{"234341":{"#nid":"234341","#data":{"type":"news","title":"World Manufacturing Forum promotes intelligent manufacturing collaboration at upcoming event","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIf the economic crisis has taught us anything it is that manufacturing is critical to economic health. As a result, policy makers around the world are striving to produce favorable conditions for this highly competitive industry. However, bringing manufacturing jobs back home to the United States gives rise to a few global challenges, as well, such as import regulations, raw material control and limits on technology transfer. The World Manufacturing Forum intends to delve into these challenges and discuss ways to develop global cooperation for sustainable economic success.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Forum, themed \u201cThe Way Forward to Global Prosperity through Intelligent Manufacturing Collaboration,\u201d will be held Oct. 22-23 at the Ronald Reagan Building \u0026amp; International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. The event brings together high-level industrialists, policy makers, and key societal stakeholders from around the world to exchange ideas on major macroeconomic trends and manufacturing innovations. And because technology and skills are key innovation differentiators, the Forum will also discuss the role of educational institutions, companies and unions in training the next-generation of workers in the highly technical field of manufacturing. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThree of Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute\u2019s External Advisory Board members will serve as speakers at this influential event:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDr. Charles Wessner\u003C\/strong\u003E with the National Academy of Sciences will chair a session on \u201cInnovation in Production: The Next Generation of Manufacturing.\u201d \u003Cstrong\u003EDr. Stephan Biller\u003C\/strong\u003E with GE Global Research will also speak on this topic.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDr. Mike McGrath\u003C\/strong\u003E, Analytic Services Inc., will chair the discussion on \u201cCyber Security Issues for Manufacturing.\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIn addition, \u003Cstrong\u003EDr. Tom Kurfess,\u003C\/strong\u003E with Georgia Tech\u2019s George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, will chair the presentation on \u201cGame Changing Key Technologies for Manufacturing.\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo learn more about the World Manufacturing Forum, please visit: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.worldmanufacturingforum.org\u0022\u003Ewww.worldmanufacturingforum.org\u003C\/a\u003E. If you would like to register for the event, please e-mail \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:info@worldmanufacturingforum.org\u0022\u003Einfo@worldmanufacturingforum.org\u003C\/a\u003E to request your unique registration passcode.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThree of Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute\u2019s External Advisory Board members will serve as speakers at this influential event.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Three of Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute\u2019s External Advisory Board members will serve as speakers at this influential event."}],"uid":"27857","created_gmt":"2013-09-04 16:55:42","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:49","author":"Tracy Heath","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-09-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-09-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"155831","name":"Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"215","name":"manufacturing"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETracy Heath\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E(404) 894-5562\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["tracy.heath@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}