For over 32 years, the annual conference has been the ONLY educational program of its kind specifically geared to the needs of warehouse and distribution management.
PLANNING YOUR CONFERENCE EXPERIENCE
WERC’s conference focuses on education and practical takeaways. Throughout the 4 days, you’ll be able to choose from several different types of sessions.
FACILITY TOURS
Tours of interesting local facilities are scheduled on Monday and Tuesday mornings. The tours take 3 to 4 hours depending on travel time. Pre-registration and an additional payment are required. These are the only conference activities that have an additional charge.
GENERAL SESSIONS, WIRE, RECEPTIONS
Breakfasts, lunches, receptions, WIRE and any accompanying programming are for all conference attendees.
FEATURE PRESENTATIONS
Feature and Topic presentations are the heart of conference. Industry practitioners, consultants and educators share their expertise, experience and knowledge though lecture and PowerPoint illustration. Sessions are planned to cover all the aspects of warehousing and accompanying activities and processes. In each time slot at conference, you will have several choices as to what sessions to attend.
TOPIC SESSIONS
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Equipment |
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Strategies |
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Facilities |
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Systems |
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Metrics |
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Transportation |
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People |
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Value-Add Services |
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Processes |
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Warehousing 101 |
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Relationships |
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ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS
These informal sessions offer the chance to express your opinion, ask questions, exchange ideas and get immediate feedback. The more robust the discussion, the better the roundtable. Sharing your experience and knowledge is required!
Only 20 seats per session. Pre-registration is required.
WIRE GETS SERIOUS VELOCITY
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The Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) and DC Velocity announced that they have joined forces to present WIRE 2010, the companion trade show to WERC's Annual Conference.
The partnership unites the leading logistics industry association focusing on warehousing and distribution with the logistics market's most successful media brand. Combining resources will allow WERC and DC Velocity to take the show to the next level, enhancing its value for attendees and exhibitors alike.