NEW YORK -
The International Forest Products Transport Association (IFPTA) and RISI announced today a number of initiatives to help reduce the cost of attending the upcoming PPI Transport Symposium 18. The event will be held in Liverpool, England, from 6-9 October 2009.
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Attendees will benefit from the following cost reductions when they sign up for PPI Transport Symposium:
– A 200 Euro discount on the existing registration fees — Up to 10% discount on flights booked through KLM and Air France — Discounts at several of the official event hotels
Representatives from major forest products companies have already signed up for the event, including Norske Skog, Metsa-Botnia, SCA, Rottneros, UPM-Kymmene, Grupo Orsa and Graphic Packaging International. Industry leaders from ports, terminals, shipping lines, technology providers and freight forwarders will join them.
For a complete list of the companies that have already signed up to attend PPI Transport Symposium 18, please visit: www.transportsymposium.com/attendeelist.html
The new registration fees before September 1st will be 640 Euros for IFPTA members and 740 Euros for non-members. The fees, which have been cut by over 20%, include:
– Access to the entire conference program - high profile keynote presentation and 7 conference panel discussions with over 30 industry leaders — Daily luncheon — Two daily coffee breaks — Two networking receptions with the exhibitors in the Exhibit Hall — Opening reception at St. George’s Hall — Closing reception at Liverpool Town Hall — Entry into the Exhibit Hall — Copy of the Symposium Directory that includes all of the program details and exhibitor listings — Use of RISI Connect - a brand new networking service that allows you to contact other delegates to set up meetings ahead of the event — Tour of the Port of Liverpool
To register for PPI Transport Symposium, please visit: www.transportsymposium.com/registration.html.
“Travel budgets are being squeezed and we recognize the need to help our attendees get to Liverpool as cheaply and efficiently as possible. Not only have we lowered the registration fees but we’ve also worked hard to negotiate better deals with local hotels and airlines,” said Rhiannon James, Senior Vice President, Marketing Services, RISI.
Paul Doiron, IFPTA President, commented, “PPI Transport Symposium is the must-attend event for everybody involved in forest products transportation this year. We believe that these cost reductions will help to bring together the sector in Liverpool in October.”
About Transport Symposium
PPI Transport Symposium is the leading biennial conference and exhibition for the global forest products logistics industry. It is dedicated exclusively to the worldwide transport, materials handling, and distribution of forest products. Organized by RISI and the International Forest Products Transport Association (IFPTA), PPI Transport Symposium 18, scheduled for October 6 - 9, 2009 in Liverpool, England, will offer a comprehensive conference program, an associated exhibition, and a tour of the Port of Liverpool. For more information, visit www.transportsymposium.com.
About IFPTA
The International Forest Products Transport Association (IFPTA) was established in 1982 as an organization for professionals within the global forest products logistics industry. The Association provides a networking framework to encourage communication and innovation among all roles and participants in the industry. The IFPTA supports the IFPTA Journal, produces various regional seminars, and organizes the biennial PPI Transport Symposium in conjunction with RISI. For more information, visit www.ifpta.org.
About RISI
RISI is the leading information provider for the global forest products industry. The company works with clients in the pulp and paper, wood products, timber, tissue, nonwovens, printing and publishing industries to help them make better decisions. Headquartered in Boston (Bedford), Massachusetts, RISI operates offices in Brussels, Belgium; Atlanta, Georgia; San Francisco, California; Portland, Oregon; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Shanghai, China; Singapore; Helsinki, Finland; and Charlottesville, Virginia. For more information, visit www.risi.com.
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Source: PPI Transport Symposium 18
Kenneth Norris, Quint Strategies, +1-212-537-9130, knorris at quintstrategies.com. Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090730/NE54643
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