Attendees Cash in on Composites 2010

COMPOSITES 2010 Attendees lined up at registration on opening day

Attendees began flocking to COMPOSITES 2010 this morning like an Elvis impersonator on a jumpsuit sale. Attendees from around the world, a few tired from either jet lag, a few rounds of slot machines or both,  lined up to register at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.  Cast polymer and solid surface manufacturers also have the opportunity to participate in the International Countertop Expo (ICE), which co-located this year with the COMPOSITES 2010 show. “This is my first time here and I already love it,” says Ishmael Rahamut, managing director of Trinidad and Tobago-based Top Décor. “This is a great place for us to network and with ICE next door, I think it will be a great show.”

The first day of the convention will focus on education, including education sessions on lean manufacturing, closed molding and CCT (certified composites technician) tutorials.  In addition, there will be six new networking receptions designed to allow attendees to make the most of the three-day event. The new receptions will focus on emerging markets, pultrusion, infrastructure, building and construction, architecture and ICPA.

Later today, composite consultant Ray MacNeil will address attendees in the general session on the economic outlook of the composite industry and keynote speaker Mitt Romney, Republican presidential nominee in 2008 and former governor of Massachusetts, will focus on key business developments affecting the composites industry.

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