Chicago SMC

Sheraton Chicago Hotel &Towers

Chicago, Illinois

March 22-24, 2009

Hotel Information

Tentative Schedule of Events

Sunday, March 22

1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Executive Committee Meeting
4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. First Timers Reception
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. President’s Reception
7:00 p.m. - Industry Hospitalities

Monday, March 23
7:00 a.m. – 7:45 a.m. Networking Breakfast
7:45 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. Welcome & President’s Address
8:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Track 1

Owners: Human Resources (HR Committee)
Operations: Routing (FedEx/UPS)
Sales: Value-added Selling and Price Increases (Ellers)

9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Track 2

Owners: Working Capital Management (OKI)
Operations: Lean Operations (TAP)
Sales: Negotiating Skills

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch (No Speaker)
1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Contact Booth Program
7:00 p.m. - Manufacturer Hospitalities

Tuesday, March 24
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Networking Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Peer to Peer Roundtables (Survey)
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Steel Industry – Supply and Demand (Mittal)
11:00 a.m. Closing Remarks

Ashville SMC

Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa

Asheville, North Carolina

April 21-24, 2009

Hotel Information

Tentative Schedule of Events

Tuesday, April 21

1:00p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting
4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Leadership Development Committee
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. President’s Reception
7:00 p.m. - Industry Hospitalities

Wednesday, April 22

8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. SMC Golf Tournament – Grove Park
8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Biltmore Estate Tour and Lunch
4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Contact Booth Program
7:00 Manufacturer Hospitalities

Thursday, April 23

7:00 a.m. – 7:45 a.m. Networking Breakfast
7:45 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Welcome and President’s Address
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Promotion of Careers in Gases and Welding Industries (AWS)
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Cylinder Management Roundtables
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Economic Forecast (Alan Beaulieu or Banking Representative)
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Lunch
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Adding 3% to Your Bottom-Line (Jeff Vogelsang)
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Emerging Markets for Gases (Linde)
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Young Executives Social Event at Biltmore

Friday, April 24

7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Young Executives Workshop (Horton Group)