BEDFORD, Mass.: RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, today announced that registration is now open for the Fourth Annual Indian Seminar.

The RISI Indian Seminar will be December 11-12, 2012 at The Park Hotel in Hyderabad, India. Our seminar is the premier event for executives in the pulp and paper industry to learn about the trends and challenges facing the industry.

The RISI Indian Seminar offers the outlooks for the Indian market set in a global context. Seminar attendees include individuals throughout the industry such as pulp and paper industry executives, market analysts, procurement managers, and suppliers.

Here are some highlights of our Indian Seminar program:

• India Engaged presented by Yogesh Agarwal, Managing Director and CEO, Ballarpur Industries Limited
• Paper and Packaging Innovation in India presented by Usman Shaik, Senior Analyst, Paper Packaging, Beroe Consulting
• Outlook for the Forest Industry in India presented by Bob Flynn, Director, International Timber, RISI
• Role of Agro Forestry in Sustainable Supply to India's Pulp and Paper Industry presented by CN Pandey, Director, IPIRTI

Additionally, we are pleased to announce RISI's Conference Connections on Linked In. Registered attendees of the Indian Seminar will find it easier than ever to connect with fellow conference attendees, before, during and after the event using RISI's Conference Connections group on LinkedIn.

The 2012 Indian Seminar is sponsored by GAW, HP, ColorLok Technology and Kadant.  Media sponsors are Papermart, PPI Asia and PPI International.

All conference details including registration, is available at www.risi.com/indianseminar.

For queries on the seminar, please email indiaconf@risi.com

About RISI (www.risi.com)

Owned by UBM plc, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange, RISI is the leading information provider for the global forest products industry. The company works with clients in the pulp and paper, wood products, timber, biomass, tissue, nonwovens, printing and publishing industries to help them make better decisions.

Headquartered in Boston, MA, RISI operates additional offices throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia.

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