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Registration for the Update meeting closes tomorrow at 5 pm. We currently have around 160 attendees. For more information, including the current agenda, please visit the event page on our website. There will be a MEP Advisory Board meeting the following day on Thursday, May 19th. This meeting is open to all interested in attending. The Advisory Board agenda is also available, click here to view a copy. If you have any questions, please contact Samm Bowman at samm@nist.gov or 301-975-5978.
When and Where: May 17-18, 2016 at the Charleston Marriott, 170 Lockwood Blvd. Charleston, SC 29403.
In December 2015, we invited proposals for the MEP State Partnerships Support Project. The purpose of the project is to generate strategies, market intelligence and analytical resources to support the efforts of MEP centers, our main MEP office here at NIST and the nation’s manufacturers. Last Friday, we awarded the 5-year, nearly $4.5 million cooperative agreement to SSTI and the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC). SSTI is a national organization dedicated to improving initiatives that support prosperity through science, technology, innovation and entrepreneurship. CREC provides policy makers from around the world with the information and technical assistance they need to formulate and execute innovative, regional job-creating economic strategies. For more information, click here.
NIST MEP will convene a meeting of state Commerce Directors in Nashville on June 14-15 - as we have done nearly every year. Hosted by the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development and organized by the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness and SSTI, the event is designed for peer-to-peer learning on topics of mutual interest such as: The Current State Economic Development Context, Preparing the Talent Pipeline, Best Practices in Rural Development, Performance Metrics, Multi-State Collaborations (FDI, Innovation, entrepreneurship), and Expanding Your Manufacturing Sector. Participating states thus far include CO, CT, DE, ID, IL, IN, MN, MO, MS, NE, PA, SC, TN, UT, VT, and WI. For more information, contact Mark Troppe at mtroppe@nist.gov or Mark Schmit at mark.schmit@nist.gov.
We encourage you to attend this Wednesday's branding webinar at 3:00 P.M. EST. Heidi Shultz, Executive Vice President of Agora, Inc, and a lecturer in Northwestern University’s Department of Integrated Marketing Communication will talk about the role of brand in driving value for organizations and their customers. This webinar will focus on the six principles of brand building and communication; and will be followed by a discussion about about how individual brands can work together to use branding tools to be better able to deliver on the mission.
Webinar Details:
When: Wednesday May 9, 2015 from 3:00 - 4:30 P.M.
Webinar Link | Please enter your full name when logging in | Meeting Password: BrandR0ck$tar1
Contact: Cindy Orellana for any questions
- Feast Magazine article features FARM TO YOU, a retail location that sells local food products in Washington, Missouri. To help Missouri farmers Todd and Katie Geisiert launch their new venture, Missouri Enterprise did a feasibility study and marketing plan. Learn More
- Vacancy Announcement: The Northwest Industrial Resource Center (NWIRC), located in NW Pennsylvania, headquartered in Erie, is seeking a President & CEO. Learn More
MForesight is announcing the “Making to Manufacturing” competition to identify innovative solutions for cost-effective, low-volume manufacturing in lot sizes of 500-10,000 units in the U.S.
The Competition is seeking technologies in hardware, software, collaborative systems and educational tools that could, with 3-5 years of additional development, lower barriers to entrepreneurs and small businesses to increase the variety and value of items manufactured.
The competition closes on June 1st, with winners in each category earning up to $10,000. Winners and high scoring applications will be invited to Washington, D.C. to present their ideas to leaders in government and industry.
In addition these papers will be used as input to the MForesight Democratization of Manufacturing study now underway. Please consider participating, or forwarding this to others who may have an interest. For more information, click here.
About MForesight: MForesight is a national independent think-tank, tasked with identifying emerging advanced manufacturing technologies that can enhance the U.S. manufacturing innovation ecosystem and bridge the gap between basic research and manufacturing readiness. See http://mforesight.org .
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MAY
May 10, 2016. Event in Greenville, SC: Free Supply Chain Risk Management (Event Link) Supply Chain Risk Management course gives you the ability to identify triggers of risk events and plan for when they do occur. Participants of this course will also learn how the financial impact of risk is determined and the importance of a risk management plan.
