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Forum & Lectures

Creating Knowledge & Value for the Pulp & Paper Industry

The Center for Paper Business and Industry Studies (CPBIS), in partnership with the Institute of Paper Science and Technology (IPST), this year, is co-hosting a new lecture series by distinguished academic and industry leaders focusing on business and business processes and research and technology/innovation issues of the forest products Industry.

This Distinguished Lecture Series has been created in response to growing demand by industry, academic, and related business leaders around the globe. Topics will include globalization, innovation and change management, and workplace performance.

An Interactive Learning Program

To accommodate this growing industry interest, the Distinguished Lecture Series presentations is offered both live (in Atlanta, Georgia, at the IPST facilities) and by "live-internet-streaming." This Web-based data streaming allows those unable to attend in person the ability to experience the entire program either live or at a more convenient time by viewing the recordings on the Web. To learn how to attend the webcasts, please click here.

The lecture series comprises six presentations, from 11am to noon, on the fourth Fridays in September, October, November, January, February, and March. For more information on the series, contact Charley Burney at 404-894-1488 or Charley.Burney@cpbis.gatech.edu

The Program for the 2002-2003 Academic Year is as follows:

	September 27, 2002 Robert A. (Bob) Renner, President & CEO, ForestExpress. The Role of eBusiness in the Forest Products Industry. --> Click here to view this free webcast.
	October 25, 2002 Alan Procter, Former Research Director, MacMillan Bloedel. Crafting Competitive Strategy. --> Click here to view this free webcast.
	November 22, 2002 Kai Korhonen, CEO Stora Enso, North America. What drives Consolidation in the Paper Industry? --> Click here to view this free webcast.
	January 24, 2003 Dr. Patrick Moore, Founder and Director of Greenspirit and co-founder of Greenpeace. Trees are the Answer. --> Click here to view this free webcast.
	February 28, 2003 Robert H. Buckman, Former Chairman of Bulab Industries/ Buckman Laboratories. Building a Knowledge Driven Organization. --> Click here to view this free webcast.
	March 28, 2003 Dr. Richard Florida, Co-Director of the Sloan Software Industry Center, Carnegie-Mellon University. The Rise of the Creative Class. --> Click here to view this free webcast.

We thank our sponsor of the Distinguished Lecture Series: