Welcome Letter

Dear Friends,

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to the FEICA European Adhesive & Sealant Conference + Expo, Marseille, September 11th-12th 2008.

Building on the success of previous years, FEICA is developing a new look to our conference while maintaining the tradition of organising the only business and technical conference dedicated to the adhesive and sealant industry in Europe.

Innovation

Innovation is paramount for our industry’s survival and affects every level of the supply chain. It has progressed from boardroom discussions to everyday decisions on technologies, services and processes.

The question is no longer whether you should adopt Innovation but rather how to speed up the process, integrate Innovation as a marketing tool and use Innovation as an accelerator to enlarge your market!

This 32nd annual FEICA Conference aims to facilitate the dialogue on Innovation between your upstream suppliers and your downstream customers – to turn ideas into profitable businesses.

We promise you an unrivalled speaker line-up with leaders from across the supply chain who will help you develop a unique advantage, share expertise and find innovative solutions to your adhesive and sealant issues.

Who should attend?

This conference will provide essential up-to-date information and decision-making tools for all players in the entire adhesive and sealant supply chain.

This is a must-attend event for Company owners and directors, business and commercial managers and senior technical staff in:

• Adhesive & Sealant manufacturers
• Adhesive & Sealant downstream users and distributors.
• Material and machinery suppliers
• Plus academics, consultants, government representatives, researchers

New programme format!

The 2008 FEICA Conference will offer you the opportunity to tailor your conference experience to your company’s needs.

September 11th 2008

The Technical Day with dedicated parallel sessions about:

• Technical Track:
  New innovative materials and green technologies

• Legislation Track:
  Legislation issues including REACH implementation, GHS, Indoor Air etc.

• Service Provider Track:
  New innovative Services within Strategic Management, HR, IT, and others.

September 12th 2008

A half-day Business Forum

Several Industry leaders will share their vision about our industry’s challenges and how innovation will contribute to meeting them.

A business Forum especially designed to inspire General Managers, R&D, Business, Sales & Marketing Directors of small to large companies.

Venue!

One of the oldest European cities and in the heart of the French Riviera, Marseille is one of the most dynamic business cities in Europe with an illustrious history stretching back 2800 years. Located at the exit of the old harbour, the prestigious Palais du Pharo offers 21st century conference facilities with excellent hotels nearby.

Marseille is well connected with an international airport and a High Speed Train link providing journey times from Paris to the city centre in less than two and a half hours.

Marseille is one of the oldest cities in Europe and is today a busy Mediterranean metropolis. Sunshine is one of the strong assets of its pleasant lifestyle, and the Mistral wind gives Marseille that special light that inspired many renowned painters such as Cézanne, Braque, Marquet and others.

We hope to inspire you with an interesting adhesive & sealant programme with "Innovation" issues, great speakers and a warm and friendly atmosphere in the welcoming city of Marseille.

Yours sincerely,

Jean-Marc Barki President of FEICA

Bernard Ghyoot Secretary General of FEICA