58th Clemson Brick Forum “Old and New”

»1 John Sanders paid tribute to the achievements of Denis Brosnan (left)

»2 This time the famous Clemson tiger came as a guest

»3 The steak cookout – one of the highlights of the event

»4 During the breaks there was time to exchange experiences and ideas

»5 The ice-cream stand set up by the Halbert Mill Company was always very busy

The 2012 Clemson Brick Forum under the banner of “Old and New” was the première for the new programme director John Sanders. And he made a very good job of it too! Interesting talks, with an outstanding keynote speech by Christophe Aubertot, a well-rounded support programme with lots of activities at the exhibitor stands created an atmosphere that encouraged a positive outlook into the future.

This year, the Forum started one day later, on Monday evening with “Hospitality”. The exhibitors had come up with lots of ideas to attract the interest of the attendees in their products. Activities or competitions had been arranged at almost every stand, jollying the mood of the attendees.

John Sanders, Professor and Programme Director, welcomed the 399 attendees on Tuesday morning at the “Anderson Sports and Entertainment Center”. He remarked that he had never known so much rain at a forum. But the weather was on his side as it got steadily better by the hour. In 2012 there were a few new...