Join us as Interwire presents: "Wire in Motion"

May 5-10, 2007 • I-X Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

New to Interwire 2007!

Schedule at a glance

Interwire is the largest and longest running wire and cable marketplace in the Americas

Guest Welcome Hospitality

Charity Golf Tournament

WAI Meeting & Awards Breakfast

Keynote Address: Patrick Cleary

Mordica Lecture

Opening Reception

5K Road Race

"Wire in Motion Happy, Happy Hour"

Registration Information

New to Interwire

Many new features have been added to the Interwire experience. Read on and be sure to register early. Space is limited for certain events. See event schedule.

Guest Welcome Hospitality
Sunday • May 6 • 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. • Renaissance Hotel
Spouses of Interwire attendees, and those new to Cleveland, can join in this informal welcome hospitality gathering and learn about the area's must-see attractions from native Clevelanders and Visitors Bureau reps. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the historic warehouse district, and NASA's Glenn Research Center are popular destinations. Let us help guide your guest to the sites and events that will be of most interest.

Charity Golf Tournament
Sunday • May 6 • 8:30 a.m. Tee-off • Big Met Course • Fairview Park, Ohio
A round of golf, lunch, and refreshments are in store for golfers after a continental breakfast and shotgun start at the Big Met golf course, just 10 minutes from the I-X Center, in Fairview Park, Ohio. WAI’s Ohio Valley Chapter will host this scramble format event with team and individual prizes. The $125 registration fee includes transportation, lunch, refreshments, greens fees, and cart. Proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society.

WAI Meeting & Awards Breakfast

Award-winning harp guitarist Andy McKee will play pieces from his "Art of Motion" CD

Monday • May 7 • 9:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. • I-X Center Ballroom
WAI’s annual meeting and awards ceremony will highlight outstanding individuals whose industry research or contributions result in enhanced manufacturing or production techniques. Join your colleagues for this breakfast meeting that will further the theme of manufacturing excellence. The keynote address will be part of the Awards Breakfast.

Keynote Address
"Overcoming Manufacturing Challenges." by Patrick Cleary, Senior Vice

Keynote Speaker NAM's Patrick Cleary

President Communications, National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)
U.S. manufacturers face the stiffest global competition the world has ever seen. To compete, they are adopting principles of lean and six sigma manufacturing and are finding other ways to cut costs. Yet Washington has put more than a 30% cost burden on all manufacturers. What are these costs and what can manufacturers do about it?

Mordica Lecture
"Measuring Progress in the Wire Industry"
This presentation, prepared by Mordica Memorial Award winner Harry Petrohilos, will be presented with Ethem Erdas, of Beta LaserMike. Both will be available to answer questions at the conclusion of the lecture.

Opening Reception

The Jerry Bruno Orchestra will delight Opening Reception guests.

Monday • May 7 • 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Celebrate the official opening of Interwire week in Cleveland at WAI’s exhilarating networking event and cocktail reception in the Renaissance Hotel Ballroom, where the renowned Jerry Bruno Orchestra will perform.  Shuttle bus service is available.

Special Presentations:

“Strategies for Competing and Winning in the Global Marketplace”

Tuesday • May 8 • 4:00 p.m.
Professor Michael A. Roberto of Bryant University will show how a clearly crafted and implemented business strategy helps firms thrive in some of the world’s toughest business environments. He will examine specific industry sectors to illustrate how these winning principles apply to all organizations competing in the global market. A former member of the Harvard Business School faculty, Professor Roberto is the author of Why Great Leaders Don’t Take Yes For An Answer. Light refreshments will be served.

"Where is the Money in Wire & Cable?”

Wednesday • May 9 • 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Presenter Philip Radbourne, Integer Research, will explore the changing landscape of the global industry through a recent performance comparison between the leading Western producers and emerging players in China and Taiwan. Also get an overview of the U.S. wire and cable sector.

5K Road Race
Tuesday • May 8 • 6:45 p.m.
WAI's third annual 5K Road Race begins and returns to the Renaissance Hotel where refreshments and a commemorative t-shirt will await all participants, compliments of race sponsor Leoni Wire, Inc. Proceeds go to the American Cancer Society.

Production Solutions

Die inspection is among the topics of the how-to demos.

Tuesday • May 8 and Wednesday • May 9
Learn to avoid common shop floor challenges as experts share tips during a series of six practical how-to demonstrations on the exhibit floor. See schedule detail and note that demos will be repeated on Thursday.

"Wire in Motion Happy, Happy Hour"
Wednesday • May 9 • 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Stick around after a day well-spent at Interwire and laugh out loud with

Comedian Mike Veneman will have everyone laughing at the "Wire in Motion" happy hour.

exhibitors, customers, old and new friends as WAI proudly presents funnyman Mike Veneman as part of a late afternoon festival of fun on the I-X Center promenade. Everyone in the business can be a kid again as we celebrate this mature and enduring industry. Includes complimentary beer, wine, and light hors d’oeuvres.

Charter Steel Plant Tour

Wednesday • May 9 • 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Tour Charter Steel’s Cleveland manufacturing complex where special bar, quality bar, rod and wire products are made. The walking tour will begin in the primary steelmaking facility and proceed through the rolling, packaging, and shipping departments. The facility is capable of processing billet cross sections ranging from 130 to 180 mm, with production sizes that range from 5/16" (8 mm) to 1 9/16" (40 mm) with approximate annual capacity of 800,000 tons.
Tour highlights include:

Charter Steel will offer a plant tour during Interwire.

• primary steelmaking equipment manufactured by Danieli;
• a 77 short ton AC electric arc furnace with twin shell construction;
• a tank degasser that maintains quality through management of hydrogen, oxygen and

nitrogen;
• a four strand caster producing cast sizes of 8" x 8" (203 mm) down to 5" x 5" (140 mm); and
• a 9 meter machine radius that feeds into a modular-type, multi-point straightener with soft

reduction capabilities.

NASA TALK
Thursday • May 10 • 10:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.
NASA TOURS
Thursday • May 10 • 9:30 a.m. & Noon
Interwire’s “Wire in Motion” theme naturally extends to the aerospace industry in which air and space travel is aided by wire applications for industrial, commercial, and military use.

NASA representatives will discuss space exploration at Interwire.

Representatives from NASA will present consecutive talks on Thursday morning at the I-X Center entitled: “Vision for Space Exploration: Earth, Moon, Mars, and Beyond,” and “Columbia Accident Investigation Report and Return to Flight of the Space Shuttle,” at 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., respectively.

Attendees are also invited to tour NASA’s nearby Glenn Research Center on self-guided and guided tours—at 9:30 a.m. and Noon, respectively—of the facility where research into power, propulsion, communications, and microgravity science is conducted. Tour departs from and returns to the WAI Member Lounge. Space is limited; register today.

Registration Information

In most cases advanced registrants can enjoy considerable savings over the on-site registration costs. Members of the Wire Association, IFMSA and IFI receive member rates where applicable.

Advanced registraton is available online until April 19, 2007. Faxed and mailed registrations are accepted until April 4, 2007. After that date you may register on-site. To begine the online registration process, use the "Registration" button at the top of this page.

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