MEMA Information Services Council
Fall Conference Agenda
Mission Technology
October 15-17, 2006
Marco Island Marriott Resort, Golf Club and Spa
Marco Island, Fla.
Sunday, October 15
8:00 Customer Matrix Meeting
10:00 Board of Governors Meeting
Monday, October 16
Mission State of the Industry
8:00 Welcome
Ron Doxsee, Grote Industries, MIS Council Chairman
8:15 Keynote – Attacks From Several Fronts
Doris Gardner, Supervisory Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation
9:15 Aftermarket Data Vision Update
Mitch Javidi, President, Digiton Corp.
10:30 Member Profile– Standard Motor Products
Ray Nicholas, Vice President Information Technology
11:15 The Tinker Car Experiment
Chris Gardner, Vice President Strategic Services & Technology, MEMA
Mission Organization: Best Practices for Facing the Internal Data Management Challenge
1:15 Interactive Focus Group Session on IDM
Dr. Mitch Javidi, President, The Catevo Group
Tuesday, October 17
Mission Technology
8:15 Keynote – The Politics of Productivity
Kevin Parker, Editorial Director, Manufacturing Business Technology
9:15 Seize the Outsourcing Advantage: Trends in Outsourcing and Services
Kevin Reale, Research Director – Automotive, AMR Research
10:30 Manufacturing Execution Systems, IT and the Plant Floor
Mark Symonds, CEO, Plexus Systems
11:15 Global Data Synchronization Today
Tim Foster, Manager of Industry Development, 1Sync
Mission Collaboration: Aftermarket Customers and Technology
1:15 Industry Update
Chris Gardner, MEMA
1:45 Aftermarket Customers and Technology: The CARQUEST View
Joe Zucchero, Senior Vice President and CIO, The International Group, Inc.
3:00 O’Reilly Automotive Technology Update
Wendy Hughes, Senior Analyst – Advanced Technologies Department
3:45 The Future of E-business in the Aftermarket Panel
Jon Owens, Publisher, Babcox, moderator
