Aluminum Can Do It.
15 March 1999
Looking at the Aluminum Industry Beyond Year 2000 Is Focus of Aluminum Association Meeting
WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The Aluminum Association will hold
its Spring Meeting on March 17-18, 1999 to focus on key issues shaping the
industry's long term business environment. The annual meeting entitled, "The
Aluminum Industry Beyond 2000," will feature presentations by Paul O'Neill,
chairman and CEO of Alcoa Inc., along with other key industry leaders and
government officials.
The Aluminum Association's meeting will be held at Loews L'Enfant Plaza
Hotel, 480 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC. There are no registration fees
for working press covering the meeting, but reporters are required to register
to attend by contacting Beth Polichene at 202-862-5166 or
bpoliche@aluminum.org. The following presentations are open to the media:
Wednesday, March 17
6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Reception/Dinner Meeting
Y2K: Will Industry and Government Be Ready?"
Robert Cohen, senior vice president
Information Technology Association
Bruce W. McConnell, chief, Information Policy and Technology
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
U.S. Office of Management and Budget
Thursday, March 18
7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Breakfast Meeting
"Critical Challenges in the New Millennium"
Paul O'Neill, chairman and CEO Alcoa Inc.
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon General Session
"Lean Manufacturing for the Aluminum Industry"
James P. Womack, founder and president
Lean Enterprise Institute
"The Future of Global Climate Change"
Dale E. Heydlauff, vice president, Environmental Affairs
American Electric Power Service Corporation
"Global Auto Development and PNGV"
The Hon. Gary R. Bachula, acting under secretary for technology
U.S. Department of Commerce
12:00 Noon Lunch Buffet
The Aluminum Association, based in Washington, D.C., represents primary
producers of aluminum, recyclers, and producers of semi-fabricated products.
Member companies operate approximately 200 plants in 35 states.
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES
Paul O'Neill
Chairman and CEO, Alcoa Inc.
In addition to leading Alcoa since 1987, Paul O'Neill serves on boards and
advisory groups for major business, community and educational organizations,
including the American Enterprise Institute, Business Council, Institute for
International Economics, International Primary Aluminium Institute, Lucent
Technologies, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Council for Excellence,
and the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment.
James P. Womack
Founder and President, Lean Enterprise Institute
James P. Womack is the founder and president of the Lean Enterprise
Institute, a non-profit educational and research organization chartered in
1997 to advance a set of ideas commonly known as lean production and lean
thinking. The Institute is conducting a series of research activities to
create a tool kit of methods for implementing lean thinking in a wide range of
industries. Dr. Womack has had a research affiliation with MIT since 1975.
Dale E. Heydlauff
Vice President, Environmental Affairs, American Electric Power Service
Corp.
Dale Heydlauff was named to his present position in 1991 following three
years in the company's Washington office as director, federal agency affairs.
As the corporation's environmental officer, he provides management direction
on proposed environmental legislation at federal, state and local levels and
coordinates the company's activities on state industry restructuring public
policy issues.
Robert Cohen
Senior Vice President, Information Technology Association of America
Robert Cohen has been with the Information Technology Association of
America (ITAA) for nine years and has worked in the information technology
industry since 1990. He serves as editor of Year 2000 Outlook, a weekly
electronic news publication distributed to more than 5,000 readers in 80
countries. The publication is widely regarded as a "must" read for government
officials, industry analysts, journalists and corporate executives worldwide.
He is also a program manager for ITAA*2000, the world's leading Y2K
certification program.
Bruce W. McConnell
Chief, Information Policy and Technology Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs U.S. Office of Management & Budget
Bruce McConnell has been at OMB since 1985, assuming his current position
in 1992. His office's responsibilities include oversight of the acquisition
and use of information and information technology by federal agencies and the
development of policies and guidelines to improve those practices. The office
is leading the efforts to assure that federal programs will continue to
function properly across the millennium change and supports the President's
Council on Year 2000 Conversion.
The Hon. Gary R. Bachula
Acting Under Secretary for Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce
The Hon. Gary R. Bachula oversees the work of the Office of Technology
Policy, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the National
Technical Information Service. The Office of the Under Secretary also
provides advice and assistance to the Secretary of Commerce for the
formulation of new policies and program initiatives for science and technology
policy matters. In this capacity, the Technology Administration assists in
the development and promotion of federal technology policies to increase U.S.
commercial and industrial innovation, productivity, and economic growth.