2021 Schedule of Events

2021 Schedule of Events
Omni Fort Worth Hotel
1300 Houston Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Phone: (817) 535-6664
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Start Time | End Time | Agenda Item | Location |
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Travel to Fort Worth | |||
1:00 PM | 4:00 PM | SOCMA Board of Governors Meeting | Stockyards 2 |
2:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Registration Open & Exhibitor Setup | Texas Foyer |
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Start Time | End Time | Agenda Item | Location |
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8:00 AM | 5:30 PM | Registration Open | Texas Foyer |
8:00 AM | 1:30 PM | Exhibitor Setup (Exhibits Open @ 1:30 PM) | Texas Ballroom and Foyers |
8:00 AM | 9:30 AM | Welcome Breakfast & Presentation:** Welcome: Jennifer Abril, President & CEO, SOCMA |
Fort Worth Ballroom |
10:10 AM | 4:10 PM | Exhibitor Showcase Presentations (3 concurrent rooms) Click for Showcase Schedule |
Fort Worth Ballroom 3, 4, 5 |
1:30 PM | 5:45 PM | Exhibits Open (1:30 PM) & Opening Networking Reception (4:15 PM) |
Texas Ballroom and Foyers |
1:30 PM | 6:00 PM | SOCMA Member Lounge | Stockyards 1 |
6:30pm | 7:30pm | Exhibit Hall & Meeting Space Sanitation | |
Evening Open for Individual Dinners |
Thursday, April 15, 2021
Start Time | End Time | Agenda Item | Location |
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7:30 AM | 9:30 AM | Attendee Networking Breakfast | Fort Worth Ballroom |
8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | Women's Networking Coffee, SOCMA Member Lounge (Open to All Attendees) |
Stockyards 1 |
8:30 AM | 5:30 PM | Registration Open | Texas Foyer |
9:30 AM | 5:30 PM | Exhibits Open | Texas Ballroom and Foyers |
9:30 AM | 5:30 PM | SOCMA Member Lounge | Stockyards 1 |
10:00 AM | 10:45 AM | General Session #1
Diversifying Supply Chains: Bringing Manufacturing Back to America As chemical companies look at the growth curve in bringing chemical manufacturing back to the U.S., there are also many challenges and hurdles. Join our team of experts as they take a comprehensive look at the current drivers to reshoring, the types of chemistry that can realistically return to the U.S., regulatory, infrastructure and quality hurdles, and how companies are working to identify additional sources for raw materials in the current supply chain climate. |
Fort Worth Ballroom |
11:45 AM | 12:30 PM | 1st Seating: Attendee Networking Luncheon | Fort Worth Ballroom |
12:45 PM | 1:30 PM | 2nd Seating: Attendee Networking Luncheon | Fort Worth Ballroom |
2:00 PM | 2:45 PM | General Session #2
Adapting to a World of Virtual Audits: Best Practices and What’s Here to Stay In today’s COVID environment, audits have shifted virtually with the use of technology and digital platforms such as drones, video conferencing and other virtual and augmented reality technology. Our group of industry experts will discuss how virtual audits has evolved, including in-person best practice sharing, company adaptation and transformation of auditing practices. |
Fort Worth Ballroom |
3:15 PM | 4:00 PM | General Session #3
Addressing Long-Term COVID Impacts How are companies motivating, encouraging and engaging their workforce, and preventing career stagnation with remote teams? Our panel shares key challenges and best practices in recruiting, hiring and maintaining talent when in-person meetings are limited. |
Fort Worth Ballroom |
4:00 PM | 5:30 PM | Networking Reception on Exhibit Floor | Texas Ballroom and Foyers |
8:00pm | 9:00pm | Exhibit Hall & Meeting Space Sanitation | |
Evening Open for Individual Dinners |
Friday, April 16, 2021
Start Time | End Time | Agenda Item | Location |
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8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | Networking Breakfast & Closing Presentation | Fort Worth Ballroom |
9:00 AM | 11:00 AM | Private Meetings | |
11:00 AM | 3:00 PM | Exhibitor Breakdown | Texas Ballroom and Foyers |