The National Institute of Packaging,
Handling & Logistics Engineers

NIPHLE

Agenda

Monday, April 28, 2008

No Speakers on Monday

12:00noon-3:30p.m

Conference Registration/Exhibits/Display Set up

3:30pm-5:00pm

National Board Meeting

5:30pm-7:00pm

Welcome Reception/Exhibits Open

7:00pm-9:00pm

Dinner (On your own)

9:00pm-11:45pm

NIPHLE Hospitality Suite Open


Tuesday, April 29, 2008

7:00am-7:50am

Continental Breakfast

7:50am-8:00am

Welcome and Administrative Remarks

8:00am-8:15am

Opening Remarks by
NIPHLE President

8:15am-9:00am

Keynote Speaker
Jim Hall
Asst Dep Under Secty of Def, Office of Supply Chain Integration
DOD Logistics: Strategy & Initiatives

9:15am-10:00am

Dr Patrick Sweeney
CEO, Odin Technologies and Author of two industry leading books: RFID for DUMMIES and the Comp TIA RFID+ Study Guide
The Key to Modern Logistics is Based on Maneuver Warfare

10:00am-10:15am

Break

10:15am-11:00am

Kenneth Hill
US Army, DPPG Chair
Commercial Packaging: Retail or Consumer & Industrial

11:00am-11:45am

Dr Paul Singh
Michigan State University-School of Packaging
How to Meet New Sustainability Mandates Through Logistical Packaging

11:45am-12:00noon

4-5 Table Top Speakers
(8-10 mins each/table)

12:00noon-1:30pm

Design Competition Luncheon

1:30pm-2:15pm

Russell Held
Port of Norfolk Marine Terminal
Port of Norfolk (Security, tonnages)

2:15pm-3:00pm

Richard Reed
Air Force Global Logistics Support Center, Dir of Strategy & Integration Group
Air Force's Vision for a Single Supply Chain Process Owner

3:00pm-3:15pm

Break

3:15pm-4:00pm

1st Lt Julian Tsukano
USMC
Iraq Army Logistic: Success & Failures

4:00pm-4:45pm

Sarah Frauenzimmer
James L Consulting
Intergenerational Communication Amid a Retiring Workforce

4:45pm-5:30pm

Exhibits Open

5:30pm-9:00pm

Dinner on your own

9:00pm-11:45pm

NIPHLE Hospitality Suite Open


Wednesday, April 30, 2008

7:00am-7:50am

Continental Breakfast

7:50am-8:00am

Welcome and Administrative Remarks

8:00am-8:45am

Duane Pfund
Director, Office of HM International Standards
Hazardous Material - International Transportation Update

8:45am-9:30am

4-5 Exhibit Speakers
(8-10 mins each)

9:30am-9:45am

Break

9:45am-10:45am

Drew Perkins & Jamie Howell
SAVIAC
SAVIAC (Shock and Vibration Information Analysis Center) Overview

10:45am-11:30am

Dr Ravi Mulukutla
Research Scientist, Mead Westvaco Corp
Nano Technology Packaging

11:30am-12:00noon

Design Competition Speakers-if they want to speak; otherwise, SPEAKER

12:00noon-1:00pm

Luncheon-Provided

1:00pm-1:45pm

4-5 Exhibit Speakers
(8-10 mins each)

1:45pm-2:30pm

Brandon Fried, Executive Director - AirForwarders Association
Turbulence Ahead: Air Cargo in the Era of Increased Cargo & Security

2:30pm-3:15pm

Brian Ramsey
Cosmo Container
Rotomolding 101

3:15pm-4:00pm

Jeffrey Van Derveer
Rochester Institute of Technology, Laboratory Coordinator
Distribution Testing and Research at RIT

4:00pm-5:00pm

Andrew Hurley and Kyle Dunno - Clemson University, Packaging Science Dept
Analysis of In-flight Aircraft Vibration

5:00pm-5:30pm

Exhibit displays open

6:00pm-9:00pm

Achievement Awards Banquet

9:00pm-11:45pm

NIPHLE Hospitality Suite


Thursday, May 1, 2008

7:00am-7:50am

Continental Breakfast

7:50am-8:00am

Welcome and Administrative Remarks

8:00am-8:45am

Bryan Lowrie
Bus Dev Mgr, Seko Logistics
Managing The Internal and External Supply Chain Through PO Management

8:45am-9:30am

Design Competition Speakers-if they want to speak; otherwise, SPEAKER

9:30am-9:45am

Break

9:45am-10:30am

Bill Lowery
Director, Transhield
Alternative Packaging to Protect from Corrosion

10:30am-11:15am

Peter Hamner
Center for Unit Load, Virginia Tech
The Case for Developing Systems-Based Designs for Unit Loads

11:15am-11:30am

Administrative remarks about tour

11:30am-12:30pm

Lunch on your own

12:30pm-5:00pm

Tour of Norfolk Air Terminal

5:00pm-9:00PM

Dinner on your own

9:00pm-11:45pm

NIPHLE Hospitality Suite


NIPHLE
177 Fairsom Court
Lewisburg, PA 17837-6844
570-523-6475 (Phone)
570-523-0606 (Fax)

TOLL FREE 1-866-464-7453

niphle@dejazzd.com


NIPHLE Annual Training Conference

28 April - 1 May 2008


Sheraton Waterside Hotel
777 Waterside Drive
Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone: 757-622-6664
Identify yourself as a NIPHLE member when making reservations to get the negotiated rate!