May 4, 2010

New England Sustainable Manufacturing Innovation Summit

Please join us to hear both Nationally renowned and Regional experts speak on current and future business improvement opportunities.



May 18, 2010


SME’s Monadnock No. 124 chapter and Keene State College are reaching out to manufacturers, innovators, entrepreneurs and businesses to collaborate with KSC, Sustainable Product Design Innovation SPDI and Regional Center for Advance Manufacturing RCAM to better support sustainable manufacturing in New England.


Price: $85.00 per person, including food.


Time: 7:30 a.m. registration; 8:00 a.m. program starts

Location: Keene State College, 229 Main St, Keene, NH 03435-0001

Lodging: Reduced rates set up at E.F. Lane Hotel (a reduced SME rate of $99 is available)

Limited: Due to facility limitations, registration is limited to the first 200 applicants

.6 to CEUs are available, forms available at event.


Register Online:
https://www.regonline.com/new_england_sustainable_manufacturing_innovation_s



Featured Speaker:












Doug Hall

Eureka!Ranch
o Assisting companies improve their Innovation Success Rates and Speed to Market.

o Teaching leaders to Create, Communicate and Commercialize Ideas for Growth.


Distinguished Speakers:


*Helen F. Giles-Gee
President, Keene State College






*Barbara M. Fossum, PhD, FSME

President, Society of Manufacturing Engineers








*Congressman Paul HodesNew Hampshire’s Second District








*Senator Molly KellySenate District 10






*Jack HealyDirector of Operations, Massachusetts MEP









*Dawn WivellExecutive Director, International Trade Resource Center

NH Division of Economic Development







*Plus, local expert speakers, explaining new educational systems to promote advanced manufacturing and technology.



Who should attend?

-Business owners and managers wanting to grow your business

- Entrepreneurs-Inventors

-Start-up businesses

-R&D leaders



What’s in it for you?

This is an interactive event; participants will have opportunity for education and questions.

+Gain insight to improve innovation success rates and speed to market

+Excite your customers

+Accelerate profitable growth

+Learn about Reliable continuous growth

+Learn about Lean or green process improvements

+Learn about Marketing improvements

+What about Customer pull sales

+Learn about More profitable products or services

+Learn about Cycle time reduction

+Learn how to implement LEAN and what the lean journey will be like

+Gain Lean strategic partnerships

+Learn from the top leaders in industry and education about how we must work together

+New England is growing still, how? What markets?



Sponsors:

SME Monadnock Chapter No. 124

Keene State College ~ Sustainable Product Design and Innovation

The Regional Center for Advanced Manufacturing and its partners – River Valley Community College, the Keene School District & KSC and the Greater Keene Chamber of Commerce.



If you have any questions on this program, please contact:Victor KissellChair, Monadnock No. 124Ph: 603.557.8288E-mail: vickissell@myfairpoint.net





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Chapter 124 May meeting information:

Spouse and Significant-Other Night!
May 20th, 2010 @ 5:00PM

Walpole Creamery



Followed by our annual John McKenney Scholarship ceremony at The Pub (accross from Keene State College).



Food choices:

Prime Rib
Baked Scrod
Chicken Hunter
Vegetable Primavera over Pasta




Please RSVP with food choices to John Rondeau at: jrondeau@timken.com