Happy New Year!
 Jim
Woods, 2006 Club President
Contact Jim
YOU can make The MWTC Stronger &
Better in 2006
2006 will be a great
year for our Club! - But we all need your help and
support. As the metro area has grown,
the locations of our members’ workplaces are more spread out. We are now all over town. In light of the personal time commitment
you make to attend our speaker meetings, please know your Board of Directors
is striving to schedule exceptional quality speakers. Also, out of respect for your schedule, in 2006
you will see all luncheon meetings begin promptly at Noon and end sharply at 1:00pm.
In this way, you will be able to professionally allow for your time
out of the office. Bring a friend to a
meeting, and while you are at it, ask them to join the MWTC. You have the Board’s permission to forward
this E-newsletter to any prospective members.
You are the strength of our Club.
It’s up to You!!
Meet Your 2006 Board of Directors
Pictured from
left: Jeff Johnston, Treasurer (Panalpina,
Inc.); Susie Roye, 2nd Vice President, (Intermodal Cartage
Co., Inc.); Brodie Foster, Immediate
Past President (V. Alexander & Co., Inc.);Jim Woods, President (Cotting Carriers); Carey Treadwell, First Vice-President(Mallory
Alexander), Dave Will, Board Member,
(Buckeye Technologies); Hemansu
Patel, Board Member (V. Alexander & Co., Inc.); Glenda Garver, Board Member, (KTI, LLC); Melzie Wilson, Board Member (Mallory Alexander); Rebecca Walker, Secretary (NYK
Line, Inc.);
Not Pictured Above - Donna
Melton, Board Member (Cornerstone
Systems, Inc.)
Mardi Gras With The MWTC
Fat
Tuesday  February
28
Riverkings Vs. Tulsa
Oilers
7:05 pm, Desoto Civic Center
$5.00
Center Ice, Section 105, Rows B thru F
E-Mail Jody at Riverkings to Book
Club Calendar &
Meeting Reservations Online Click
Tuesday January 24th
Noon Luncheon Speaker Announced
The Memphis World Trade Club is pleased to announce that Mr.
Robert M. Landry, Director, Marketing Division with The
Port of New Orleans will be our January guest speaker. “Few people in our region realize the impact
the Port of New Orleans has on Mid South
business,” says Jim Woods, Club President.
“The health of the Port
of New Orleans has a
direct correlation on our volumes and dollars of commerce whether  regional trucking,
warehouse, barge, insurance and so forth.
It also can have an impact on the retail price points of certain food
products; coffee for example.” Woods
went on to say, “We are honored to have Mr. Landry speak to our members and
are very interested in hearing about the state of New Orleans Port
operations today and the plans for the future.”
“While the city of New Orleans
and surrounding area sustained substantial amounts of damage, the Port of New Orleans
was more fortunate,” said Robert M. Landry, Port of New Orleans. “In fact, ships were being worked and cargo
was being handled less than two weeks after the storm. We’re operating at about 60% capacity now,
and we anticipate that figure to increase next month”, Landry said. “Both the city and the Port of New Orleans
will come back strong,” he said, “but it won’t happen overnight.”
The event will be held at The Chickasaw Country Club on Tuesday
January 24th at Noon. The luncheon speaker meeting will begin
promptly and last exactly one hour.
If you would like to attend the January Luncheon, and show some support for The port
of New Orleans after all they have done for our Club over the years,
please make your reservations online at the Club’s website: http://www.memphisworldtradeclub.com/rsvptestmwtc.php
Quote
Worthy
“Any
supply chain that doesn't anticipate a major interruption at least once a
year is not a supply chain—it's a Russian roulette exercise.”
- Ted Scherck, President of the Atlanta-based
Colography Group Inc.
