Friday, February 03, 2006

Transportation Experts Convene for Transformation 06

More than 2,000 transportationand logistics decision-makers are gathered this week at the Mandalay BayResort and Casino in Las Vegas for Transformation 06. The conference bringstogether industry-leading business and logistics experts for personal andprofessional growth. Introduced in 2001, Transformation has quickly become a"must attend" business and logistics event. "Transformation is at the heart of our success," says James L. Welch,president and chief executive officer of Yellow Transportation, the titlesponsor of the conference. "Success today, depends on anticipating the futureand preparing for it. Participating in Transformation 06 is one way Yellowinspires change among employees and the industry." The conference offers participants more than 50 educational sessions ontopics ranging from using supply chain as a competitive advantage tounleashing creativity in the workplace. Keynote speakers include: - General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.) and former U.S. Secretary of State - Malcolm Gladwell, best-selling author of The Tipping Point and Blink - Mike Helton, president, NASCAR - General John Handy, USAF (Ret.) - Williams Zollars, chairman, president and chief executive officer, YRC Worldwide Transformation 06 is hosted by title sponsor Yellow Transportation andprofessionally managed by ProActive, Inc. Sponsors include: Arizona StateUniversity, AT&T, The Center for Services Leadership, Georgia Tech, IBM,Imperial, The Logistics Institute of Georgia Tech, Lucent Technologies,Meridian IQ, Pilot Travel Centers, Sprint, Teradata, Verizon Wireless andVolvo. For more details please visit transformation06.com.

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