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This year, we’re setting up new and exciting events—and they’re all complimentary for APICS 2008 attendees.
Please note: Some events are hosted to honor specific members of the APICS community and are by invitation only. See event descriptions for details.
APICS 2008 Events
- Opening Reception
- Closing Reception
- New Members
- Certification Breakfast
- Networking Events
- World Café
- Town Hall Meeting
- Spouse Tours
Start your APICS 2008 experience off with a bang. Meet with colleagues you’ll be learning alongside for the entire conference. Join us as we welcome you to APICS 2008 and Kansas City, Missouri. We hope you’ll have a rewarding and meaningful time in the City of Fountains, and we’ll kick your experience off with a reception for each APICS 2008 attendee.
In 2008, the Closing Reception is included in your conference registration. This year, you’ll have a chance to unwind after three days of exceptional learning. Wine. Dine. Dance or just kick back and relax. The Closing Reception is APICS’ send off for conference attendees. We hope you’ll join us for one last celebration in Kansas City—home of APICS 2008.
The New Member Event is APICS’ opportunity to welcome you into the APICS community and show our support and appreciation for your commitment to your success and the success of your field. Take a moment to understand your member benefits. Meet the friendly APICS staff that’s here to help you achieve the professional success you’re seeking. Learning about member benefits isn’t all you’ll be doing. The New Member Event is about celebrating: You.
Please note: This is an invitation-only event for new APICS members.
Learn more about your APICS member benefits
You’ve validated your knowledge of operations management by obtaining your APICS certification. This is your opportunity to network with other professionals who have made the same commitment to their careers and to the field. Join us for breakfast as we honor you and others like you who have completed and maintained their APICS certifications.
Please note: This is an invitation-only event for APICS certification designees.
Not certified? You can take your APICS certification exams while you’re at APICS 2008! Click to learn about APICS certification opportunities.
Talk with industry experts. Get answers. Network with colleagues. Take this opportunity to meet with other professionals like you. Seek out the person whose job you want someday, or take a moment to give insights to someone who’d like to follow in your footsteps.
1:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Visit with colleagues from around the world to tackle issues central to the work you do. World Café conversations build on each other to collectively discover new insights into topics being discussed.
Find out how you can make the most of your APICS membership. Learn about the strategic direction of APICS and our certification and education programs and products. Be well informed.
Harry Truman’s Independence
Monday, September 15, 2008
10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Visit Independence, Missouri, the home of Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States. This tour features a collection of artifacts and information from President Truman’s life and career, including:
- The Truman Museum and Library
- Old Independence Square and Courthouse
- The Summer White House of President Harry and Bess Truman
- Bingham-Waggoner Estate
Visit the Summer White House where President Truman learned that South Korea was invaded on June 24, 1950. See the Truman Library—one of only ten presidential libraries in the United States administered by the National Archives and Records Administration.
Attend this tour to see the role Independence, Missouri, played in opening the West. Attendees will complete their tour at the Bingham-Waggoner Estate. Built in 1855, this magnificent house has been completely restored to its original condition.
Kansas City Fountain Tour/Plaza Shopping/Lunch on Own
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Take the Kansas City Fountain Tour to experience this outdoor museum of romantic Spanish architecture and European art. Since 1922, the open-air public art gallery has continuously added to its collection of fountains, sculptures, and murals.
Tour participants can enjoy this 15-block district, home to more than 150 shops and dozens of fine restaurants.
Get to know the fountains of Kansas City—one of the features for which Kansas City is most known. In fact, Kansas City has more fountains than any other city in the United States, ranking second in the world to Rome, Italy.
Retail innovator Blake Mycoskie, chief executive officer at TOMS Shoes, will discuss building a global business with an altruistic core. Blake Mycoskie redefines the idea of walking in someone else's shoes. Since he founded TOMS Shoes for Tomorrow in 2006, he has donated more than 10,000 pairs of Argentine-style alpargatas to impoverished children in developing nations, from Argentina to South Africa. Former President Bill Clinton personally tapped Mycoskie to be a partner of the Clinton Global Initiative, which unites world and business leaders from a variety of backgrounds to channel the capacities of individuals and organizations to end poverty and unify the global community. Not a bad start for a young entrepreneur who visited Buenos Aires as a volunteer and returned to the United States as an entrepreneur whose business grew from three interns and a loft office in Venice Beach, CA to more than 40 employees and 600 stores around the world.
Discover how Burt's Bees broke the mold, and maintained profits and productivity, by incorporating sustainability into the company mission.
Since 1989, the Burt's Bees maintained a priority of earth friendly, natural personal care. This organizational philosophy extended to protecting and providing for nature, not simply extracting resources. By embracing sustainable best practices, you can be at the forefront of this hot trend in operations management. At the same time, you can help your organization maintain its bottom-line productivity.
Your employer doesn't need to have an expressed commitment to the environment for you to begin thinking green. With the help of the APICS 2008 Sustainability/Green Learning Path and keynote speaker John Replogle, you will gain added insights into green manufacturing, sustainability, and one of the coolest companies out there—Burt's Bees.
As a senior advisor for the Nike Foundation and a long-standing Nike executive, Darcy Winslow is focused on building a strong relationship with the female athlete/consumer through innovation, product, communication, and retail. Having worked at Nike for 14 years, Winslow has held many positions within the company, including biomechanical research assistant, director of footwear and apparel product testing, and product development manager. Most recently she was the general manager of sustainable business opportunities, a role focused on developing and implementing more environmentally and socially sustainable business strategies across the organization, from long-range research and development, through product creation and the supply chain.