International Technical Conference:

20-22 October 2008

Monterrey, N.L. Mexico

Crowne Plaza Hotel

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Program Overview

The Wire Association International (WAI), Inc. will return to Mexico in 2008 to organize an international technical conference in Monterrey, 20-22 October 2008. The program includes select technical presentations, tabletop exhibits, an area tour, networking activities, and local excursions.

The Horno 3 Museum shows a step-by-step steelmaking process and allows visitors to experience the excitement of standing next to a working blast furnace that spews molten iron and smoke.

Conference Details

Monterrey is a location that attracts attention and holds the interest of wire and cable professionals because of active manufacturing processes in the area. This October join organizers WAI and ANTAAC as authors and speakers share their recent wire and cable research findings at this international educational conference.

You can expect a full program that includes topics in the ferrous, nonferrous, electrical, fiber optic, and general sectors of the industry. You’ll learn how these findings can be applied to your manufacturing processes in a timely way. And you’ll leave both informed and inspired.

Program activities extend beyond the lecture halls to feature a tour of Mexico’s new Horno 3 Museo del Acero — a local steel museum with additional time for networking exchanges with representatives from more than 30 exhibiting companies. An evening fiesta at a nearby brewery will add to the experience.

Check this page and upcoming issues of Wire Journal International magazine for further details about the program.

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Getting to Monterrey
Monterrey’s Mariano Escobedo Airport is a first-class facility offering many domestic flights as well as direct international flights from major hubs outside Mexico. The thirty-minute taxi ride from the airport to the headquarters hotel is available for approximately $24 USD or 250 pesos.

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Lodging
A block of rooms has been set aside for this conference at the:
Crowne Plaza Monterrey
Av. Constitucion Oriente 300
Monterrey, NL 64000 Mexico
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Conference Organizer and Sponsor
The Wire Association International (WAI) Inc. is a worldwide technical society serving the educational needs of the global wire and cable industry. ANTAAC plays an important role in shaping the legislative and production standards in Mexico's steel wire industry.

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Background

These educational conferences, which are hosted in a different country each year, bring together industry experts from around the world who share the latest research findings in a particular segment of the wire and

Participation by delegates and speakers from around the world will shape the valuable information exchange at the conference.

cable industry with their peers and colleagues. Usually scheduled over a two- to three-day period, the International Technical Conferences include white paper presentations—which are typically offered with simultaneous translation—a tabletop exhibition, plant tours, guest tours, and social functions.

With full registration, attendees receive Conference Proceedings materials which includef all of the papers

that are presented at the event.

The 2007 International Technical Conference was held in Bologna, Italy. Past ITC locations include: India, the Czech Republic, Mexico, Italy, Canada, England, Poland, Belgium, and Germany.

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Questions

To inquire about presenting a technical paper at an upcoming technical conference, click here.

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