In the final analysis
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PARTNER RELATIONS AND ADVERTISING STAFF Trudi Dunlap, Director Arlene Frances, Sales Representative Joe Rostan, Sales Representative Colleen Leary, Sales Representative
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EDITORIAL STAFF Maureen Byko, Editor Cheryl M. Geier, Senior Graphic Designer Francine Garrone, News Editor Shirley A. Litzinger, Production Editor Elizabeth Rossi, Web Developer
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FEBRUARY ADVISORS Aluminum: Aluminum Committee Pierre Homsi, Rio Tinto Alcan 75 Years of Dislocations: Mechanical Behavior of Materials Committee Judy Schneider,
Mississippi State University
If you spend any time with the teen or tween crowds, you've undoubtedly come in contact with Disney's High School Musical movies. They're bright, cheery, innocent, and inescapable. In these films, fresh-faced young people encounter a series of challenges and overcome them in route to holding a big show and learning much about themselves and their friends in the process. Even if you haven't watched any of the movies, chances are good that you've seen the logo-wear at the mall, have a family member with the CD, or even tapped a toe to one of the songs on the radio. A new concept in entertainment? Nah. Does anyone recall the Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland musicals from the 1930s and 40s? Same stuff, just the actors, music, slang, and clothes have changed.
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. . . provide prime opportunities for logo placements. In addition to the familiar
TMS logo, youll see a score and a half of logos outside the exhibit hall as our
sponsoring companies underwrite a variety of services and functions. One that you wont
miss: Fives Solios, which is supplying a high-quality canvas messenger bag for the
attendees registration materials instead of a typical, nondegradable plastic bag. Fives
Solios is also sponsoring the recycling containers among several other green
meeting initiatives.
. . . feature perky and flamboyant song and dance numbers. Well have authors
breaking into song while discussing dendrite growth and attendees forming line
dances in honor of dislocations. . . . Sorry, I made that one up. It would be cool if
true, however.
What I dont have to make up is the fact that the TMS Annual Meeting will be a
tremendous meeting with a cast of thousands. To that, I can only say, Hey kids, lets
put on a conference!
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