| | | 17th International Logistics Congress, Thessaloniki, Greece -- A Great Success
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With a theme of "Logistics from Alpha to Omega: Strategies and Applications", the 17th International Logistics Congress, organized by the Thessaloniki Chapter (with support from the Athena Chapter) and held October 18-20 at the Hyatt Regency, Thessaloniki, was a major success. With over 350 registrants, 19 exhibitors, a full day of eight tutorials preceding the Congress, and speakers and panelists from four continents, the Congress included valuable and timely technical presentations in the areas of Logistics Operations, e-Business Logistics, Defense and Systems Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Logistics in Services, Logistics Applications, Third-Party Logistics, Logistics Information Systems, and Cooperative Strategies. |
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The Congress was co-chaired by Dr. Panayiotis Ketikidis (Chapter Chair, Thessaloniki) and Evangelos Angeletopoulos (Chapter Chair, Athena). As it was during the 13th ILC (held in Athens in 1996), the District Greece hospitality was exemplary (from the corporate sponsors to the exhibitors to the awards ceremony and gala), and all attendees were welcomed into the "logistics family." The Program Chairpersons, Dr. Vicky Manthou and Andreas Pastroumas, put together a technical and scientific program that was not only germane to today's ever-changing global logistics realities, but also provided a springboard for future developments and logistics partnerships. |
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The attendees reflected the face of both the established logistics community worldwide (both members and non-members) and the future of logistics, today's logistics students which were well represented by the City Liberal Studies Student Chapter. Additionally, a number of European Union logistics societies were represented (e.g., the European Logistics Association (ELA), the Institute of Logistics and Transport (IoLT), and several European Council of Logistics Round Tables). |
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During the Friday evening gala, international and local awards were presented (e.g., "Best International Newsletter" and "Best International Chapter" to the Athena Chapter; "Best Paper," 16th ILC; and a Gold Small Chapter Award to Keiserslautern, Germany). A special award was presented by the Thessaloniki Chapter to one of its founders (Mr. Elias); and the SOLEurope community made a special presentation to Klaus Broecker, on the occasion of his retirement as the Executive Director of SOLEurope. In the spirit of the continuing vitality and growth of the Greek chapters, a new chapter banner was presented to SOLE's latest addition to District Greece, Corfu. |
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Perhaps the success of the Congress is best judged by the Organizing Committee itself. The linked Closing Remarks by Dr. Vicky Manthou best summarize that success: |
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The Society's International Logistics Congresses always provide an excellent opportunity to experience, first hand, how logistics is practiced internationally. The international members of the Society look forward to your joining them next year in Munich , Germany, for the 18th ILC, September 16-18, 2002. |
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Paper version in SOLEtech , December 2001 issue. |
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last update: October 10, 2002 |
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