Jobs and innovation: White House Regional Outreach Meeting on Advanced Manufacturing

Regional leaders from industry and academia, state and federal officials will come together to share ideas and plan ways to boost advanced manufacturing in America.

Note: Webcast will begin live at 9:45 a.m. at http://web.mit.edu/manufacturing/amp/event/video

On Monday, Nov. 28, MIT President Susan Hockfield will host leaders from industry, government and academia to discuss specific ways the United States can boost advanced manufacturing in an effort to provide the basis for high-quality jobs for Americans and the maintenance of U.S. competitiveness in the 21st century. The group is gathering for the northeast regional meeting of the U.S. Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP), which President Barack Obama established this summer, naming Hockfield as national co-chair of the AMP Steering Committee, along with Andrew Liveris, CEO of Dow Chemical.

This gathering in Cambridge, near MIT, is the second of four outreach meetings on advanced manufacturing being held in regions across the country. It’s an opportunity for manufacturers and those in academia to share their views on what the government’s priorities should be when it comes to advanced manufacturing. AMP is also laying the groundwork for regional and local collaborations in this area.

Officials with the U.S. Departments of Commerce, Energy, and Defense will speak, as well as the Director of the National Science Foundation. White House officials and Governor Deval Patrick will also attend. An agenda and list of confirmed speakers is online at: http://web.mit.edu/manufacturing/amp/event/program/ .

WHEN:
Monday, Nov. 28, 2011
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

WHERE:
Cambridge Marriott
Two Cambridge Center, 50 Broadway
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
http://web.mit.edu/manufacturing/amp/event/location/

CREDENTIALS:
Online registration has closed. For credentials, please Kimberly Allen at allenkc [a] mit (p) edu or register on-site at the media table.