Yesterday, the proceedings of the Polish Logistics Congress Logistics&Eurolog 2010 concluded. For two days, Poznań hosted the most important representatives of the logistics world – both those involved in the industry from an academic perspective, as well as business people and politicians.
1,500 minutes of discussion, over 750 participants from all over the world, 50 thematic presentations, 35 exhibitors, 9 plenary presentations, and 5 technical tours – this is the impressive summary of the jubilee 10th Polish Logistics Congress Logistics&Eurolog 2010. But it is not the numbers that are most important here, but the opportunity for industry representatives to meet, present their solutions, establish economic cooperation, and realize the important role logistics plays in the face of the challenges of the modern world.
– This event draws attention to the importance that logistics has for the European economy and its competitiveness in the global market: harmonized, capable of reacting quickly to a changing environment and customer needs, innovative, quickly adopting the results of development work, and at the same time – in a reasonable way – environmentally friendly – says the director of the Institute of Logistics and Warehousing, Dr. Eng. Grzegorz Szyszka.
The most important representatives of the industry appeared in Poznań, including Alfonz Antoni – President of the European Logistics Association, Tomasz Nowakowski – Chairman of the Board of the Polish Logistics Society, Jos Marinus and Prof. Hans-Christian Pfohl – members of ELA, Miguel Lopera – President of GS1, Paweł Stelmaszczyk – European Commission, Bernard Piette – Logistics in Wallonia network, as well as many leaders of logistics companies from Poland and around the world.
– Modeling ourselves on the German BVL Congress, we strive to make the Logistics Congress a professional platform for exchanging experiences and building Polish logistics thought. Participation in our Congress is also a unique opportunity to listen to and meet with representatives of the TSL industry on neutral ground. Just like during the Olympic Games, all quarrels and industry disputes are suspended for the duration of the Congress – said the Congress press spokesperson, Artur Olejniczak.
This year’s Congress was also an opportunity to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the GS1 Poland organization, which implements standards for labeling goods and services on the Polish market and manages the system while supporting its participants. On the day preceding the proceedings, May 11, 2010, a ceremonial meeting of the Polish GS1 System Council took place. One of the main invited guests and speakers of the congress was the president of the GS1 organization, Mr. Miguel Lopera, who chaired the ceremonial meeting of the Polish System Council.
Two days of Congress proceedings were not all the attractions that awaited the participants. On Friday, May 14, as an accompanying event to the LOGISTICS & EUROLOG 2010 congress, the ELA Research Day Conference is being held. It is an event presenting the achievements of European research centers.
This year’s Logistics&Eurolog 2010 Congress was organized by the Institute of Logistics and Warehousing, Polish Logistics Society in cooperation with the College of Logistics in Poznań. The next Congress will take place in two years, but we cordially invite you to it today.
We also invite you to the photo gallery, which can be found on the website www.logistics.pl