PTDA 2006 Industry Summit
Chicago, Ill. -- Oct. 31,2006 -- As the premier networking and
educational event for the power transmission/motion control industry,
PTDA’s Industry Summit provides unparalleled networking
opportunities, outstanding educational programming and exceptional
social events. Attended by top-level decision-makers from leading
distributor and manufacturing firms, the summit is a unique mix of
educational sessions on industry trends, distributor-manufacturer
meetings and peer networking forums.
The 2007 program was designed to help distributors and manufacturers
make their mark on the industry. Sessions focused on honing
leadership and talent management skills, implementing value selling
tactics and tools, and strengthening business relationships to help
attendees grow their business and bottom line.
PTDA 2006 Industry Summit at a Glance
--Held Oct. 26-28, 2006 at the Marriott Copley Place, Boston,
Mass.
--Themed “Forging Success, Making History.”
--219 distributor delegates; 382 manufacturer delegates.
--819 attendees total.
--International delegates from Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, the
Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia,
Trinidad, the United Kingdom and Venezuela.
Summit Highlights
--Value selling workshop with Joe Ellers, director, Palmetto
Associates.
--Leadership workshop with Kevin Asbjörnson, PianoOne LLc.
--Workshop focused on talent management with Chris Freiburger, Human
Capital Management Group, Inc.
--Interactive session and demonstration on sales automation tools and
technology with Bob Lewis, BC --Bearing Group and Jamie Davidson, BC
Bearings Engineers Ltd.
--Informational session on the Industrial Careers PathwaySM (ICP)
facilitated by David J. Witwer, Regina --USA Inc with panelists J. Craig
McAtee, Cuyahoga Community College, Kenneth A. Miko, BDI and Stephen
Philpott, Bearing Belt Chain Co., Inc.
--Economic Forecast keynote presentation with Dr. Lowell Catlett, New
Mexico State University.
--Keynote presentation on turning passion and leadership into high
levels of performance and profit with Kevin Freiberg.
Motion Control Showcase
A new Motion Control Showcase was introduced at the 2006 Industry Summit
and featured 24 motion control suppliers and live demonstrations of the
latest hardware. The showcase was targeted at distributors
considering expanding into the motion control arena, looking for
additional suppliers to support current offerings or interested in
networking with other market players.
The showcase also included a panel of PTDA members discussing this
growing niche and business opportunities. Topics included market
entry points; necessary factors for success, investment, requirements
and inventory management guidelines; and building needed technical and
project management capabilities through training, hiring and/or
outsourcing.
Founded in 1960, the Power Transmission Distributors Association
(PTDA) is the leading association for the industrial power
transmission/motion control (PT/MC) distribution channel. A
U.S.-based trade association, PTDA represents 216 power
transmission/motion control distributor firms with almost 3,500
locations throughout North America and 12 other countries, as well as
198 manufacturers that supply the PT/MC industry.
PTDA is dedicated to providing exceptional networking, targeted
education, relevant information and
leading-edge business tools to help distributors and manufacturers meet
marketplace demands competitively and profitably. For more
information, visit www.ptda.org.
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