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An Invitation from our President:

I am pleased to invite you to the 28th Annual Product Development and Management Association International Conference. This October, we will gather in one of America's great cities - Chicago - to continue the PDMA tradition of thought leadership in new product and service development and management.

It has long been recognized that innovation is at the very core of America's business heritage. PDMA is proud to call itself "home" to the 2,000 member professionals around the world who are dedicated to the art and science of new product development. Product Innovation & Management across the Lifecycle is the right name for this year's content-laden program. The Conference tracks-- Discovery, Development and Commercialization will cover the full spectrum of PLM issues.

CEOs Mindy Meads of Lands' End, George Buckley of Brunswick, Sandra Beach Lin of Alcoa Closure Systems International and Dave Rolls, The Chamberlain Group, are among the many who will share their vision, talent and success at this year's conference. SAP, Oracle, Sopheon, IDE and IBM/Dassault will all be there, as well. Most importantly, we hope that YOU will be there, joining your peers at the presentations, workshops, Research Forum-- or simply taking advantage of this once-a-year networking opportunity. Please join us on Sunday for the PDMA Annual Meeting and the PDMA Foundation's presentation of the Comparative Performance Assessment Study (CPAS). You will meet the Board, Chapter Presidents and hear about the exciting initiatives for 2005 and beyond.

See you in Chicago,

Christopher Miller,
President