AVIATION WEEK Presents ‘Performance Metrics of Top-Performing Companies’ Management Forum in Ft. Worth on Sept. 16-17

    A&D leaders will share effective evaluation techniques for securing

          long-term competitive advantages and financial stability



    NEW YORK, Aug. 18 /EMWNews/ -- AVIATION WEEK will host the

Performance Metrics of Top-Performing Companies Management Forum on

September 16-17, 2008 at the American Airlines Training & Conference Center

in Fort Worth, Texas. In the current volatile marketplace, it is more

crucial than ever to understand how top-performing companies stay ahead,

what metrics truly matter, and how to accurately determine strengths and

weaknesses. Fifty finance, M&A and operations executives, senior managers

and analysts will gather to learn how to best use data and metrics to

develop leadership strategies, drive improvement, and make critical

decisions for long-term financial stability and a stronger competitive

edge.



    Each year, AVIATION WEEK, the largest multimedia information and

services provider to the global aerospace and defense (A&D) industries,

identifies strong and weak performers in the A&D industry with its

Top-Performing Companies study. For the first time, it will share the

secrets of the pros in a forum setting, including perspectives from

investors and analysts who review key indicators and from the leading

companies themselves. Forum participants will have the opportunity to learn

directly from those who know the industry inside and out, and those who are

already using data and metrics in a meaningful way to significantly impact

their organizations' bottom-lines.



    Keynote speaker Clay Jones, CEO of Rockwell Collins, recipient of this

year's top-performing company distinction in the $1-5 billion category,

will explain his company's "Lean Electronics" approach that focuses on

maximizing new technologies. Leaders from Boeing, Curtiss-Wright Controls,

D.A. Davidson, L.M. Dulye & Co., PricewaterhouseCoopers, Rolls-Royce, and

Thomas Group will also share best practices for measuring performance to

drive efficiency, maximize cash flow, and achieve a competitive advantage.

Interactive roundtables will give attendees peer-to-peer insights and

provide an in-depth look at difficult-to-define, non-financial metrics.



    Forum attendees can also test-drive AVIATION WEEK's new Top-Performing

Companies Benchmarking Tool to conduct real-time comparisons and analysis.

For current Top-Performing Companies ranking tables and related articles,

visit http://aviationweek.com/tpc .



    Performance Metrics is produced by AVIATION WEEK Management Forums,

with support from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

PricewaterhouseCoopers is a gold sponsor, and Thomas Group is the lunch

sponsor. Additional information and registration are available at

http://aviationweek.com/forums/tpcmain.htm, or by calling +1-800-240-7645

or +1-212-904-3195. Register by August 22 for a discount. Special rates

apply for government, military, airlines, partners, sponsors and groups of

three or more.

    About AVIATION WEEK



    AVIATION WEEK, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, is the largest

multimedia information and services provider to the global aviation,

aerospace and defense industries, and includes the publications Aviation

Week & Space Technology, Defense Technology International, Business &

Commercial Aviation, Overhaul & Maintenance, ShowNews, Aviation Daily, The

Weekly of Business Aviation, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report and the World

Aerospace Database. The group's website, http://www.aviationweek.com,

offers the industry's most reliable news, information, search and online

community tools. Premium content services include the Aviation Week

Intelligence Network, MRO Prospector, and the new Top-Performing Companies

Benchmarking Tool. The group also produces prominent conferences,

exhibitions and management forums around the world.



    About The McGraw-Hill Companies



    Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) is a leading

global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the

financial services, education and business information markets through

leading brands including Standard & Poor's, McGraw-Hill Education,

BusinessWeek and J.D. Power and Associates. The Corporation has more than

280 offices in 40 countries. Sales in 2007 were $6.8 billion. Additional

information is available at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com.