Webinar Your Computer
In this annual and timely webinar, Jim Meil, Chief Economist at Eaton Corporation, will provide an economic update with:
- an overview of the general economic outlook
- manufacturing technology specific insights
- detail on the off-road, construction, and heavy truck industries
Date: Monday, April 26, 2010
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EST
Cost: $325.00 includes the live webinar, the upcoming Summer Economic Update Webinar, and the June and September quarterly forecasts from DeWolf Associates.
Registration fee is waived for AMT members who attended the 2009 Global Forecasting & Marketing Conference. Those eligible have already been e-mailed instructions on how to register. If you have any questions, please contact Julie Germain at 703-827-5222 or
jgermain@AMTonline.org.
About the Speaker:

James P. Meil is vice president and chief economist with Eaton Corporation, a global power management company with 2008 sales of $15.4 billion.
Mr. Meil has been recognized as a leading industrial sector economist for 20 years. At Eaton Corporation, he is responsible for domestic and international forecasts of economic conditions and for the markets Eaton serves in electrical systems and components for power quality, distribution, and control; hydraulic components for mobile and industrial applications; systems for commercial and military aircraft; intelligent truck drivetrain systems, and automotive air management systems. He is a contributor to Blue Chip Economic Indicators, Consensus Economics, USA Today and The Wall Street Journal economic surveys as well as the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s “Survey of Professional Forecasters.”
Meil received first-place recognition in the Wall Street Journal panel of 50 forecasters for 2004 and ranked among USA Today’s “Top 10 Economic Forecasters of 2003” for accuracy. He has also been recognized for contributing “Best Overall Economic Forecast” and “Best Car and Light-Truck Forecast” at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s Annual Economic Outlook Symposium.
He holds an M.B.A. in finance and a B.A. (with honors) in economics from the University of Chicago.