May 11, 2016. Event in Greenville, SC: Free Supply Chain TCO (Event Link) This course will allow you to have a sharper focus on the big-picture of supply chain optimization. A TCO calculator will be provided to participants that allows for the side-by-side comparison of up to four suppliers.
May 11, 2016. Building and Leveraging Brands at 3:00 PM EDT: Webinar (Webinar Link). Heidi Shultz, Executive Vice President of Agora, Inc, and a lecturer in Northwestern University’s Department of Integrated Marketing Communication will talk about the role of brand in driving value for organizations and their customers. This webinar will focus on brand concepts such as: what is a brand, how they create value, identity vs. image; and will be followed by a discussion about about how individual brands can work together to use branding tools to be better able to deliver on the mission.
NEW!! May 12, 2016. Training in Philadelphia, PA: Management Development Certification (Event Link).
May 12-13, 2016. Summit in San Antonio, TX: TWI and Lean HR (Event Link). MEP representatives are eligible for a 20% discount when registering with Promo Code “MEP”.
May 13, 2016. Regional Forum in Washington DC: Round 4 State Competition (Event Link)
May 12, 2016. Leadership Series in Cincinnati, OH: Management Leadership Series (Event Link)
May 16-18, 2016. Summit in Chicago, IL: RadTech 2016 (Event Link). This is the world's largest event dedicated to the educational, technical, and scientific advancement of ultraviolet (UV) and electron beam (EB) technologies.
May 17-19, 2016. MEP Update Meeting and Advisory Board Meeting in Charleston, SC (Event Link). Contact Samm Bowman for questions.
May 17-18, 2016. Training in Sioux Falls, SD (Event Link): Galliard Business Advisor Core Training. The Family Business Advisor Core Training Program will be delivered by Lisë Stewart, Galliard Executive Director and Beth Adamson, President of Family Business Development Group.
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May 18, 2016. Workshop in Cincinnati, OH: Problem Solving Course. (Event Link) This Problem Solving course will provide you with tools and techniques, to become a powerful
problem solver, critical thinker, and decision maker.
May 18-20, 2016. Symposium in Sun Valley, ID: 47th Annual Intermountain Institute of Food Technologist Symposium. (Event Link)
May 20, 2016. Webinar at 2:00 PM EDT: CRM Working Group: Value of Outsourcing New Client Leads (Webinar Link) Use of external/third party resources for development of new business can be very cost-effective.
Dwaine Raper of UT Center for Industrial Services (TN MEP) will share how they are this methodology successfully. And Lynore DeSantis, CFO of NJ-MEP will share their use of GRM for leads’ generation. We will have an open discussion following his presentation.
May 23-25, 2016. Training in Idaho Falls: 2.5 Day Preventive Controls for Human Food Course (Event Link)
May 24, 2016. Regional Forum in Denver, CO: Round 4 State Competition (Event Link)
May 31- June 2, 2016. Conference in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (Event Link): Aerospace Corridor Expo. This event is expected to draw aerospace manufacturers, supply chain resource businesses, public service officials and educators fro across the Pacific Northwest.
JUNE
June 7, 2016. Regional Forum in Chicago, IL: Round 4 State Competition (Event Link)
June 21-23, 2016. Workshop in Irvine, CA: Additive Manufacturing Community of Practice Workshop (Event Link) There is interest within the MEP network to develop a community of practice around additive manufacturing. To develop such a AM CoP, we are piloting a training workshop. The AM CoP workshop is at the University of California at Irvine and the tuition will be $400, not including the cost of travel. The training will be intensive and include modules covering: business and finance case development; each of the technologies; and a hands-on print. For more information click on the event link.
June 22, 2016. Save the Date: Buy America Transit Supply Chain Connectivity Forum (Event Link) : NIST MEP, along with the Arizona Commerce Authority, and the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration will be hosting an upcoming Buy America Transit Supply Chain Forum in Phoenix, AZ.
AUGUST
August 14, 2016. Training in Philadelphia, PA: Six Sigma Green Belt (Event Link)
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