PaperCon 2012
Ah, New Orleans in the springtime! No humidity, beautiful sunny skies with comfortable temperatures, interesting naval and historic restored sailing ships along the Mississippi River Walk for your touring pleasure.
What a wonderful treat - to be able to see and experience all that the Big Easy has to offer and to have such a huge number of papermakers all in one place. Huge number, oh yes, there was indeed a huge number of participants in PaperCon 2012 in conjunction with the bi-annual Control Systems Conference at the Sheraton New Orleans April 20th through April 25th. Panther Systems is always happy to contribute to the vendor pool, to see old friends, and make a few new ones along the way.
This year’s PaperCon theme was ‘Growing the Future’. It was quite evident that the paper industry is growing and rebounding in the US. The evidence was in the large volume of vendors (two whole floors of trade show space), over 1,500 registered attendees, and the relaxed atmosphere in which to learn and absorb the ever-changing technology of papermaking. An abundance of technical classes were offered on many different aspects of making paper in today’s world.
An entertaining, inspirational key note speaker and bestselling author, Jeffrey Hayzlett, was there to kick off the start of the conference. His newest book, Running the Gauntlet, was an instant hit after his presentation. Mr. Hayzlett was observed enthusiastically chatting away with attendees as he signed copies of his book being purchased.
Hoping Panther will see you next year in Atlanta – don’t forget to stop by our booth to say hello!