From February 12-
16, 2007, the next GS1 Global Forum was held in Brussels. This year’s proceedings were held under the jubilee theme: "GS1, 30 years leading towards the global vision". This year, the GS1 organization celebrates the 30th anniversary of its existence. This prompted GS1 employees around the world to summarize their activities to date and set new plans for the coming years. This year’s Forum gathered approximately 480 participants, representing 80 of the 104 GS1 national organizations as well as companies and associations from around the world, including Ahold, DHL, IBM, Kraft Foods, Metro, Nokia, Oracle, Unilever, and many others. Furthermore, the Forum was attended by representatives of organizations and associations, for example: NATO, GIRP, as well as academic centers –
University Hospitals of Geneva. The opening of the proceedings was conducted by: Miguel Lopera –
President and CEO of GS1 and member of the GS1 Management Board Timothy Smucker.
The near future –
years 2007-2008
During the Forum, plans for the coming years were presented, with particular attention paid to implementations in industries that have become priorities for GS1. In addition to the FMCG industry, which is the so-called "core business" of GS1, the organization has begun large-scale activities related to the implementation of GS1 standards in the healthcare sector and in transport and logistics. A detailed plan for the coming years is presented in Table 1. The above-mentioned work will be carried out by teams appointed for this purpose in cooperation with the GS1 Global Office. Selected activities will be carried out by the Institute of Logistics and Warehousing –
the GS1 national organization in Poland.
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