wiredinUSA February 2013

AWPA February meeting The American Wire Producers Association (AWPA) will hold its next annual meeting from 18 th to 20 th February, at the Hilton Bonnet Creek, Orlando.

The three-day event will include an afternoon of open committee meetings (membership, PC strand, and stainless) as well as executive committee and government relations advisory committee meetings. Business meetings will include the election of directors and officers, and a discussion of the projects that AWPA will take up, on behalf of its members, during the coming year. Cocktail and beach parties, a golf tournament, awards dinner and a spouse/guest program will offer light relief from the general sessions, planned to cover the economy, and the current legislative and regulatory environment. Janet Kopenhaver, AWPA director of government affairs, will brief delegates on developments since the 2012 elections, and what to expect from Congress in 2013. The 2013 program will also include the popular ‘panel of industryexperts’ thatwill addressglobal rod supply. Executives from a wire company, US carbon and stainless rod mills, and a trading company will provide insight into the current rod market and the supply and demand issues that face the wire industry. Further details and registration are available at the American Wire Producers Association website.

wiredInUSA - February 2013

wiredInUSA - February 2013

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