Courtesy Global Logistics &
Supply Chain Strategies Dec 2005 Issue
SEVEN FUTURES
WHAT: The SEVEN FUTURES presentation
identifies and analyzes the driving forces of change shaping seven distinct
geographical regions out to the year 2025 and beyond. SEVEN FUTURES
reaches this end by examining the alternative “futures” of seven key regions
of the world and zooming in on the specific policy challenges raised by
global strategic trends—ranging from demographic change to the allocation of
scarce resources to systems of governance. The seven regions explored include
(1) Latin America and the Caribbean, (2) Europe, (3) the Middle East and
North Africa, (4) Sub-Saharan Africa, (5) Russia
and Central Asia, (6) South Asia, and (7) East and South
East Asia.
PRESENTED BY: Erik
Peterson, Sr. VP and Director, Global Strategy Institute, Center for
Strategic and International Studies
WHEN: 2:00 – 6:00 PM,
Wednesday, February 8, 2006
WHERE: The University of Memphis’
FedEx Institute of Technology
COST: $50 per person; $40 per
person for 5 or more from same organization
CONTACT:
Jeanne Tutor, jtutor@memphis.edu (T:
901-678-2805)
The Memphis World Trade Club is a contributing
sponsor of the above event.
Bring a New Member Candidate to a Meeting
Right now our membership roster is hovering around 300. One of your Boards goals in 2006 is to
double our membership. This may seem a
staggering goal but if each of you brought one or two new member candidates
to a meeting, and some of them joined, this is very achievable.
Simply put, the more dues we collect the better quality events
we can host. The larger our membership
base, the better able we are to attract high quality speakers. Lastly, we need to reach out and diversify
our membership. We have a host of
truckers, air carriers, forwarders, warehouses, etc. in the club and your
continued participation is vital. We
probably would all agree that we always need more importers, exporters &
domestic shippers in our membership.
This will strengthen our Club and allow for much greater exchange of
new ideas across commercial lines.
The Boards 2006 challenge to you as Club members is to make a
sincere effort to attend every single meeting and to bring at least one New
Member Candidate to a club function.
2005 Christmas Party Pics Online
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Get the Word Out – MWTC Ball Caps
and T-Shirts Will Soon Be Available
You have no doubt read about “The Power of The Brand”. Well, one way we can raise awareness in the
community about MWTC is through a little guerilla marketing. Each mtg, along with the usual raffle, we
will have drawings for t-shirts and baseball caps with the clubs logo on
them. These items will also be available
the website to order. We have also
made plans to pre-sell event related t-shirts and hats online so when you are
making reservations for Port Night, New Orleans train trip and port tour,
etc. you can reserve your club logo wear by size and qty.
Volunteer to help with Club Events
Our Club’s success depends on your involvement. You are the Club. If you are
interested in assisting with various Club events throughout the year, such as
the golf tourney, the New Orleans
train trip, Port Night, etc., then please contact Jim Woods, Club President. Contact Jim
Membership Inquiries
If you are interested in joining the Club, please contact Susie
Roye, Second Vice President, at 901-363-0050 ext 2172 or E-Mail or visit Be A Member
Event, Speaker or Media Inquiries
If you are have a media
inquiry, are interested in speaking at an upcoming function or simply have
some event or topic suggestions, please contact Carey Treadwell, First Vice
President, at 901-259-8393 or CareyT@MalloryGroup.com
About The Memphis
World Trade Club
We are one of the largest
International Trade Clubs in the southeast part of the United States. Founded in 1947, the Memphis World Trade Club boasts a
membership close to 300, with events that bring together over 1,000 people
each year. Our objective is to promote
participation and growth in international trade, and to provide a medium in
which to exchange information and ideas in an international networking
environment.
We are the key
organization in our region to meet importers and exporters, ocean carriers,
railroads, truckers, airlines, customs house brokers and forwarders, port
representatives, international bankers, and more.
We are proud of our
partnership with the Memphis Regional Chamber
of Commerce, and equally proud to support the dynamic distribution and
logistics industry located in and around the Memphis area.
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