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Mary Kelly, Media Relations
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Paul Will, Vice Chairman and CFO of Celadon Group, to Keynote at
the 2010 ALK Transportation Technology Summit
New Opportunity and Optimism to Fuel ALK’s Thought Leader Symposium
Princeton, New Jersey – February 18, 2010 – ALK Technologies, Inc. today announced that Paul Will, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of the Celadon Group will deliver the keynote address at the 2010 ALK Transportation Technology Summit. The event brings together senior transportation executives and industry thought leaders to highlight cutting-edge technology trends and share with attendees a strategic vision for opportunity and business success.
The sixth annual ALK Transportation Technology Summit will be held on April 28th–29th in Princeton, NJ. The three day event includes a golf outing on the 27th at the prestigious Tournament Players Club - Jasna Polana in Princeton. A dinner reception on the Princeton University campus will be held on the evening of the 28th. The conference, themed Driving Cost Control and Safety Through Technology will provide transportation, logistics and manufacturing companies valuable guidance on how to maximize operational efficiencies in this difficult economy. Topics include driver performance and operating cost management, safety and supply chain efficiency, as well as innovations in wireless technology and in-cab solutions.
ALK Technologies Founder and Chairman, Dr. Alain Kornhauser, will lead the program. Kornhauser is a Professor of Operations Research and Financial Engineering, as well as the Director of the Transportation Program at Princeton University. He is a pioneer in GPS navigation and routing technology for consumers, mobile professionals and motor carriers. ALK Technologies has been developing innovative transportation and navigation software solutions for over thirty years.
Paul Will, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of the Celadon Group, will provide the keynote. Mr. Will has more than 20 years experience in accounting and finance. He is a certified public accountant and serves on the board of Celadon as well as the American Trucking Associations’ National Accounting and Finance Council and the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce. Celadon Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, primarily provides long-haul, full-truckload freight service across the United States, Canada and Mexico.
This thought leader symposium will offer rewarding discussions with senior executives and customers of leading industry providers. Presentations and roundtables will address key challenges facing the industry today. Kevin Burch, Immediate Past Chairman of the Truckload Carriers Association and President/CEO of Jet Express will moderate the TL Carrier Roundtable. Steve O’Kane, President of A. Duie Pyle will moderate the LTL Carrier Roundtable. Mike Spahis, Director of Logistics at Commercial Metals Company, a global manufacturing company operating a private fleet, will discuss the benefits of PC*MILER Web Services.
With a format consisting of expert seminars, case studies, facilitated roundtables and unparalleled networking, participants will receive the opportunity to debate, benchmark and learn from other leaders. Sponsors of the ALK Transportation Technology Summit include Intermec, TMW Systems, XATA Corporation, EBE Technologies, PeopleNet, Trincon Group, Cadec, McLeod Software, SMC3, TransCore, INRIX, and Qualcomm.
All segments of the industry participate in ALK’s unique event. This forum of leading transportation management and mobile communications systems providers offers a wealth of information for transportation and information technology executives seeking actionable direction on how to maximize operational efficiencies in the global marketplace.
For more information, visit www.alk.com/techsummit2010.
About ALK Technologies
Since 1979, ALK Technologies has developed innovative mobile navigation and transportation technology solutions. ALK's award-winning CoPilot Live GPS software is the navigation based services platform of choice for mobile operators, hardware OEMs and systems integrators globally. ALK's PC*MILER routing, mileage and mapping solutions are used by over 22,000 transportation, logistics and manufacturing companies worldwide.
For more information on ALK Technologies, visit: www.alk.com or www.alk.eu.com.
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