OVERVIEW
The 90-minute webinar will comprise expert insights and coaching, as well as case studies and Q&A. Following the webinar, registered attendees will have access to a recording of the webinar and a PDF file of the presentation material.

AGENDA
* Introduction, Objectives, Biographies
* Why DfE? Strategic importance to designers, competitive products, risk reduction, and profitability
* New regulations and standards brewing: Similarities, differences, trajectories
* DfE Checklist: How to train designers and how to measure environmental and financial benefits
* Supply-chain DfE: Preparing for the coming wave of DfE requirements, and what you can do to get your company ready
* Q&A with electronics companies strategically committed to DfE

PROFILE OF PARTICIPANTS
Electronics designers (electrical, electronic, mechanical), Supply-chain managers, Product managers, R&D, operations and marketing executives, academia.

ABOUT THE PRESENTERS
Pamela J. Gordon, president of Technology Forecasters Inc. (TFI) brings data and insights from running DfE Workshops over the past 6 years, training more than 1,000 designers, supply-chain and product managers, and executives. She is an executive consultant for High-ROI Environmental Roadmaps and author of the 2001 book, Lean and Green: Profit for Your Workplace and the Environment. Pamela Gordon, pgordon@techforecasters.com, 1-510-601-9107

Michael Kirschner, President of Design Chain Associates, LLC (DCA) actively influences DfE standards like EPEAT and regulations like California's Safer Alternatives Regulation that drive the industry. Mike has in-the-trenches experience preparing designers for the coming wave of DfE requirements, and what they can do to get ready. Mike Kirschner, mike@designchainassociates.com, 1-415-904-8330

In the current economic and political climate, many organizations face a host of energy-related challenges. With a well-crafted energy management strategy, organizations can reduce operational expenses, comply with impending regulations and appeal to environmentally-conscious patrons­ all without affecting product and service levels.

In this educational webcast, the experts at LPB Energy Management will share best practices to reduce cost and consumption up to 30% by:

Eliminating the “data divide” between groups who receive and pay utility bills and those accountable for lowering cost and consumption.
Maximizing rate reduction opportunities through energy procurement, invoice audit and demand response programs.
Minimizing consumption and provide analysis and reporting to measure program success.

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With budget cuts and more pressure to perform, Sales and Marketing professionals need the best tools at minimal expense.

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This seminar will focus on the Information and Communication Technologies sector in Spain and the investment opportunities it offers to foreign companies. Thus, we will analyse the current situation and future trends of the sector, highlighting its main competitive advantages.

Attendees will have the chance to listen to first hand experiences from multinational companies already established in Spain, who will give their view on the suitability of Spain for their different strategies, covering topics such as:

- The maturity of the Spanish ICT market, with experience both in the client and provider side

- The potential access to key markets in Latin America and Europe that Spain offers

- The availability of local talent and skills, at a competitive cost

- Big multinationals are already manufacturing and delivering professional electronics and systems in a competitive way

- Multinational companies are already developing software and providing outsourcing services to other European big and medium-sized enterprises

- There is a global presence providing high value services from Spain

This seminar will focus on the Information and Communication Technologies sector in Spain and the investment opportunities it offers to foreign companies. Thus, we will analyse the current situation and future trends of the sector, highlighting its main competitive advantages.

Attendees will have the chance to listen to first hand experiences from multinational companies already established in Spain, who will give their view on the suitability of Spain for their different strategies, covering topics such as:

- The maturity of the Spanish ICT market, with experience both in the client and provider side

- The potential access to key markets in Latin America and Europe that Spain offers

- The availability of local talent and skills, at a competitive cost

- Big multinationals are already manufacturing and delivering professional electronics and systems in a competitive way

- Multinational companies are already developing software and providing outsourcing services to other European big and medium-sized enterprises

- There is a global presence providing high value services from Spain

No one has to remind you we are living in challenging times. No doubt you are hearing the pain of a down economy from your franchisees on a daily basis. They are looking to you for additional help and direction during these difficult days.

This webinar will give Franchisors important information and concrete solutions to insure your franchisees have the latest in technology for growing their businesses.

Our panel of experts will help you understand

* Why most marketing campaigns only promote name recognition rather than customer action.
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Bar coding proves greater than the sum of the parts for an industrial parts supplier with 400,000 SKUs.

Learn how one warehouse maintained workflow during a major upgrade and minimized impact on current operations.

Highlights include:

* Teaching a single scanner to read bar codes with extreme variability in contrast
* Installing less equipment which then requires fewer spares and less service
* Working around the existing warehouse layout
* Minimizing the need to interface with a slow mainframe

While consumers may think the holiday shopping season starts after Thanksgiving, savvy online marketers know that now's the time to get ready. Christmas in July? Hardly, but in this economy, it's crucial to understand just what steps you need to take six months out.

This webcast will give an overview of the current state of online retail -- plus predictions for the 2009 holiday shopping season. Find out what to expect -- and how to succeed by planning ahead.

In this webcast we'll learn:

*Current forecasts for the 2009 holiday shopping season
*Which retail categories performed better than others
*Specific tips and tactics for retail success -- from understanding customer needs to managing landing pages
*Planning for the holidays - timelines/milestones for the next six months.

Eli Goodman, Search Evangelist at comScore, will give an overview of the state of online retail -- its current strengths and weaknesses; how consumer spending -- and searching -- have changed year over year; and, what the experts are predicting for 2009 online holiday retail.

Matt Miller, Director, Vertical Solutions at Performics, will offer specific tips and timelines that retailers can follow in the months building up to the holidays. Find out, step-by-step, what you can do now to be most competitive during the 2009 holiday shopping season.

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During difficult economic times, your Web site is a critical channel for differentiating your organization, generating new prospects, improving customer service and turning existing customers into advocates. Web Content Management (WCM) solutions can help provide rich online experiences that enable you to increase revenue and save money at the same time. Join Vignette and guest Forrester Research as we discuss the latest developments in the WCM market, the changing expectations of visitors to your Web site, and how WCM solutions can help you use the Web to grow your customer base while driving internal efficiency. Discussion topics include: *How to maximize your WCM investment during an economic slowdown *The three Cs to focus on for maximizing results: Content, Contribution, Customer Experience *Key capabilities required to deliver engaging online customer experiences: Rich Media, Personalization, Social Media, and more.

Manual Accounts Payable (AP) Invoice processes are inefficient, error-prone and slow. A company that sticks to manual processing of paper invoices or scanned images is wasting money on admin costs and unidentified invoice errors. Even worse, manual processes make it difficult to pay suppliers on time, depriving them of vital cash flow, possibly risking their very survival.

This webinar will explain how best-in-class companies use electronic invoicing to handle ten times as many invoices per person as their competitors. eInvoicing isn’t a question of turning paper into scanned images – it's about automatically matching fully electronic invoices with supporting records. The webinar will explain how to use eInvoicing to reduce waste, delays and errors. It will describe what companies have done to maximize straight thru processing (STP) and how they used supplier self-service functionality to reduce vendor inquiries and discrepancy resolution, the two biggest drains on AP resources.

There has never been a better time to implement eInvoicing. Enroll now to learn how you can reduce costs, improve throughput and accuracy, and achieve an ROI in months.