IWF 2010 Technical Conference Sessions
The session topics for the IWF 2010 Technical Conference have been announced. Twenty-one sessions in 6 tracks will be offered over the 4 days of the show. In addition, 2 FREE Sessions are being offered on Friday and Thursday mornings. Below are the session titles and schedule. Check back in March for finalized session descriptions and lists of speakers.
| Track | | Wednesday
August 25 | Thursday
August 26 | Friday
August 27 | Saturday
August 28 |
| Business
Management | | Managing Your Expenses
1:00 - 2:30 pm | You Survived-Now
What's Your Strategy?
9:00-10:30 am | Estimating
3:00-4:30 pm | Understanding Changing Consumer Behavior
9:00 - 10:30 am |
| | | | Recruiting the Right People
11:00 - 12:30 pm | | |
Production
Strategy | | Lean Management
11:00-12:30 pm | Maintenance Excellence
9:00-10:30 am | Eliminating Waste
1:00-2:30 pm | |
Manufacturing
Techniques | | Lean Manufacturing for Custom Shops
3:00-4:30 pm | FREE SESSION
Opportunities Using Robotics in the Woodworking Industry
8:30-10:00 am | Creating a Competitive Edge in Finishing
11:00-12:30 pm | Reinventing Your Business
9:00-10:30 am |
Green/
Environment | | Regulatory Issues & Updates & Sustainable Growth
9:00-11:00 am | LEED/Green/
Sustainable
1:00-2:30 pm | Managing Green
9:00-10:30 am | |
Marketing &
Business Development | | Marketing More Effectively
9:00 -10:30 am | | FREE SESSION
Social Media and Marketing
8:30 - 10:00am | |
| | | Top 10 Strategies to Generate Leads and Close Sales
1:00-2:30 pm | Your website as a Key
to Marketing
1:00-2:30 pm | Marketing in a Challenging Environment
1:00-2:30 pm | |
| Non-Wood Based | | Leading in a Lean Upholstery Environment
3:00-4:30 pm | Working with Common Plastics
11:00-12:30 pm | | |
| | | | Robotics
3:00-4:30 pm | | |