The Illinois Coalition for Manufacturing Innovation Presents a FREE Workshop:

Accessing Innovation in a Challenging Economy: Helping Manufacturers Succeed Through Innovation and Improved Profitability

Wednesday, November 04, 2009

7:30 am to 1:00 pm

Harper College

Wojcik Conference Center

1200 W. Algonquin Rd.

Palatine, IL 60067

Topics include:

--How to Gain Access to Capital
--How to Compete Globally
--The Trade Adjustment Assistance Program
--How to Access Technology and Supporting Funding
--Latest Research and Development
--Legislation and Policy
--Innovation in Manufacturing

Featuring:

--Robert Esquivel, Finance Chief, Small Business Administration
--Eric Mittelstadt, Chief Executive Officer, National Council for Advanced Manufacturing
--Demetria Giannisis, President, Chicago Manufacturing Center
--Bonnie L. Richter, Small Business Development Center, Harper College
--Philip Nash, Professor, Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering Department, IIT
--Ed Daniels, Director, Energy Systems Division, Argonne National Laboratory
--Guy Brada, Chief Metallurgist, A. Finkl & Sons Co.
--Jamal Yagoobi, Chair/Professor of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering, IIT

This is a FREE event for small to medium sized manufacturers with fewer than 500 employees

Sponsors include the Illinois Institute of Technology, Argonne National Laboratory, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, Chicago Manufacturing Center and the U.S. Small Business Administration
The Illinois Coalition for Manufacturing Innovation (ICMI) is comprised of the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), in partnership with Argonne National Laboratory and the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Foundation. The ICMI launched a pilot initiative to create and disseminate improved models for adoption of innovation by small and medium-sized manufacturers through collaboration with research institutions, mainly located in the State of Illinois. Furthermore, this partnership will initiate innovation in engineering education.

This initiative is supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration