選n terms of online events, it set a standard that others will have trouble matching
(PRWEB) March 30, 2005 -- In February, the largest and most international executive web conference ever took place at www.xtalks.com. More than 800 senior retail, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, consumer packaged goods and supply chain industry executives from over two dozens countries came together for two hours to discuss RFID Implementation at this free web conference on RFID Implementation, with Simon Langford, Wal-Mart, John Seaner, EPCglobal US, David Eagleson, Symbol Technologies, Matt Ream, Zebra Technologies, and John DiPalo, Acsis Inc.
The follow-up to this conference, featuring Mark Dinning, RFID Leader at Dell, will take place Wednesday, April 6, at 1:00 p.m. EST, and will be followed by a workshop from Accu-Sort Systems. Register early at www.xtalks.com to ensure premium seating, with priority status during the Q&A period.
"Xtalks' 'RFID Implementation' webinar brought together the top end users, technology vendors, and thinkers in the RFID space," says Ed Hess, Editor of Integrated Solutions Magazine. As a media sponsor of the event, we were ecstatic to see the level of commitment and execution that Xtalks showed in making the event a huge success. It was informative and filled with new and fresh insights from Wal-Mart's top RFID strategist. The Q&A session was highly interactive and addressed a range of RFID issues. In terms of online events, it set a standard that others will have trouble matching."
As organizations like Wal-Mart, Target, Metro Group and the Department of Defense demand RFID technology from their suppliers, its important for everyone in the industry謡hether they have current plans to implement RFID or not葉o come together and discuss best practices.
Leading the RFID Web Conference Series with Wal-Mart is really the only way to start this off," says JP Fozo, VP of Business Development at Xtalks parent company Honeycomb Worldwide Inc. Theyre the ones essentially setting the standard. Now that the tables been set, its important for anyone even thinking about RFID technology to hear best practices from the likes of Mark Dinning, RFID Leader at Dell, who will be presenting on April 6, Ed Coyle from the DoD on May 4."
The web talks will now drill down and get much more industry specific as the series goes on, with presentations from the U.S. Army, the Department of Defense, GM, Airbus, Boeing and the U.S. Department of Commerce. Whether youre in retail, defense manufacturing, automotive or aviation, theres something for everyone. Please see a list of upcoming RFID Web Conferences at the end of this article.
The Xtalks RFID Implementation web conference featuring John Seaner, EPCglobal, and Simon Langford, Wal-Mart, was an informative event for anyone involved in the supply chain or RFID," says Mike Meranda, EPCglobal US President. EPCglobal was thrilled to present the introduction for this group of supply chain executives. The dialogue and discussion were first rate."
More than 800 executives庸rom companies like Time Warner, Michelin, Timex, Motorola, American Greetings, Nintendo of America, Dow Chemical, JC Penney, IBM, Pfizer, Kimberly-Clark, and UPS様ogged in from the comfort of their offices from as far a field as Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Croatia, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Peurto Rico, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and the United States of America.
Xtalks is about reengineering the traditional events industry," says John Hughes, CEO of Xtalks Inc. and sister company Honeycomb Worldwide Inc. Its about taking a quantum leap in the delivery of debate and discussion on hot topics in a time frame that is impossible for traditional conference companies to match. The convergence of the event management and new media industries is going to touch every executive in their search for time sensitive, quality content and discussion. The business community at large is going to benefit from the ease of accessibility, cost effectiveness and efficiency that models such as Xtalks will bring. The way business is conducted is changing at a rapid pace; were very excited about being a major catalyst for this profound transformation."
These web conferences will be of particular interest to managers and executives in retail, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, supply chain management and packaged goods. Registration for the events is currently open and free for basic access, $50 for premium access with priority status. The conferences are produced in partnership with Integrated Solutions Magazine (www.integratedsolutionsmag.com) and Silicon Valley NORTH (www.svn.ca).
Our experience with Xtalks has been very positive," commented Zebra, who co-sponsored the event with Symbol Technologies and Acsis Inc. Obviously, Xtalks' programs present excellent keynote speakers with extremely relevant content to today's business community. In addition, we have found that their staff is highly responsive and professional to work with. We put them through the hoops in order to create a program that meets Zebra's standards of excellence , and the Xtalks staff came through, enabling us to present high value content to those pursuing RFID implementations."
Xtalks (recently featured in the Times article Conference Call That Spans The Globe: http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,16689-1364240,00.html) brings industry experts to desktops around the world in a web-based information network that provides insight into breaking business issues through interactive digital web conferences. By leveraging the best of hi-speed Internet and telecom technology, Xtalks provides a fantastic forum for highly interactive communication. Xtalks web conferences allow anyone with interest in a particular topic to participate in a web meeting by synchronizing their desktop computer and phone alongside industry experts. Xtalks is part of The Honeycomb Worldwide Inc. Group of Companies (www.honeycombworldwide.com), including Honeycomb Connect, a leader in executive networking, event management, web conferencing, publishing, and digital media with offices in North America and Europe.
For more information on this conference or Xtalks in general, or to enquire about speaking opportunities or sponsoring future events, visit www.xtalks.com or contact JP Fozo, Group Vice President, Business Development, at phone: 416-977-6555 x291: e-mail jpfozo@xtalks.com.
Upcoming XTALKS RFID Events
RFID Implementation Part II: Building a Business Case for RFID
April 6, 1:00 p.m. EST, Mark Dinning, RFID Leader, Dell
Department of Defense's RFID Technology Standard
May 4, 11:00 a.m. EST, Ed Coyle, Chief of the DoD Logistics Automatic Identification Technology Office, US Department of Defense & LTC. Charles Burke, USA Chief, US Army Logistics Network Task Force
Reducing Complexity in the Automotive Supply Chain
May 11, 1:00 p.m. EST, Jeffrey Tew, Ph.D., General Motors Technical Fellow GroupManager, Manufacturing Modeling, General Motors R&D Center
RFID for Global Aviation
May 18, Jens Heitmann, Head of Systems/Equipment Standization, Policy Equipment Processes and Methods, Airbus, & Kenneth D. Porad, Program Manager, Automated Identification Program, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Data, RFID and Privacy
July 8, 12:00 p.m. EST, Daniel W. Caprio, Jr., Chief Privacy Officer, U.S. Department of Commerce
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