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Sourcing and Logistics Conference
April 14-16, 2008, Ft. Worth, TX
George Duggan - BNSF
Terry Lay - Hagger Clothing
Patrick Fox - VF Outdoor
Kurt Cavano - TradeCard
George Hearn - APL
Art Croci - Wolverine
Susan Oliver - JC Penny

GCC - Spring Meeting  
April 9-12, 2008, Santa Fe, NM
Lt. Col. John Lemondes - PM Clothing & Individual Equiptment
Gina Rice - USAF
Lt. Col. A.J. Pasagian - Infantry Combat Equiptment
David Bush - DFAS
Ruth Ganister - Rosenthal and Ganister
Maria D'Andrea - OTEXA

ISC/SCLC Spring 2008 Meeting
April 2-4, 2008, Lake Tahoe, NV
Chuck Lasley - Dillard's
Tim Shelton - Landau
Paul R. Schottmiller - Cisco
Jane Disbrow - Gartner 

Knock It Off! Brands  and the Counterfeiting Quandary
November 6-7, 2007, Long Beach, CA
Donna Chung - Sandler,Travis & Rosenberg, P.A.
Dixie Faries - US Immigration & Customs Enforcement
  
VIDEO - Counterfeit Outlet Strip
  
VIDEO - Counterfeit Fire Extinguisher
Edward J. Kelly - Tilleke & Gibbins International Ltd.
Barbara Kolsun - 7 For All Mankind
Paula Jill Krasny - Baker & McKenzie, LLP
Joshua Mandell - Rouse & Co. International
Ray Tai - Adidas Group


GGC - Fall Meeting
October 18, 2007, Philadelphia, PA
Major Jason Hale - U.S. Air Force
LTC John Lemondes - U.S. Army
Carol Brewton - U.S. Coast Guard
Dennis Dudek - Defense Supply Center Philadelphia
Louis Curcio - U.S. Marine Corps
Louise Caulfield - U.S. Navy
 
VICS/AAFA RFID Meeting
August 20, 2007, New York, NY
Patrick Javick - EPCglobal Overview
Bill Hardgrave - Item Level Tagging for Apparel & Footwear: Feasibility Assessment
Mark Roberti - The State of RFID/EPC Today: Where We Are and Where We are Going
 
Environmental Issues Seminar
June 27, 2007, New York, NY
Agenda - Environmental Issues Seminar
Jim Bruen - Proposition 65: Strategies for Compliance and Liability Protection
Sean Cady - What is an RSL? Why? How?
Dr. Andy Chen - Nike Restricted Substances Program - The Impact of RSL to the Brand
Jerry Miller - California Proposition 65
Dr. Dieter Sedlak - REACH and its Impact for Global Textile and Footwear Value Chain
Elwyn (Tommy) Thompson - AAFA RSL: Implementation Guide and Next Steps
Joel Tickner - REACH: What it is and How to Turn it Into an Opportunity
Tim Williams - Restricted Substance List Compliance at Dystar

Don't Dump On Me! The Specter of Trade Remedy Cases - How Do You Prepare?
June 14, 2007, New York, NY
Please contact Nate Herman at 703.797.9062 to view this seminar's presentations
Nicole Bivens-Collinson - What Else Could Come Your Way? - Section 421 Safeguard & More
Rosa S. Jeong - CVD 101: Countervailing Duty Law for Dummies
Lewis Leibowitz - Now That You Know What's Coming, How Can You Prepare?
Gary Taverman - Anti-Dumping 101

Beyond Branding: What It Takes to Be a Lifestyle
May 17, 2007, New York, NY
Amanda Cabot - Dansko
Sigrid Olsen - Liz Claiborne Inc.
Susan Wexler - Danskin
David Wolfe - Doneger
 
International Sourcing, Customs, Logistics Integration Conference
March 20-22, 2007, Memphis, TN
 
ECC Transforming Your Business
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Kathie DiChirico, Visionary Strategies
Steve DiBlasi, Oxford Industries. Laner Clothes Division
 
Knock It Off!
Brands and the Counterfeiting Quandary
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Understanding How to Navigate China, Harley Lewin (Groves and Wilson not available).
Material World
Product Lifecycle Management:  Integrating People, Processes, and Information
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
QVC, Inc., Surge Ghosh, Ph.D., Manager Product Flow Merchandising
 
Retail Vendor Synchronization: Tactical Deduction Strategies for Key Customers
September 6-7, 2006
 
 
Intimate Apparel Council, August 2, 2006, New York City
Featuring Robert C. Skinner, Jr., Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Kellwood Company
 

International Sourcing, Customs, Logistics Integration Conference
The World Has Changed... What You Need to Know
March 22-24, 2006, Savannah, GA
 
Keynote: Synchronizing Global Commerce
                 Dr. H. Donald Ratliff, Executive Director, The Logistics Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology
 
Beyond Speed-to-Market:  Turning the Supply Chain into the Demand Chain
 
John Short, Chief Executive Officer, W. John Short & Associates, LLC
Fred Isenberg, Vice President of Sales, New Generation Computing
Jim Sciabarrasi, Corporate Manager, Sourcing & Logistics, New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc.
Richard Cosky, Director of Logistics, Chico's
Jeff Streader, Vice President of Global Sourcing, VF Imagewear
 
Logistics Session (Part 1): Security
Maryjane Fanizzi, Vice President, Supply Chain Logistics, Li & Fung USA
Jim Cleveland, Vice President, Parsons
Georgina De Jesus, Senior Manager, Customer Logistics Services, Li & Fung USA
Fred Gordon, Chief Operating Officer, Hart Securities
Duncan Jackson, Vice President of Business Development, TradeBeam, Inc.
 
Logistics Session (Part 2): Transportation
Brian Moore, Director of Sales for Apparel, Maersk Line
Jim Gill, Vice President, California Cartage Company, Inc., K&R Transportation
Marc Schlossberg, Executive Vice President, Airgate International
Rick Wen, Vice President of Business Development, OOCL (USA) Inc.
 
Keynote: Douglas M. Browning, Senior Vice President of Global Customs &Border Modernization,
                                                          Sandler Travis Trade Advisory Services &
                                                         former Deputy Commissioner U.S. Customs & Border Protection
 
Customs & Trade Issues Facing Apparel and Footwear Importers
 
Bryan Wolfe, Director of Customs, Trade and Logistics, Russell Corporation
Robert Abels, Chief, Textile Operations Branch, Trade Enforcement and Facilitation,
                          U.S. Customs & Border Protection
Jason Nichols, Import/Export Logistics Compliance Manager, Renfro Corporation
Thomas G. Travis, Managing Partner, Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. 
 
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