ESD The Engineering Society & The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences Present e-Manufacturing: Making Manufacturing a Part of e-Business Conference to be Held December 4-5, 2000 in Ann Arbor
23 October 2000
ESD The Engineering Society & The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences Present e-Manufacturing: Making Manufacturing a Part of e-Business Conference to be Held December 4-5, 2000 in Ann Arbor
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Oct. 23 It was only a short time ago
that dot-coms were flying high, now many count the days until they close. e-
Alliances are ending. Venture funding now requires a real business plan with
positive cash flow and eventual profits. Where are we going?
ESD The Engineering Society and The National Center for Manufacturing
Sciences (NCMS) present a conference titled "e-Manufacturing: Making
Manufacturing a Part of e-Business." The conference will be held
December 4-5, 2000 at the Sheraton Inn, 3200 Boardwalk, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Increasingly, it appears that there is an emergence of a next generation
economy that combines characteristics of traditional businesses with the
better characteristics of the dot-coms. The real challenge for both old
economy and new economy companies is to quickly identify and develop
strategies and tactics for participating in the emerging industrial
revolution. The panel of experts will address this issue.
David E. Cole of the Center for Automotive Research and Environmental
Research Institute of Michigan (ERIM) will present the keynote address. Jim
Heaton, President of KVQuest, Ltd., an expert in e-manufacturing business
issues will open the conference both days and moderate the panel discussions.
An executive dinner and panel discussion will be held Monday, December 4,
2000, 5:30-9 p.m. Informative speakers, tutorial presentations and case
studies designed to help you make e-Manufacturing part of your company will be
presented Tuesday, December 5, 2000, 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
The cost is $450 for both days, $295 for Monday only and $250 for day two
of the conference only. Member and group discounts are available.
The executive panel includes: Al Gaulin, VP Lamb Technicon; Peter Janek,
VP & CIO, Delphi Automotive Systems; Ken Spenser, President, Think & Do
Software; Mike Suman, Group VP, Advanced Sales, Marketing & Business
Development Worldwide; Dr. Stephen G. Timme, President & CFOEd, FinListics
Solutions; Clif Triplett, Produce Product Information Officer, General Motors
Corporation.
A detailed conference agenda is posted on the ESD website. Sponsorships
and exhibitor space are still available. For more information, please contact
Nancy Strodl at 248-355-2910, ext. 152 or register online at http://www.esd.org
Founded in 1895, as the Association of Graduate Engineers of the
University of Michigan, ESD has evolved into the nation's largest multi-
disciplinary engineering & scientific society of its kind. With more than
6,000 members throughout the Great Lakes Region, ESD unites engineers,
scientists, architects and those in related technical fields. The Society's
programs and services are dedicated to the enhancement of professional
development, the advancement of technology and the promotion of the
engineering and scientific professions, thereby enabling positive
contributions to society. For membership information or program registration
visit the ESD website at http://www.esd.org or call 800-659-2559.
The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences is a not-for-profit
cooperative research consortium based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded in
1986, NCMS is widely recognized as the premier source for the performance of
collaborative manufacturing R&D. More than 200 corporate members in the
United States and Canada, an annual project portfolio exceeding $40 million,
and an in-house staff representing a wide array of disciplines, back the
organization. In the last 14 years, NCMS has formed and managed hundreds of
research programs in partnership with both the public and private sectors.
The cumulative value of these programs is nearly half a billion dollars.