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P U B L I S H E D B Y T H E N A T I O N A L W O O D E N P A L L E T & C O N T A I N E R A S S O C I A T I O N NWPCA STAFF President/CEO Brent J. McClendon, CAE, brent@palletcentral.com @NWPCA Vice President, Advocacy and External Affairs Patrick S. Atagi, patagi@palletcentral.com @NWPCA_Policy PDS and Membership Services Manager Susan Cheney, scheney@palletcentral.com Communication and Education Director Annette Ferri, aferri@palletcentral.com @PalletCentral Director of Science and Technology Integration Brad Gething, PhD, bgething@palletcentral.com @NWPCATech Director of The Pallet Design System™ John A. McLeod III, jmcleod@palletcentral.com Vice President of Operations and Events Isabel ("Mimi") Sullivan, msullivan@palletcentral.com PDS Software Engineer Curtis Wilkes, cwilkes@palletcentral.com Advertising: To advertise in PalletCentral, contact Annette Ferri at 703-519-6104 or aferri@palletcentral.com Address changes and subscriptions: To update your mailing address or to subscribe to PalletCentral, call 703-519-6104 or email info@palletcentral.com. Reprints and back issues: To order article reprints or request reprint permission, please e-mail info@palletcentral.com. Order back issues by calling 703-519-6104. PALLETCENTRAL, Volume 16, Number 4. © Copyright 2016 by NWPCA. All rights reserved. The views expressed in all articles, editorials and advertisements appearing in PalletCentral are solely those of the author and advertiser, respectively, and do not necessarily represent the views of NWPCA. NWPCA palletcentral.com PalletCentral • July-August 2016 9 Place; the UnitedFresh Produce Innovation Show, The Global Cold Chain Expo, Food Marketing Institute (FMI), and Connect and International Floriculture Expo. NWPCA attended the event on June 21st and 22nd to network and, as a UnitedFresh member, participate on the UnitedFresh Supply Chain and Logistics Committee. The committee discussed the issue of ports, the development and use of automatic trucks, robotics, sanitation transportation rules and other important industry issues. Fall Plant Tours: October 11-12, 2016 T he fall Plant Tours are scheduled for October 11-12, 2016 in Monterey, California. A Pallet Foundation Golf Tournament is being planned for the 11th, with receptions planned for both October 11th and 12th. On the 12th, join industry colleagues from around the country to tour manufacturing and processing plants, and use the time together to network and exchange ideas. Valley Pallet, Inc. a leader in pallet manufacturing and recycling serves as host for this event. Tours are also planned for a farm and processing plant to see how pallets and wood packaging are used in the transport of fresh food and produce. Look for registration information later this month and bookmark PalletCentral.com to check for updates. Mark Bar ford Joins NWPCA staff W e are excited to announce the hiring of Mark Barford, CAE, to the position of Senior Director, Business Partnerships. Mark retired this spring as Executive Director of the NHLA, and has been part of five different softwood and hardwood lumber associations, serving as CEO for three of them. Mark has spent his entire career building and expanding business partnerships for lumber manufacturers, equipment manufacturers, and affiliated industries. His experience and relationships throughout the U.S. and global forest products community will support NWPCA's strategic initiatives already underway. Mark joins our team August 1. PC Don't Miss Important NWPCA News & Updates It has come to our attention that email communications may not be reaching some of our members and PalletCentral readers. We want to ensure you are receiving timely updates on industry's critical issues that matter to you. The following is a sampling of NWPCA's emailed communications: • NWPCA E-News • PalletCentral Digital Issue • "The Advocate" – Government Affairs Newsletter • NWPCA Events: NWPCA-NAM Congressional Fly-In; ExpoRichmond • Invoices: Membership and PDS Renewals (emailed to company primary email address 30-60 days before due date) If you have not received any of these e-mails, please contact your IT specialist and have all emails from our domain "palletcentral.com" added to your safe-sender or whitelist. Please continue to check your SPAM folder for any emails that may still land there and please "never block" us. If you have any questions please call NWPCA (703-519-6104) and ask for Susan Cheney, or drop her an email at scheney@palletcentral.com.