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Forming Our Future Leadership Conference Heads to Hawaii
PMA’s annual Forming Our Future Leadership Conference takes place in Honolulu, HI, on March 4-7, 2020. Designed for metal forming executives and future leaders, this four-day expe-
rience features inspirational keynote presentations; educational breakout sessions addressing leadership, technology and inno- vation, and workforce development; a Royal Hawaiian Luau; and much more. An early-registration discount is available through December 31, 2019. Visit www.pma.org/formingourfuture for conference details and to register.
Local Districts Kick Off 2019-2020 Programming
This fall, PMA’s 16 local districts kick off their new program schedules for the 2019-2020 district season, offering metal
January 28-29, 2020
Nashville Airport Marriott
forming-industry professionals access to networking, training and education, plant tours, supplier exhibitions, and social events. For information about the district in your area, visit www.pma.org/districts. Meeting information will be posted on each district’s website and e-mailed to those who subscribe to receive meeting notices. For additional information, contact Joe
Zgrabik at jzgrabik@pma.org.
Upcoming Calendar of Events
September 17, Hot Stamping Experience and Tech Tour, Detroit, MI
September 17-18, Deep Draw Technology Seminar, Nashville, TN September 18-20, Metal Spinning Division Meeting, Denver, CO September 26, Webinar: Securing Funding for Training October 2-3, Die Setting Practices and Safety Seminar, Hebron, KY
October 17, Webinar: Winning by Connecting Goals to Vision, Why Strategic Planning Is so Important
October 22-23, Estimating Metal Stamping Dies and Parts Seminar, Cleveland, OH
October 24, Webinar: Building Your Own Talent Pipeline
Visit www.pma.org, or contact PMA at 216/901-8800 or
info@pma.org for details about these upcoming events.
Attend to network and learn about new, emerging, evolving and maturing technologies that are impactful to metal stamping, die design and die construction companies.
Featured Presentation:
Jason A. Ryska, Chief Engineer - Global Stamping, Ford Motor Company
“Industry 4.0 – Smart Manufacturing Initiatives at Ford Motor Company”
To register and view all event details, go to pma.org/mstd-conference
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