweb.org. Hotel reservations can be made by calling Hilton New York: 800/HILTONS. S! About the author: Jenni Spinner is marketing coordinator for the Paper Industry Management Association, Glenview, Illinois There are at least two locations in Illinois called Glenview:
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