North Country to Host Inaugural Global Supply Chain Management Conference

PLATTSBURGH, NY (02/17/2009)(readMedia)-- A global conference is set to take place on the SUNY Plattsburgh campus May 19-21. The inaugural Global Supply Chain Management Conference will bring together supply chain management executives and senior managers from within the United States and abroad.

In what is expected to become an annual event, the conference will expose leaders to current trends, analyses and state-of-the-art solutions that will benefit their enterprises. It will feature internationally recognized speakers discussing green, sustainable supply chain management; transportation security; cross-border compliance; regulatory issues; best practices; and the future of supply chain management in general.

Speakers will include a former deputy commissioner from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an executive director from the Department of Homeland Security, the president and CEO of the Port of Montreal and more.

"The Quebec-New York Corridor is quickly emerging as one of North America's great logistical centers," stated Garry Douglas, president and CEO of the Plattsburgh-North Country Chamber of Commerce. "It is only right that it become the host of what will be one of the best supply chain management conferences."

"It is a natural fit that SUNY Plattsburgh host an event like this," said SUNY Plattsburgh President John Ettling. "We were the first SUNY school to institute an academic business major focused on supply chain management, and this demonstrates our commitment to fostering responsible citizenship within a global community."

The conference is sponsored by the college, the Plattsburgh - North Country Chamber of Commerce and the New York State Department of Labor with the involvement of Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. For more information visit the Web site at http://plattsburghcas1.com/GSCM or contact Dr. Brian Neureuther at 518-564-4197 or gscmconference@plattsburgh.edu.