Nov 3 2006
“Through a recent survey, we found that many executives of the Global Composite Industry lack a Professional Network Platform”, says Jaap Ketel, Managing Director of Ketel Consulting in the Netherlands, “therefore we have taken a new and unique initiative called ECIF, meaning the European Composite Industry Forum”.
ECIF is a web-based platform for interactive networking within the Global Composite Industry. Professionals and Executives from the Composite Industry can exchange information and ideas or look for partnerships. For a small annual fee exclusive membership is offered to individuals who on a personal level wish to interact with colleagues from around the World.
“Although the acronym ECIF refers to Europe, ECIF partnership is not limited to Europeans”, explains Jaap Ketel. “Europe in this case means that we are physically based in Europe and will have a yearly exclusive Partners Dinner Meeting in a pleasant and unique location somewhere in Europe”.
The first ECIF Partners Dinner Meeting will be held on the Eiffel Tower in Paris next year on April 2nd, the day before the JEC Exhibition opens. At this dinner Dr. Cees van Dorp, Director European Manufacturing Industry of Deloitte Management Consultants in Amsterdam will speak on the subject: “Relocation Effects of Global Manufacturing on the world-wide Composite Industry. Access to this dinner is limited and registration must be done online at www.ecif.org.