Thursday, July 13, 2006

The NBA Finals begin tonight, the Stanley Cup Finals are underway, and next week is the U.S. Open Championship at Winged Foot.  It must be time to prepare for the next meeting of the Ohio Cast Metals Association (OCMA).  The meeting will be held on Thursday, July 13, 2006, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.  The meeting will start with lunch at 11:30 AM in Room E-151 and the general membership meeting will be held in Room E-150, beginning at approximately 1:00 PM.
 
To honor the upcoming Baseball All-Star game, we have an all-star line-up of speakers as well.  Ohio Speaker of the House Jon Husted, will be our luncheon speaker.  Speaker Husted, who is a strong supporter of business and manufacturing in Ohio, will offer his perspective on how Ohio can regain its position as one of the leading states in America.  Ryan Augsburger, Managing Director, Public Policy Services, Ohio Manufactures' Association (OMA), will provide his insight on the very important elections coming in November.  Ohioans will select a new governor and the Ohio House and Senate are up for grabs.  Also, Michael Quinn, Logistics Management Inc., is traveling from Virginia to describe a discount freight service program that may be of interest to OCMA member companies.  Logistics Management Inc. has been working with the California Cast Metals Association (CCMA) on a successful program in their state.  Finally, Vice President for Environmental Affairs Dennis Baker, Flowserve Corporation, will outline his environmental update.