{"260431":{"#nid":"260431","#data":{"type":"event","title":"2014 National Logistics and Distribution Conference","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Leading Change: RUE(are you ready)?\u0022 is the theme for the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nldcinfo.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENational Logistics \u0026amp; Distribution Conference\u003C\/a\u003E (NLDC) celebrating its 10th Anniversary, April 14-16, 2014 at the Georgia Tech Hotel \u0026amp; Conference Center and Georgia Tech Global Learning Center in Atlanta, Georgia. As a premier educational summit for senior-level, supply-chain executives, NLDC will offer three educational modules addressing imminent challenges and changes facing supply chain leaders from all industries.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENLDC is pleased to announce that Jon Gordon will deliver the opening keynote address. Gordon\u2019s best-selling books and talks have inspired readers and audiences around the world. His principles have been put to the test by numerous NFL, NBA, and college coaches and teams, Fortune 500 companies, school districts, hospitals and non-profits. He is the author of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EThe Wall Street Journal\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;bestseller\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EThe Energy Bus, The No Complaining Rule, Training Camp, The Shark and The Goldfish, Soup, The Seed\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;and his latest\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EThe Positive Dog\u003C\/em\u003E. Gordon and his tips have been featured on The Today Show, CNN, Fox and Friends and in numerous magazines and newspapers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u201cJon\u2019s energy and messages are inspiring. His NLDC 2014 keynote presentation,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003EThe Power of a Positive Leader\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Eis a perfect and timely message for all of us supply chain leaders. It is a privilege to have him open what promises to be a very special 10th Anniversary of NLDC,\u201d said Ralph Henderson, NLDC\u2019s executive director.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENLDC\u2019s Board of Advisors assist in developing the annual conference\u2019s theme, tracks and session topics relative to current supply chain challenges, trends and innovations; and with reviewing and selecting speakers. Members of the NLDC Board of Advisors include Brent R. Beabout, senior vice president of supply chain for Office Depot in Boca Raton, Florida; Rick D. Blasgen, president and CEO for the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals in Lombard, Illinois; John J. Coyle, director of corporate relations for the Center for Supply Chain Research and professor emeritus of logistics and supply chain management for Penn State University in University Park, Pennsylvania; Rob Dugas, vice president of supply chain for Chick-fil-A, Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia; and Gough Grubbs, senior vice president of logistics\/distribution for Stage Stores in Houston, Texas.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENLDC 2014 is hosted by Georgia Tech\u2019s Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute, recognized as a leader of supply chain and logistics education. The conference is produced by \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.peachstate.com\u0022\u003EPeach State Integrated Technologies\u003C\/a\u003E known for providing end-to-end, supply chain and material handling systems consulting, engineering, implementation and integration services to a broad spectrum of supply chain leaders.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENLDC is an \u201cinvitation only\u201d conference for 100 senior-level executives where peers present and discuss innovations for supply chain and logistics challenges. For general conference information and to submit a request for an invitation, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nldcinfo.com\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewww.nldcinfo.com\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0022\u003Cstrong\u003ELeading Change: RUE(are you ready)?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0022 is the theme for the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nldcinfo.com\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENational Logistics \u0026amp; Distribution Conference\u003C\/a\u003E (NLDC) celebrating its 10th Anniversary, April 14-16, 2014 at the Georgia Tech Hotel \u0026amp; Conference Center and Georgia Tech Global Learning Center in Atlanta, Georgia. As a premier educational summit for senior-level, supply-chain executives, NLDC will offer three educational modules addressing imminent challenges and changes facing supply chain leaders from all industries.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"April 14-16 at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center"}],"uid":"27233","created_gmt":"2013-12-11 16:00:20","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:06:02","author":"Andy Haleblian","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2014-04-14T21:45:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2014-04-16T13:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2014-04-16T13:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2014-04-15 01:45:00","gmt_time_end":"2014-04-16 17:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2014-04-16 17:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"260441":{"id":"260441","type":"image","title":"2014 National Logistics and Distribution Conference","body":null,"created":"1449243987","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:46:27","changed":"1475894945","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:05","alt":"2014 National Logistics and Distribution Conference","file":{"fid":"198345","name":"nldc2014-banner_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/nldc2014-banner_0_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/nldc2014-banner_0_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":63791,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/nldc2014-banner_0_0.jpg?itok=cs9GvKX5"}}},"media_ids":["260441"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.nldcinfo.com\/","title":"2012 National Logistics \u0026 Distribution Conference Website"}],"groups":[{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1789","name":"Conference\/Symposium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78771","name":"Public"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPlease contact the conference organizers via\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/nldcinfo.com\/contact-us\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/nldcinfo.com\/contact-us\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}