Presenting ARC's Fifteenth Annual Orlando Forum

February 7-10, 2011 - Orlando, Florida

Industrialization in emerging regions and revitalization of aging infrastructure are fueling a new wave of capital investment around the world.  IT and other technologies are enabling organizations to become smarter, more collaborative, and more integrated with their customers and supply chains.  We are in the midst of an era with huge opportunities – and huge challenges – for industrial companies.  Excellence in every aspect of business is vital for growth and survival.

Excellence cannot be achieved in isolation; it requires perfect execution, agility, and collaboration across key functional areas like IT, engineering, operations, and maintenance.  A business cannot remain static and survive; innovation must also be a priority.  New business models, products, processes, and production techniques can enhance the value proposition for every business in every industry.

At the same time, the need to reduce costs, reduce risk, reduce project cycle time, reduce energy use, and reduce carbon footprint remain key challenges facing every company.  And managers are being tasked to address these issues with fewer people, smaller budgets, limited visibility, and little tolerance for risk.

ARC's World Industry Forum focuses on all of these challenges and can help you develop winning strategies.  It provides the ideal environment for industry executives to collaborate, share ideas, and find new ways to attack their most pressing problems.  The event includes sessions on the major issues facing our industry, with multiple tracks that enable executives to explore these topics from different perspectives.  Owner/operators, solution providers, and technical experts will all benefit from this experience while simultaneously contributing to the community’s body of knowledge.

Here is a list of programs being planned at this forum:

• Relentless Pursuit of Process Safety, Energy Optimization, and Operational Excellence
• Anti-Counterfeiting, Brand Protection, and Track & Trace Solutions
• Sustainability, Margin Protection, and Product Safety Strategies
• Smart Grid and Energy Management Solutions for Industrial and Commercial Facilities
• Mobility Solutions for Industry
• Asset Performance Management 2.0
• Project and Portfolio Management 2.0
• Beyond the Perfect Order Metric:  Bringing Together Supply Chain, Category Management, and Mobile Technologies to Improve On-Shelf Availability (Note: This program requires a separate registration)

Who Should Attend ARC's Orlando 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 Engineering VPs, Directors, and Managers of New Projects VPs, Directors, and Managers of Procurement VPs, Directors, and Managers of Supply Chain and Logistics 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.

Benefits of Attending

Top ten reasons for attending ARC's Orlando Forum:

• Learn about new technologies, new practices, and emerging standards
• See the latest product releases from leading suppliers
• Hear how others are solving some of your most pressing problems
• Discuss your issues and ideas with peers, suppliers, and ARC Analysts
• Network with colleagues and develop valuable relationships with peer and supplier executives
• Expand your knowledge by attending sessions from eight exciting programs
• Discover new ways to breakdown cultural, organizational, and contractual barriers
• Collaborate with peers on shared problems like limited capital, aging workforce, etc.
• Impress your boss and colleagues with new fresh ideas to improve performance
• Inject your requirements into supplier product roadmaps

Agenda

Agenda details for this program are shown below.  Times and sessions are subject to change.

Forum Programs:

Process Safety, Energy Optimization, and Operational Excellence	Anti-Counterfeiting and Track & Trace Solutions	Sustainability, Margin Protection, and Product Safety Strategies
New Directions in Design, Simulation, and Production	Smart Grid and Energy Management Solutions	Mobility Solutions for Industry
Asset Performance Management 2.0	Project and Portfolio Management 2.0	Beyond the Perfect Order Metric Seminar

