Monday, 12 May 1997
Opening Ceremony
Theme A: Letter Automation
Session Leader: William Dowling, USA
Plenary Session A
 Status of worldwide automation
    Heimo Thomas, Germany
 Video coding
    Theodor Fritz, Germany
Workshops
A1 Human factors. Issues in relation to automation
      Workshopleader: Kaj Bregendorf, Danmark
A2 Customers requirement in relation to autumated mail processing
      Workshopleader: Manfred Bock, Germany
A3 Integration of mail processing equipment
     Workshopleader: Paul Barton, Great Britain
Plenary Session A continued
 Delivery point sequencing
    Lynn A. Kidd, USA
 Automated Address recognition
    John Mampe, USA
Workshops
A4 Delievery sequencin equipment
     Workshopleader: Lynn A. Kidd, USA
A5 Redirection in an automated process
     Workshopleader: Ed Kuebert, USA
A6 Integration of mail processing equipment
     Workshopleader: Michael Ullmann, Germany

Tuesday, 13 May 1997
Theme B: Flats, Packets/Bundles and Parcels
                    Session Leader: Kiyoshi Iida, Japan
Plenary Session A
 Abstract, by : Kiyoshi Iida, Japan
 A study for direction of postal technology
    Mr. Tanaka, Japan
 A case study for "Sprintpak Australia
    Jim Marshall, Australia
Workshops
B1 Flats Technology
     Workshopleader: open
B2 Packets and parcel technology
     Workshopleader: Norway
B3 Strategic direction on packages and customer integration
      Workshopleader: Ron Clatworthy, Great Britain
Theme C: Flow and Logistics
                    Session leader: Roy Nias, Canada
Plenary session C
 Introduction, by Roy Nias, Canada
 Robotic system for tray sorting
    Ralf Johansson, Sweden
 Logistic control based on RFID
    Lars Holst, Denmark
Workshops
C1 Material handling technology. Robotic loading/unloading of trays.
      Workshopleader: Open
C2 Logistics control technology
      Workshopleader: Open
C3 Containerisation technology
      Workshopleader: Open
Wednesday, 14 May 1997
Theme D: Management systems
                    Session Leader: Allan Barrie, Great Britain
Plenary Session D
 Introduction to the day, Allan Barrie, Great Britain
 Introduktion to the session, Ernst Moser, Switzerland
 Networks an Tag management
    Dave Evans, Great Britain
 Databases and automation
    John Jensen, Denmark
Workshops
D1 Databases
      Workshopleader: Ernst Moser, Switzerland
D2 Networking
      Workshopleader: Heinz Tscumi, Switzerland
D3 Tag management
      Workshopleader: Peter Stoop, Switzerland
Plenary Session D continued
 Introduktion to the session, Paul Barton, Great Britain
 Information systems and automation
    Egt Kogtved, Australia
 Configuration management
    Paul Barton, Great Britain
 Maintenance and people in automation
    Mike Matty, Great Britain
Workshops
D4 IS and automation
      Workshopleader: Dave Timm, Great Britain
D5 Configuration Management
      Workshopleader: Dave Brownsell, Great Britain
D6 Maintenance and machines
      Workshopleader: Rex Gallaher, USA
Thursday, 115 May 1997
Special themes.
Environment.
Søren Boas, Denmark
Standardisation
Ron Clatworthy, Great Britain
Code for exchange of information
Harvey Donaldson, USA
Suppliers and purchasing
Allan Goddard, Ireland
Thursday, 115 May 1997
The impact of future technological development
Duncan Hine, Great Britain
Evaluation of the conference
Benny Lundgaard, Danmark
Closing and hand over
Benny Lundgaard, Danmark
Hans Gärtner, Danmark
Lynn A. Kidd, USA