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CPBIS News

First meeting of the newly formed CPBIS Board of Executives
on June 26, 2005 in Nashville, Tennessee

Atlanta , Georgia-- June 27, 2005. The inaugural CPBIS Board of Executives (BoE) meeting occured in Nashville, Tennessee on June 26 at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel from 2 PM to 6:30 PM.

The CPBIS Board of Executives was formed very recently and includes well-known and well-respected names from the paper industry and from academe, as well as high profile executives from various industries. A summary of the BoE procedures and a list of the members of the Board can be found below:

Board of Executives Summary (.pdf) List of BoE Members

Jim McNutt, CPBIS Executive Director said: "We would like to thank each of the BoE members for joining in this new venture, and we are committed to making this very much worth your time and effort. We do know that their engagement with the CPIBS BoE is a critical step toward lifting CPBIS to reach its true potential on behalf of the Paper Industry."

The Agenda of the meeting in Nashville can be accessed by clicking here.

About CPBIS: The Center for Paper Business and Industry Studies (CPBIS) is research led, business focused. It is a globally recognized and industry-valued academic center, creating knowledge and tools that support paper industry decision-makers, and producing interdisciplinary graduates who contribute to the long-term success of the paper industry. The CPBIS is cosponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), and the Paper Industry.