We’re back in the office today after the inaugural Informex Specialty Chemical conference. The conference was a success! The participants were so up-beat. I had numerous people come up to me during the course of the event saying how much business they were able to achieve – in just 8-9 intense hours! I’m sure the espresso glazed flat iron steak helped a bit. Oh, and just in...
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As I sit on a packed plane on my way to Houston for the Informex Specialty Chemical Conference I can’t help but wonder…. Do you ever feel your voice isn’t being heard or your opinions don’t matter – every once in a while I have a funny feeling mine don’t . For example when I book a flight and there is a new crazy fee, or when my favorite french...
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I went to Washington, DC this week to meet with SOCMA and the ACS. I work for UBM, just in case you would like to know another acronym. Little bit of background –   SOCMA: Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates. SOCMA founded Informex over 25 years ago and made it the single most successful US trade show for fine & specialty chemical manufacturers. UBM purchased...
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  It’s three weeks until the specialty chemical event we are putting on in Houston, and we are in full swing of the preparations. If you read last week’s blog you’ll know that our keynote speaker changed, so I thought today instead of my usual thoughts, I’d give you a little preview into our new keynote speaker, Wheeler Crawford.   Wheeler Crawford is...
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As some of you may have already heard Lee Mikles, President and CEO of FutureFuel, suffered with some health complications last week. We are very relieved to learn that he will make a full recovery. The reason I am bringing up such personal information is because Lee was schedule to be the keynote speaker at the upcoming Informex Specialty Chemical Conference we are hosting in Houston, TX. ...
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I was in Miami a couple of weeks ago to meet with UBM colleagues to discuss upcoming international chemical industry events. At home the weather was rainy and cold, but when I stepped off the plane in Miami it was sunny and 80°. I landed in the evening and never having been there before didn’t even realize that I could see the beach from my hotel balcony till the sun work me up the...
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  Lately social media has become an important focus at UBM. We have internal conference calls, chat boards, and brain storming sessions on how to better use digital networking platforms. We come up with great ideas on how to better utilize digital networking platforms. Plus it’s pretty fun to be encouraged to tag photos on Facebook and try to find new connections on LinkedIn...
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The Informex team attended DCAT last week, which I always enjoy because the location is spectacular, the food is delicious, and I get to see so many people without the pressure of having to put on the event myself. Also, I love the DCAT gala dinner. It is nice to get dressed up once in a while. I feel very lucky to be invited to such a graceful event. It feels very refined to be in beautiful...
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Last week we opened registration for the first Informex Specialty Chemical Conference in Houston, and immediately after the registration system went live I heard a cheer go up in the office. We had our first registrant just seconds after the system was activated. Our staff was literally giddy to see our new effort taking off so quickly. During the InformexUSA show we get so preoccupied with...
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Since we announced that InformexUSA 2011 is going to be held in Charlotte, NC we have received many questions about how the location for Informex is selected. It’s rather a simple answer really, it received the most votes. We posted a poll on our website early last year to vote on the next location and Charlotte was the winner. Of course, it’s not really quite that easy, we...
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