Jul 04, 2017

IPIC 2017 Early bird registration extended until June 9th!

Thursday, June 1st, 2017

On behalf of the organisation committee we would like to inform you that the early registration for the coming 4^th International Physical Internet Conference in Graz, Austria is extended until June 9th! Make your reservation now! http://www.pi.events/registration. The special rate for the conference and the contingents booked are available only for a short time! ALICE members may receive registration reductions in case the fee can not be covered by other sources (i.e. Research & Innovation projects, etc.) or partial attendance to the conference. For more information contact ALICE Secretariat.

We also want to take the opportunity to inform you about the updated preliminary program that combines an interest mix of industry and research speakers! Highlights of the program will be sessions and workshops dealing with:

Retail and e-commerce
IT and digitalization
Synchromodality and horizontal collaboration
Intralogistics and hub design
PhysicaI Internet fundamentals
City logistics
Supply chain and Industry 4.0
Distribution networks
…and much more

For further details please visit: http://www.pi.events/IPIC2017/program

Confirmed Keynote speaker and Panellists (excerpt):

Prof. Eric BALLOT, Mines Paris Tech – Professor of Supply Chain and Logistics and Scientific Director of the Physical Internet Chair
Sergio BARBARINO, Procter & Gamble – Research Fellow, ALICE Vice-Chair
Carlo BORGHINI, Shift2Rail – Executive Director
Alex VAN BREEDAM, Trivizor – CEO
Prof. Rod FRANKLIN, Kühne Logistics University – Adjunct Professor of Logistics, ALICE Vice-Chair
Pablo GOMEZ, FM Logistic – Innovation Director and Iberia General Manager, ALICE Vice-Chair
Ruediger HAGEDORN, The Consumer Goods Forum – Senior Manager
Gerald HOFER, KNAPP AG – CEO
Vincent KWAKS, Vanderlande Industries Holding B.V – CTO
Christian LAFRANCE, Clear Destination Inc – CEO
Kurt LEIDINGER, Schenker Deutschland AG – CEO and Chairman of the Board
Fernando LIESA, ALICE European Technology Platform – Secretary General
Prof. Benoit MONTREUIL, Georgia Tech – Coca-Cola Material Handling & Distribution Chair
Andreas PICHLER, Gebrüder Weiss GmbH – Head of R&D and Innovation

To see the full list of all the prominent and important Keynote speaker and Panellists, please visit the website http://www.pi.events/IPIC2017/speakers

Important dates:

June 9 : Early registration deadline
June 16: Revised research paper submission deadline
July 04-06: 4th International Physical Internet Conference in Graz, Austria
July 07: ALICE Mirror Group & Plenary in Graz, Austria

To see recommended accommodations please visit http://pi.events/accommodations.

For further information please see the website of the event – www.pi.events. If you would like to support the conference, please visit Becoming a Sponsor.

We are looking forward to welcoming you in Graz in July 2017!

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