Forthcoming events

European Manufacturing Strategies
6–9 October 2008; Leipzig and Düsseldorf, Germany
This four-day conference and networking event aims to deliver answers to the key questions affecting all manufacturing industries across the globe. The event begins with a choice of advanced manufacturing tours, which take place in Leipzig BMW’s production plant and DHL’s Air hub. For more information email: laurence.allen@wtgevents.com

Manufacturing Awards
8 October 2008; Swissôtel Düsseldorf, Germany
This event rewards Europe’s foremost enterprises for best practice over the past twelve months, as well as celebrating manufacturing excellence across disciplines including
energy management, skills in manufacturing and IT in manufacturing.
For more information email: laurence.allen@wtgevents.com

PLM North America 2008
13-14 October 2008; World Golf Village, St Augustine, Florida, USA
The need to successfully implement, work in harmony with, and maximise the value of a PLM investment has never been greater. Covering subject areas including engineering the latest prototype, managing extended supply chains, meeting mounting regulatory requirements and reducing bottom line costs and minimising time to market, the PLM Summit North America is designed to demonstrate how to maximise the value of a PLM investment.

Xchange 2008
4-5 November 2008; Alton Towers Conference Centre, UK
During this two-day event leading global manufacturing and technology companies, as well as prominent systems integration organisations from the UK and Ireland will address top manufacturing systems & technology users and decision makers. The event will include keynote addresses, business & technology themed elective break-outs, workshops, evening entertainment and an awards ceremony.

Supply Chain and Logistics Summit North America 2008
17-18 November 2008; World Golf Village, St Augustine, Florida, USA
The Supply Chain and Logistics North America summit brings together a senior level forum of supply chain executives to help attendees evaluate the latest best practice as the supply chain agenda moves into the boardroom to cope with the effects of the recent economic downturn.

The WonderWorld 2008 Global Conference Series
Manufacturing execution systems vendor Wonderware is again running a series of events around the world. This year’s series theme is Enabling innovation for real-time operational excellence. The conferences will target a variety of industry topics such as innovative production and software strategies; tactics for manufacturers and infrastructure operations to achieve real-time operational excellence; and effective collaboration strategies involving executives, operations, IT and engineering personnel. The event is co-sponsored by Microsoft and Mitsubishi Electric.

Venues and dates for the events are:

6-10 October; Las Vegas, USA
5 November; Belo Horizonte, Brazil
13-14 November; Avila, Spain
18 November; Seoul, South Korea
19-21 November; Copenhagen, Denmark
20 November; Guangzhou, China
19 February 2009; Mexico City, Mexico