Focusing on five topic tracts featuring a wide variety of industry specific sessions, we are seeking presentations that will provide solutions to current manufacturing problems such as improving productivity, improving part quality, developing a stable, competent workforce to lower the costs of manufacturing in the United States and create new levels of market demand. View call for speakers letter in PDF.
Conference topics and presentations need to focus on:
Materials, Quality/Metrology, Manufacturing Technology
•Physical
•New
•R&D
•Exotic Materials
•Composites
•Measuring
•Testing
•Inspection
•Optical/3-D
•Standards
•Grinding
•Tooling/Workholding
•CAD/CAM
•General Cutting (turning, milling, drilling, etc)
Alternative Manufacturing Processes, Plant Operations
•Waterjet
•EDM
•Laser
•Welding
•Fastening/Joining
•Lean Manufacturing
•Training/Workforce
•Energy Efficiency
•Life Cycle Management
•Cost Justification
•Government Initiatives
Conference Schedule
•Monday, September 10 - Afternoon Only 1:00 PM - 3:55 PM
•Tuesday, September 11 - Full Day 9:00 AM - 3:55 PM
•Wednesday, September 12 - Full Day 9:00 AM - 3:55 PM
•Thursday, September 13 - Full Day 9:00 AM - 3:55 PM
•Friday, September 14 - Morning Only 9:00 AM - 11:55 AM
Sessions are 55 minutes long and should include 5-10 minutes for Q&A. Lunch is served each day from 12:00 PM - 12:55 PM. See full schedule.
Location
All conference sessions will be held in the West Building – Level 1 of McCormick Place.
Call for Speakers Deadline
The IMTS 2012 Conference call for speakers closes November 21, 2011.
Speaker Proposal Submission Procedure
Prospective speakers wishing to participate in the IMTS 2012 conference program should submit their abstracts via e-mail to Tom Grasson, Editorial Director at GIE Media (tgrasson@gie.net). Please include complete contact information on each speaker, title for session and for which specific topic tract(s) the session has been developed.
The educational value of the session topic is critical in the selection process and thinly disguised sales pitches will not be selected. Conference attendees should leave the session equipped with “lessons learned”, especially as they relate to new technology developments. You need to consider:
•The scope of your personal expertise
•Timelines of the topic
•Technical level of the topic
•Educational value of the topic
Develop a unique approach to the topic and separate your session from other similar sessions being considered. All submitters and approval participants will be notified via email in January 2012 on the status of their submission.
Selected speakers will receive a letter of acceptance which will review the onsite logistics (date, time, room, equipment, etc.) for their session. Speakers are required to promote the conference and in appreciation of their participation, each will receive 10 complimentary registration passes for their specific session. The use of social media vehicles like Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter, etc. is also mandatory for all speakers.
Contact Information
Tom Grasson, Associate Publisher, Editorial Director, GIE Media Inc., at tgrasson@gie.netor 330-523-5391
John Krisko, Director-Exhibitions, AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology, at jkrisko@AMTonline.orgor 703-827-5252
We thank you for your interest in the IMTS 2012 Conference and we look forward to your participation and commitment to making the conference a success.