Presenting ARC's Thirteenth Annual Orlando Forum

February 2-5, 2009 - Orlando, Florida

As a manufacturer, you can no longer afford to ignore the issues of sustainability and resource conservation.  Not only is the health of the earth’s environment for future generations at stake, but the future profitability of your company will be tied directly to how well you address today’s emerging sustainable manufacturing issues.  Recognizing that there is a problem and wishing for change are not enough.   One has to execute real change.  How do you formulate a rational approach and create a plan that can gain support at all levels within your company?  More to the point, how do you justify sustainable manufacturing approaches in dollars and cents?  This Forum will provide concepts, a framework, and networking opportunities that can serve as the foundation for developing your strategy.

Sustainability is more than just the latest fad in manufacturing or supply chain.  High impact sustainability programs can improve yields, preserve scare resources while reducing energy and other operating costs.  Sustainability initiatives can produce superior results in both manufacturing and supply chain as well as lead to environmental friendly greener footprint.  At this Forum, you will learn how to put sustainable manaufacturing concepts to work for your company.

Sustainability implies the ability to operate in a way that meets present needs while providing for the needs of the future and future generations.  'Sustainable manufacturing' has emerged to define a socially, environmentally, and resource-responsible approach to manufacturing.  Sustainable manufacturing embodies three principal concepts:  design and produce environmentally friendly products, in environmentally friendly plants, with environmentally friendly supplier and distribution networks.  Today’s plants have been designed to enable the production of products of a certain type at a certain quality and rate, but the underlying cost assumptions often do not reflect today’s skyrocketing regulatory, energy, and raw materials costs or emerging requirements for sustainability.  It’s critical to take a fresh look at many manufacturing practices.  In some cases, radically new approaches will be introduced.  In this Forum, sustainability will be defined in terms that are actionable for a manufacturing business.

The global response is accelerating.  In 2007, a number of governmental policy activities occurred, including by the EU, US Congress, Chinese government, and others.  Successful leaders need the right strategies, technologies, and practices to address their company’s challenges for sustainability. 

Join us in Orlando to learn what others are doing and how you can develop your own winning strategy.  No other conference offers you such a high level of personal interaction in an environment exclusively focused on manufacturing.  Whether you are a manufacturer or a technology supplier, you cannot afford to miss this event!

Who Should Attend The Orlando 2009 Forum is a must-attend event for: CEOs, COOs, and Presidents CFOs, VPS, and Directors of Finance CIOs and CTOs VPs and Directors of IT VPs, Directors, and Managers of Operations VPs, Directors, and Managers of Supply Chain VPs, Directors, and Managers of Manufacturing VPs, Directors, and Managers of Engineering Directors, Managers and Architects of Automation and Enterprise Integration Plant Managers and Supervisors Production Managers and Supervisors In past Forums, over 50% of the attendees have titles like Chairman, CXO, President, Vice President, Director, or Partner.

Topics

Each of these topics will be addressed through presentations by industry experts.  They will highlight the strategies, insights, and best practices you need to ensure your success.  Each session will also have a panel discussion where presenters will answer your specific questions.  You will learn from the strategic thinking of others and go home with new perspectives and ideas for your own team.

• Best Practices for Managing Global Operations
• Vision and Technology Roadmaps
• Best Practices in Manufacturing IT
  • Automation Value Justification
  • Operations Management
  • Supplier/Customer Collaboration
• Best Practices in Governance and Control
  • Manufacturing IT Governance
  • Cyber Security
  • Performance Dashboards and Metrics
• Best Practices in Implementing Emerging Technologies
  • Wireless Networks
  • Field Networks
• Best Practices in Process Manufacturing
  • Creating a Safety Culture
  • Mobile Operator
  • Advanced Process Control
• Best Practices in Hybrid Manufacturing
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Packaging
• Best Practices in Discrete Manufacturing
  • Smart Assembly
  • Lean Manufacturing and Production Management
  • Product Lifecycle Management and MES Integration
• Best Practices in Asset Management
  • Maintenance Management
  • Maintenance Outsourcing

Agenda

Following is the preliminary schedule for the Forum.  Times and sessions are subject to change.

Monday, February 2

Tuesday, February 3

Wednesday, February 4

Thursday, February 5

Executive Speakers and Panel Participants

The following executives are among those who will present or participate in a panel discussion at this Forum.

Innovations Showcase

New industry solutions for manufacturing will be showcased at the Innovations Showcase.  This is an excellent opportunity for executives to assess the potential for emerging applications in production management, interoperability, digital manufacturing, process improvement, asset management, operations management, supply chain synchronization, and more.  Exhibits will have application scenarios for attendees to see how emerging technologies are applied to help solve issues in the manufacturing industries.

