For the past

two years, this conference and exhibition has been held in June in Chicago,

a market that has become saturated with shows related to the supply chain.

After conducting

extensive research, Penton Media decided to shift the event to the end

of the third quarter when reinvestment in supply chains should begin to

occur, as the economy begins to improve.

Atlanta was

chosen for the site of Supply Chain & Logistics because it is a major

logistics hub in the Southeast. The region's solid transportation infrastructure

is based upon access to over-the-road, rail, air, and ocean services,

and port facilities; and the city's metro area alone has over 330 million

square feet of warehousing space.

In addition,

Atlanta offers easy access, with more than 80 percent of the U.S. population

within a two-hour flight of the city. Atlanta also ranks fourth among

U.S. cities with the most Fortune 500 headquarters, with a significant

number of Fortune 1,000 companies in retail, wholesale, general merchandising,

food consumer products, printing, chemicals, apparel, automotive, computers,

electronics/electrical equipment, and health care.

To provide

more value to attendees and exhibitors focused on material handling, Supply

Chain & Logistics will co-locate with the Atlanta Material Handling

Show, which is organized by Professional Trade Shows Inc., a division

of Penton Media.

Supply Chain

& Logistics will feature a three-day conference on Sept. 10-12, 2002,

with approximately 30 keynotes and sessions that address the various segments

of the supply chain.

The event also

will host a full two-day exhibition on Sept. 11-12 that will feature suppliers

of products, services and solutions in key areas of the supply chain,

including transportation, distribution, material handling, warehousing,

customer service e-commerce,facilities and site selection. For more information

or to register for Supply Chain & Logistics 2002, visit www.SupplyChainLogistics.com;

or call 800-964-9665 or 610/458-7737 (outside the U.S.)