International Wood Flooring Summit

Date: 24 March 2010

Time:
3:00 to 3:30 pm Arrival, Registration and Refreshments
3:30 to 5:30 pm Meeting Agenda
5:30 pm Adjourn

Location:
Room to be determined in Shanghai Pudong New International Expo Center (SNIEC) , China

Organizers:
Domotex Asia China Floor
Floor Covering Institute
Floor Covering News

Moderators:
Jim Gould, President, Floor Covering Institute (USA)
Ruud Steenvoorden, Floor Covering Institute (South Africa)
David Zhong, Domotex Asia China Floor  (China)

Agenda:
Environmental Issues and Government Regulation
Lacey Update
EFPI Report on new European legislation - Jurgen Fruchtenicht PowerPoint
CE Mark - Jurgen Fruchtenicht PowerPoint
E zero and California Carb standards - Mark Elwell PowerPoint

Panelists :
Jurgen Fruchtenicht, President, European Federation of Parquet Importers (EFPI) Europe
Mark Elwell, Board of Director, National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) USA
Bill Dearing, President, North American Laminate Flooring Manufacturers (NALFA) USA

Follow up needed to confirm:
Brazil
European Laminate
Chinese Government
Other parts of the world