{"164661":{"#nid":"164661","#data":{"type":"event","title":"TOC Container Supply Chain Americas\/Cold Chain Conference 2012 (Dec. 4-6 in Panama)","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETaking place from 4-6 December 2012 at the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.elpanama.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EEl Panama Hotel\u003C\/a\u003E, key representatives from \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute (GTSCL)\u003C\/a\u003E are due to speak at the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.tocevents-americas.com\u0022\u003ETOC Container Supply Chain: Americas conference\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 the leading event for people who own, move and handle containerised cargo.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJoining over 300 other supply chain and shipping executives, speakers from GTSCL will participate in sessions covering supply chain performance and cold chain logistics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESharing his expertise on optimising network design for container logistics; \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.tocevents-americas.com\/page.cfm\/Action=Visitor\/VisitorID=131\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDr Donald Ratliff\u003C\/a\u003E, Executive Director, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.pa\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Panama Logistics Innovation Research Center\u003C\/a\u003E, will participate in the panel on \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.tocevents-americas.com\/page.cfm\/Action=seminar\/libID=1\/listID=1\/libEntryID=9\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EInnovative Approaches to Improve Container Supply Chain Performance\u003C\/a\u003E\u201d taking place on 4 December.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMs Jaymie Forrest, Co-Founder, Georgia Tech Integrated Food Chain Research Center, will join the specialist \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.tocevents-americas.com\/coldchain\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ETOC Cold Chain\u003C\/a\u003E stream taking place over 5 \u0026amp; 6 December.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHeld over one-and-a-half days, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.tocevents-americas.com\/coldchain\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ETOC Cold Chain\u003C\/a\u003E will explore the state of refrigerated logistics, shipping and cold chain infrastructure to support the growing movement of chilled and frozen goods to, from and within the Americas.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKey discussion topics include the outlook for perishable exports and imports on North-South and East-West trades, the impact of rising demand from Asia and other emerging markets, plus the current volatility in world container shipping and what this means for perishable shippers in North and Latin America.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMs. Forrest will participate in the opening session focussing on perishable cargo trade trends and the impact for regional logistics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJoining a panel exploring new technologies for improved efficiency, visibility and control along the cold chain, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.tocevents-americas.com\/page.cfm\/Action=Visitor\/VisitorID=126\/loadSearch=230_63\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAlejandro MacCawley\u003C\/a\u003E, also of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ifc.scl.gatech.edu\/home\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Integrated Food Chain Research Center\u003C\/a\u003E will present results of recent temperature tracking research for enhanced supply chain efficiency.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOther conference speakers include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELea Bogatch, President - Americas, Canada \u0026amp; Caribbean Area, ZIM\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDebbie Corado, Latin America Director, Global Cold Chain Alliance\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPaul Gallie, Managing Director, APM Terminals Moin\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECarlos Garcia, Deputy Secretary of Cold Chain, Panama\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMiguel A. Gomez, Manager Mexico, Central America \u0026amp; Ecuador, Purfresh\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EEduardo Kerbel PhD, Director of Postharvest Handling and Technology, Dole Fresh Fruit International\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAlejandro MacCawley, PhD Student, Georgia Tech Integrated Food Chain Research Center\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDr Manuel Madrid, Managing Director, Fruit Profits\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFrancis McCawley, Managing Director, Maersk Container Industry San Antonio (MCIS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EHernan De Mezerville, Logistic Operations Manager, Caribbean \u0026amp; Central America, Kraft Foods\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENick Pacitti, Vice President Business Development, Green Express\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMauricio Padron, Head of Perishables - Latin America, DAMCO\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERobbert Jan van Trooijen, Chief Executive, Latin America \u0026amp; the Caribbean, Maersk Line\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERafael Rocha, Managing Director, Galores Group Panama\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EJaime Sasso, General Manager, Santa Marta International Terminal Company (SMITCO)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo find out more about the conference please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.tocevents-americas.com\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.tocevents-americas.com\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETaking place from 4-6 December 2012 at the El Panama Hotel, key representatives from Georgia Tech Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute (GT SCL) are due to speak at the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.tocevents-americas.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ETOC Container Supply Chain: Americas conference\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 the leading event for people who own, move and handle containerised cargo.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Join Over 300 supply chain and shipping executives with speakers from SCL"}],"uid":"27233","created_gmt":"2012-10-23 14:27:47","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:00:53","author":"Andy Haleblian","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2012-12-03T23:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2012-12-05T23:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2012-12-05T23:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2012-12-04 04:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2012-12-06 04:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2012-12-06 04:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"164651":{"id":"164651","type":"image","title":"TOC Americas Conference","body":null,"created":"1449178920","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:42:00","changed":"1475894801","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:41","alt":"TOC Americas Conference","file":{"fid":"195503","name":"toc-americasconference.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/toc-americasconference_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/toc-americasconference_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":30871,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/toc-americasconference_0.jpg?itok=1KSIxsnw"}}},"media_ids":["164651"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.tocevents-americas.com\/","title":"TOC Container Supply Chain: Americas 2012 website"}],"groups":[{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"12731","name":"cold chain"},{"id":"11248","name":"Georgia Tech Panama"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.tocevents-americas.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.tocevents-americas.com\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}