Connect, Collaborate and Capitalize at the Electro E-Biz Forum 2006
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Forum to focus on utilization and adoption of key eBusiness technologies
Rosslyn, VA- May 23, 2006 - IDEA, an industry owned eCommerce service provider, today unveiled the list of speakers and topics for the fifth annual Electro E-Biz Forum 2006. The E-Biz Forum has become a gathering place for electrical industry business leaders to discuss, debate and learn about the most important technologies and strategies that are driving supply chain best practices. The event is also co-hosted by the National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED); the Electro-Federation Canada (EFC); the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA); and the National Electrical Manufacturers Representatives Association (NEMRA).
This year's theme, "Connect - Collaborate - Capitalize," will focus on the services, applications, businesses, and models that are reshaping the industry and creating opportunities for manufacturers and distributors to drive up sales through technology. The Forum will be held on September 26-28, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Long Beach, California.
The Electro E-Biz Forum is tailored to provide executives and business managers, product managers, sales and marketing and e-Commerce managers an opportunity to surround themselves with leading business experts and the industry's leading e-Commerce technology. Attendees also have an opportunity to network and assess trends with industry peers.
"No other industry event focuses on technology and the supply chain. It includes experts from many factions that focus on how eBusiness solutions can help boost their company sales, cut costs and drive up their overall profitability," said Mike Rioux, President, IDEA.
The Electro E-Biz Forum 2006 schedule includes the following keynote presentations:
o "Aligning With A Continuum of Change" - Ed Barlow, President, Creating the Future, Inc.
o "MDM: A Critical Component to Your Company's Business Success" - Will Templeton, NetWeaver MDM Solution Engineer, SAP America
o "Survival of the Fittest: How to Escape Business Extinction as IT and Business Continue to Merge" - Evan Gaddis, President, National Electrical Manufacturers Association
The Electro E-Biz Forum focuses on emerging business and technology developments that utilize the Internet as a platform and defines how this technology will drive business in the future. Some of the issues, topics and challenges that will be directly addressed at the E-Biz Forum are:
o Realizing the Potential of Distributor/Sales Rep Relationships
o The Financial Benefits of eCommerce
o Data Sync 101
o Considerations for Selecting an ERP Program that Fits your Company
o Dealing with Images and Rich Media: How To Deal With it and Not Get Caught with Your Pants Down
o EPC/RFID: Where are We Today?
o IDEA Today and Tomorrow
o Using Business Drivers to Improve IT Processes
o The Keys to Unlocking the Mystery of Data Synchronization
o Business Process Networks: eBusiness for the Masses
o What Every EC/EDI Coordinator Should Know
o Ready, Set, Blog!
"The Electro E-Biz Forum provides a great opportunity to network with peers within the industry as well as learn about new products and services being developed. It is a well-organized, information-packed event," said 2005 Brightest IDEA award recipient, Tammy Paters, Werner Electric Supply Co.
The E-Biz Forum will also feature the Tech Center, which debuted last year to positive reviews. The Tech Center is a mini-tradeshow where technology companies can demonstrate their products and meet one-on-one with prospective clients. This year IDEA will introduce the "Tech Center Passport" where attendees can connect the C's by receiving stamps for each vendor visit. Those with the most visits will be eligible for one of three prizes that will be given away at the Forum.
The E-Biz Forum kicks of with its third annual Forum "Golf Shamble" at the Tustin Ranch Golf Club (http://tustinranchgolf.com/) followed by the opening welcome reception and Tech Fair. Other evening networking events include "Happy Days" at Gameworks and "Make History Aboard the Queen Mary". These events will provide added opportunities to get the lowdown from the experts and exchange ideas with peers and industry colleagues.
View the complete agenda and register to attend the Electro E-Biz Forum at www.idea-eSolutions.com or contact Rita Hagopian, (703) 841-5910 or rhagopian@idea-eSolutions.com.
About IDEA
IDEA is an e-commerce service provider jointly owned by NEMA and NAED. Developed to drive down supply chain costs, IDEA (www.idea-eSolutions.com) provides the Industry Data Warehouse 2 (IDW2), a central repository of manufacturer product, pricing, and attributed data; the Industry Data Exchange (IDX2) is an Internet-based communications hub that enables business trading partners to exchange business documents using EDI, XML, flat file, or Web form transactions sets; the Industry Retail Database (IRD) a central repository of manufacturer retail product data to meet retail hardware powered by CERICOMX®, CPG and GS1 US requirements; IDEA eCredit (IeC), a hosted industry account receivables reporting database and the Data Audit and Certification (DAC) Program to verify manufacturer data meets specification criteria to ensure data synchronization between business partners.
Contacts:
IDEA
Rita Hagopian, (703) 841-5910
rhagopian@idea-eSolutions.com
