Modern Materials Handling - December 2011

NEW SHOW, NEW CITY, NEW SOLUTIONSAtlanta, Georgia • Feb. 6-9, 2012 • The Georgia World Congress CenterLearn more about industry points of viewfrom 17 co-located educational partnersIn addition to Modex’s three keynotes and 70 educationalseminars held on the show floor—all sponsoredby the Material Handling Industry of America(MHIA)—no fewer than 17 other materials handling,supply chain and logistics industry-affiliatedgroups have also convened to host their own educationalevents at the show.“Co-locating these events with Modex 2012 willallow manufacturing, distribution and supply chainprofessionals unparalleled education and networkingopportunities,” says George Prest, incomingCEO of MHIA. “These co-located events will complementthe existing conference at Modex 2012,which provides valuable insight into the trends andinnovations impacting supply chains.”“For our members, attendees and exhibitors, theco-locations add even more value to the event; thelargest being the Georgia Logistics Summit, whichlast year hosted 1,300 attendees from 21 statesand expects to draw even more in conjunction withModex 2012,” Prest adds.By partnering with Modex to co-locate their owneducational events, each of the 17 groups will bebringing their unique perspective to the supplychain and materials handling conversation, saysGary Forger, MHIA’s senior vice president of professionaldevelopment.“Modex provides a great opportunity to uniteeach of these aspects of our industry, and eachgroup will share what’s important to their people interms of activities, priorities, skills, trends, issuesand more,” Forger notes. “It’s an important piece ofan ongoing dialog for attendees as they learn moreabout the big picture and where they fit in.”The co-locating groups include:• The American Society of Transportation andLogistics (AST&L)• The Association for Automatic Identificationand Mobility (AIM)• The Atlanta Roundtable of Council of SupplyWe put moreinto it.We’ll handle it.www.bulkpak.comWith industry leading expertise, innovation, high qualityproducts and lowest total cost of ownership, it’s easy tosee why ORBIS BulkPak is the leading choice for bulkcontainers in the industry. You get more out of BulkPak,because we put more into it.To schedule a supply chain analysis today, please visit www.bulkpak.com or call 888-217-0965.mmh.com MODERN MATERIALS HANDLING / D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 1 43