Innovations Showcase New industry solutions for manufacturing will be on display at the Innovations Showcase.  The Showcase provides 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 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 Activplant ADCO Manufacturing ADM Company Air Products & Chemicals AirSprite Technologies Align Technology Amcor PET Packaging Anheuser-Busch Apprion Apriso Aramco Services Asahi Kokusai Aspen Technology AT&T Aveva BASF Bayer Bechtel Boeing Bentley Systems BlueCielo Bosch Rexroth Bose BP Oil Braskem Bristol-Meyers Squibb BWX Technologies Cameron Cargill Caterpillar Celanese Chemicals CH2M Hill ChemTech Chevron C.H. Robinson CIDX Cisco Systems Cognizant Technology Solutions Colorado Springs Utilities Commercial Vehicle Group Conectiv Energy Cooper Wireless CSIA Corning Chrysler Curtiss-Wright Cytec Industries Dassault Systemes Dearborn Electronics Degussa Dell Delmonte Foods Descartes Systems Dofasco Douglas Machine Dow Chemical Dresser 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 Gerdau AmeriSteel Glenmount Global Solutions Goldman Sachs Goodyear Grenland Group GSE HART Foundation Hatch HCL Technologies  Hercules Hitachi Honda Honeywell Huntsman Chemical Husqvarna Lawn Care Hydraulic Institute IBM Idaho National Lab Idexx Indiana Veneers Corporation INOVx Solutions Intel ILS Technology Infor Infosys Technologies Intergraph International Paper Invensys Operations Management Irving Oil ISA ITT Goulds Pumps IXXAT Jacobs JGC Corporation John Deere Johnson Controls Automotive Kraft Foods Kumba Resources Landstar Transportation LCRA Leica Geosystems LibreStream Technologies Lockheed Martin LyondellBasell Lubrizol Manhattan Associates Mahindra Satyam MARKEM Mars Inc. Maverick Technologies Merck & Co. Medtronic Meridium  Metso Automation Microsoft MIMOSA Mitsubishi Electric Modern Materials Handling

Morgan Stanley Mustang Engineering NAMUR National Center for Mfg Sciences Nestle Purina PetCare Nissan NIST Nitriflex S/A NOVA Chemicals Northrop Grumman Oak Ridge National Laboratory Okuma America Omron OPC Foundation OMV - Group/Petrom Open Applications Group Oracle OSIsoft Pavilion Technologies Peace River Pulp Penoles Met-Mex Penske Logistics Petro-Canada Petrobras Pfizer Philip Morris PMMI Procter & Gamble RA Jones & Company Reliance Life Sciences Rockwell Automation Rolls-Royce Sabic Petrochemicals  SABMiller SAP SASOL Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Saudi Aramco Schneider Electric Shell Chemical Shell Global Siemens Solectron Sterling Chemical  Suncor Energy Tata Consultancy Services TenAsys Tennessee Valley Authority Tesoro Petroleum Tetra Pack Teva Pharmaceutical The Stanley Works Thermo Fisher Scientific ThyssenKrupp Toyota Motor Tuthill Tyco Unilever US Department of Energy VALE Vought Aircraft Industries Washington Savannah River Western Refining Weyerhaeuser Whirlpool Corporation Willowglen Systems Wipro Technologies Worsley Alumina Yaskawa Electric Yokogawa

Location

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

Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld Marriott
6677 Sea Harbor Drive
Orlando, Florida  32821
407-351-5555 or 800-327-6677
renaissanceseaworldorlando.com

Attendees should make their own hotel reservations.  ARC has contracted a reduced rate of $180 based on availability.  You can make reservations by calling 1-800-266-9432 or 1-506-474-2009 (please specify that you will be attending the ARC Forum) or registering on-line at resweb.passkey.com/go/ARC2011. 

The Renaissance is just a short shuttle or taxi ride from the most popular Orlando attractions and within easy access of Orlando airports.  Hotel amenities include complimentary 24 hour fitness center use; transportation to SeaWorld Orlando, Discovery Cove, Aquatica, and Universal Studios Orlando based on shuttle schedule; and public area wireless Internet.  Hotel room Internet access provided to all forum attendees courtesy of ARC Advisory Group.    

Please contact Orlando's Visitor Information Center at 407-363-5874, www.visitorlando.com, 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.  

To Register Forum Fee The Forum fee is $1,795 if registered by December 31, 2010.  After that date, the fee is $1,995.  The fee includes breakfast and lunch each day, a reception on Monday evening, a dinner and reception on Wednesday 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 the following methods to register for the Forum: Call 781-471-1000, or to obtain a registration form, e-mail  info@arcweb.com Register On-line  Note: To register for the Forum on-line you must be signed in on our Website. If you have not previously registered on our Website, please register here.

Speaking Opportunities

For information on nominating a speaker for the forum, please visit our Speaking Opportunities page or contact us at info@arcweb.com.

Sponsorship Opportunities

For information on opportunities for sponsoring the forum, please contact your client manager or info@arcweb.com.