TPT January 2008

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Technical tube symposium set for Florida Association, (International), and the Tube & Pipe Journal (TPJ), have announced the dates for the next TPJ Symposium. The event will be held from March 12-14 2008, at Disney’s Contemporary Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA. will explore best practices and technology advancements in the areas of tube and pipe production and fabrication. Technical presentations will address tube bending, welding, quick change tube cutting systems, and quench and temper processes. Operational topics will include justifying equipment purchases, organization and execution of capital projects, and better management. The TPJ Symposium will be co-located with Metal Matters 2008, the Metal Fabricator’s management summit. This is the annual conference of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, Intl (FMA), the TPA’s technology affiliate. TPJ Symposium attendees will take part in a session by FMA’s economist Mr Chris Kuehl of Armada Corporate Intelligence, a panel on workforce development, and networking opportunities offered in the Metal Matters program. There will also be keynote addresses by John Ratzenberger, host of the Travel Channel’s ‘Made in America’ (and known for his role as Mr Cliff Clavin on sitcom ‘Cheers’), and Ms Susan Annunzio from the Center for High Performance. Mr Danny Forster of The Discovery Channel’s ‘Build it Bigger’ (formerly ‘Extreme Engineering’) will also address the conference, together with Mr Tom Waddle, former wide receiver for the Chicago Bears. The Tube & Pipe Association (International), is a US-based educational association serving the tube and pipe forming and fabricating industry. Tube & Pipe Association, International – USA Fax : +1 815 484 7701 The Tube & Pipe This multi-speaker conference

DIARY OF TUBE EVENTS

2008 FEBRUARY/MARCH

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12

Pipe Dream India 08 New Delhi, India Conference

Email : info@itatube.org Website : www.itatube.org

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13-15 Tube India

Email : kueppersS@messe-duesseldorf.de Website : www.tube.de

New Delhi, India Exhibition & Conference

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28-02 BORU

Email : info@ihlasfuar.com Website : www.ihlasfuar.com

Istanbul, Turkey Exhibition

MARCH/APRIL

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12-14 TPJ Symposium

Email : audrey@fmanet.org Website : www.tpatube.org

Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA Conference

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31-04 Tube Düsseldorf

Email : liedtkeM@messe-duesseldorf.de Website : www.tube.de

Düsseldorf, Germany Exhibition

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10-12 Shanghai Steel Tube Expo Shanghai, China Exhibition

Email : susan-expo@163.com Website : www.gangguan-expo.com

MAY 27-30 Tube Russia

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Email : wolfgramc@messe-duesseldorf.de Website : www.metallurgy-tube-russia.com

Moscow, Russia Exhibition

JUNE

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02-04 Middle East Plastic Pipes Dubai, United Arab Emirates Exhibition

Email : sh@amiplastics.com Website : www.amiplastics.com

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03-06 CityPipe

Email : citypipe@sibico.com Website : www.citypipe.ru

Moscow, Russia Exhibition

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17-20 Tubes & Fittings Ukraine Kiev, Ukraine Exhibition

Email : olga@welding.kiev.ua Website : www.weldexpo.com.ua

SEPTEMBER 23-26 Tube China

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Email : tube@mdc.com.cn Website : www.mdc.com.cn

Shanghai, China Exhibition

OCTOBER

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06-08 Fabtech/AWS Welding Show Las Vegas, USA Exhibition

Email : information@fmafabtech.com Website : www.fmafabtech.com

NOVEMBER

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18-21 Metal Expo 2008 Moscow, Russia Exhibition

Email : info@metal-expo.ru Website : www.metal-expo.ru

2009

JANUARY

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11-14 Tekno/Tube Arabia

Email : alfajer@emirates.net.ae Website : www.tekno7.info

Dubai, United Arab Emirates Exhibition

MAY

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12-15 Tube/wire Russia 2009 Moscow, Russia Exhibition

Email : wolfgramc@messe-duesseldorf.de Website : www.metallurgy-tube-russia.com

Email : audrey@fmanet.org Website : www.tpatube.org

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