International Furniture Transportation and Logistics Council website: iftlc.org
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Welcome to THE SOURCE for Furniture Transportation
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2012 52nd ANNUAL CONFERENCE May 16-18 Lago Mar Resort and Beach Club Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Keynote Speaker: Keith Koenig, CEO, City Furniture
REGISTER ONLINE
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HALF PRICE REGISTRATION FOR FURNITURE RETAILERS AND MANUFACTURERS ATTENDING FOR THE FIRST TIME
CALL RUSS MATTHEWS (MANAGING DIRECTOR) TEL: (517) 467-9355 OR EMAIL RUSS111@COMCAST.NET TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OFFER
(sorry does not apply to transportation providers, consultants, etc.)
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International Furniture Transportation and Logistics Council
Announces 52nd annual conference in Ft Lauderdale, FL
The IFTLC was founded 52 years ago by Ray Bowman. Ray had a vision of an
organization of specialized transportation professionals networking together and
meeting on an annual basis to share their expertise, discuss methods of
improvement and to further their knowledge of the ever expanding business of
handling high value over sized items requiring specialized equipment and
methods above and beyond that of the normal LTL industry. Rays organization has
grown over 52 years from a handful of specialized truckers to an organization
consisting of specialized truckers, furniture haulers, rail carriers, ocean
consolidators, white glove service providers, manufacturers, retailers, 3rd party
providers, importers, exporters and ecommerce company’s.
Ray passed away this past year and in his honor the IFTLC has started the Ray
Bowman memorial scholarship program to further the educational opportunities in
transportation and logistics.
This years IFTLC conference will be held May 16,17,18 at the Largo Mar beach side
resort in Ft Lauderdale Florida. The first day is for registration, early bird reception
and the board of directors meetings. ( this meeting is open to all attendees) The
2nd and 3rd days of the conference will cover many specialized industry topics
ranging from
C-TPAT benefits and risks, importing/exporting, government regulations and hours
of operations, World class supply chains, anti dumping, Lacy act compliance,
Green operating solutions, Regional distribution and warehouse location and
logistics, Home delivery cost/service and speed to market, International furniture
distribution logistics and many more topics of industry interest.
Speakers will include:
Kieth Koenig, President City Furniture
Glenn Berger, Vice President Global Transportation, Restoration Hardware.
Chuck Ikner, Director Strategic Logistics, Tempurpedic
Tony Nuzio, CEO. ICC Logistics
John Siebert, Berman Blake and Associates
Jeff Sears, International Traffic Manager, Art Van Furniture
Peter Ross, Manager of Transportation, Z Gallerie
Michael, Director, Miami C-TPAT field office
Chris Peterson, Vice President Customs Brokerage, Transmodal Corp
George Pezold, Executive Director, Transportation & Logistics Council
Ray Kuntz, Chairman/CEO, Watkins Shepard
Along with several others yet to be announced.
The conference is open to members and nonmembers alike. Special discounts and
rates are available for attendees registering prior to April 12. Registration forms
can be found at www.iftlc.org or contact Russ Mathews Managing Director IFTLC at
russ111@comcast.net or you can call Russ directly at ___-____-____
You can also find additional information on our Linkedin page.