The Showcase is open during the Monday Evening Reception and during breakfasts, breaks, and lunches. It is held adjacent to the forum where refreshments are served.

Previous Attendees

The following companies have attended recent ARC forums:

3M ABB Accenture-Brazil Activplant ADCO Manufacturing ADM Company Air Products & Chemicals AirSprite Technologies Align Technology Amcor PET Packaging Anheuser-Busch Apriso Aramco Services Aspen Technology ATAN Automation Systems BASF Bayer Boeing Bosch Rexroth Bose BP Oil Braskem Bristol-Meyers Squibb BWX Technologies Cargill Caterpillar Celanese Chemicals CH2M Hill ChemTech Chevron CIDX Cisco Systems Cognizant Technology Solutions Commercial Vehicle Group Conectiv Energy CSIA Corning Chrysler Curtiss-Wright Cytec Industries Dassault Systemes Dearborn Electronics Degussa Dell Dofasco Douglas Machine Dow Chemical Dresser-Rand DuPont Eastman Chemical Eaton ELAU Eli Lilly Emerson Process Management Energizer Endress + Hauser Exxaro ExxonMobil

FDT Group Ferrous Resources FIATECH Fieldbus Foundation Flowserve Fluor Ford Motor Frito-Lay GE Aircraft Engines GE Fanuc Genentech General Dynamics General Mills General Motors Goldman Sachs Goodyear HART Foundation Hatch HCL Technologies  Hercules Hitachi Honda Honeywell Huntsman Chemical Husqvarna Lawn Care Hydraulic Institute IBM Idexx Intel ILS Technology Infor Infosys Technologies Intergraph International Paper Invensys Process Systems ISA ITT Goulds Pumps John Deere Johnson Controls Automotive Kraft Foods Kumba Resources LCRA LibreStream Technologies Lockheed Martin Lyondell Chemical Lubrizol Manhattan Associates MARKEM Merck & Co.  Medtronic Metso Automation Microsoft MIMOSA Mitsubishi Electric Modern Materials Handling Morgan Stanley NAMUR

National Center for Mfg Sciences Nestle Purina PetCare Nissan NIST NOVA Chemicals Northrop Grumman Okuma America Omron OPC Foundation Open Applications Group Oracle OSIsoft Pavilion Technologies Petro-Canada Petrobras Pfizer Philip Morris PMMI Procter & Gamble RA Jones & Company Reliance Life Sciences Rockwell Automation Rolls-Royce Sabic Petrochemicals  SABMiller SAP SASOL Saudi Aramco Schneider Electric Shell Chemical Shell Global Siemens Solectron Suncor Energy Tata Consultancy Services TenAsys Tennessee Valley Authority Tesoro Petroleum Teva Pharmaceutical The Stanley Works Thermo Fisher Scientific ThyssenKrupp Toyota Motor Tuthill Unilever VALE Vought Aircraft Industries Washington Savannah River Weyerhaeuser Wipro Technologies Wonderware Worsley Alumina Yaskawa Electric Yokogawa

Location

The Forum is held at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Florida.

Rosen Centre Hotel
9840 International Drive
Orlando, Florida 32819
800-204-7234 or 407-996-9840
www.rosencentre.com

Attendees should make their own hotel reservations.  Reservations can be made on-line or by calling 800-204-7234.  ARC has contracted a reduced rate of $180, based on availability, if reservations are made by January 9, 2009.  When making reservations, please specify that you will be attending the ARC Forum.  

The hotel is located 15 minutes from Orlando International Airport.  (For directions and map: www.rosencentre.com/Location/Location.htm )  Transportation options include Mears Transportation or local taxi.  Reservations to the airport using Mears must be made 24 hours in advance at the Guest Services desk.  The hotel is also conveniently located near many of Orlando’s attractions: 1 mile from Sea World, 5 minutes from Universal Studios, and 10 minutes from Walt Disney World.  Please call Orlando's Visitor Information Center at 407-363-5874 for information regarding current events in Orlando.

For discounted attractions in Orlando, please visit the Orlando Convention Aid website.  Their on-line travel guide offers discounts to restaurants, golf, attractions, nightlife, shopping, and more, including making dinner reservations for you.  A coupon book will also be available at the hotel when you arrive.

To Register

Forum Fee

The Forum fee is $1,895 if registered by January 1, 2009.  After that date, the fee is $2,195.  The fee includes breakfast and lunch each day, a reception on Monday evening, a dinner and reception on Tuesday evening, and all program materials.  Group rates are available.  Please contact info@arcweb.com for more information. 

Cancellations and Substitutions

Substitutions may be made at any time at no additional charge. The registration fee is fully refundable up to three weeks prior to the Forum date. A 50% cancellation fee will be assessed after that date. All cancellations must be received in writing.

Registration Methods

Please use one of