MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE: TOWARD A COMMON AGENDA

摘要

The second annual "Manufacturing Technology Conference: Toward a Common Agenda," was held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Maryland, on April 18-20, 1995. The Conference helped define and refine the major elements of a national manufacturing agenda. Such an agenda involves consensus among government, industry, academia, and workforce organizations. This year's Conference built upon the progress made toward a common manufacturing agenda at last year's priority-setting conference, which was attended by more than 600 participants. Attendance this year was approximately 250; a list of attendees is in the Conference Proceedings, NIST Special Publication 886 [1]. The Honorable Ronald Brown, Secretary of Commerce, delivered the Conference keynote address. The Conference was planned by individuals from more than 30 government and industrial organizations. It was co-sponsored by the NIST Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (MEL), the Conference host organization; the U.S. Department of Agriculture; the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE); the U.S. Navy, through the Navy's Manufacturing Science and Technology Program; and Martin Marietta Energy Systems, through the Oak Ridge Centers for Manufacturing Technology.