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About the
2008 Event
14 Educational Sessions - 5 Workshops - 107 Exhibitors
Attendees said:
"I appreciate the new tools and ideas for improving NPD processes. Very inspiring and thought provoking."
"Competitive information regarding key measurements and metrics valuable to monitoring the performance
of my business."
"Wealth of info on supply chain; can use immediately to make improvements."
"The quality of the speakers, presentations and information certainly makes the conference worthwhile."
Exhibitors said:
"We already have one new customer, set up two visits to our facility and at least ten appointments set as specific follow-up from the conference."
"We had more solid leads in our target market in this one show than all other shows that we have exhibited at in the past 3 to 4 years." |
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OMTEC 2008 Boasts Record Attendance and Secures Premier Position as Must-attend for Orthopaedic Companies
Tuesday June 24, 1:02 pm ET - CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Knowledge Enterprises, Inc. announced today that attendance from orthopaedic device manufacturers at the 4th Annual Orthopaedic Manufacturing & Technology Exposition and Conference (OMTEC) was up more than 50% over 2007, with total attendance nearing 1,000. "Based on the initial feedback from attendees and exhibitors alike, we are honored to report that OMTEC has secured a permanent position in the orthopaedic industry as the 'must attend' educational conference for maintaining one's competitive edge," commented April Bright, Business Manager of Knowledge Enterprises.
OMTEC has become synonymous with education - of procurement and research and development professionals within the orthopaedic manufacturing community. "OMTEC's educational programs were developed with the assistance of our esteemed Advisory Panel, ensuring that only topics of great strategic importance are presented. In a continually changing orthopaedic landscape, OMTEC has found a permanent position contributing to the future success of orthopaedic companies through education," noted Ms. Bright.
OMTEC 2008 was held June 18-19 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, and featured keynote presentations such as "The Orthopaedic Industry - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" and "Supplying the Increasing Demand for Orthopaedic Treatment - The Technology Challenge," workshops on Process Validation, Lean Product Development and Solving Problems with Your Supply Chain and sessions covering hot-button topics such as inventory challenges, strategies for avoiding a recall, intellectual property losses, benchmarking and global supply chain strategy.
For more information about OMTEC or to stay abreast of future conferences, please visit www.orthosupplier.com or contact:
April C. Bright
Business Manager
Knowledge Enterprises, Inc.
440-543-2101 or april@orthoworld.com
Founded in 1992, Knowledge Enterprises, Inc. is the only publisher in the world solely focused on the global orthopaedic market. Its singular mission is helping orthopaedic companies and individuals achieve their growth directives. Knowledge Enterprises, Inc. publishes Bare Bones®, OrthoKnow®, BONEZone® and U.S. Orthopaedic Product News™, and operates the Orthopaedic portal at www.orthoworld.com. |