Collaboration: The Great Lakes Manufacturing Advantage
Great Lakes Manufacturing Council
July 9-11, Cleveland
Regional leaders from manufacturing, business, academia and government in the eight Great Lakes States, Ontario and Quebec will discuss manufacturing issues impacting the Great Lakes region. Visit www.greatlakesmanufacturingcouncil.org.

Siemens 2008 Automation Summit
Siemens
July 23-25, Chicago
Siemens showcases its automation solutions and provides educational sessions that will help you manage your systems. Visit www.sea.siemens.com/summit .

IMTS
AMT
Sept. 8-13, Chicago
The Association For Manufacturing Technology (AMT) presents the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS). Exhibitors are focused in the following categories: abrasive machining/sawing/finishing; controls and CAD/CAM; EDM; gear generation; machine components/cleaning/environmental; metal cutting; metal forming and fabricating/lasers; quality assurance; and tooling and workholding systems. Visit www.imts.com.

National Manufacturing Week
CANON COMMUNICATIONS LLC
Sept. 22-25, Chicago
A week of manufacturing exhibitions brought together under one roof includes: Design Engineering; Plant Engineering; Industrial Automation; Enterprise IT; the Assembly Technology Expo; the Electronics Assembly show; Plastics USA/Plastics Midwest; Medical Design & Manufacturing Midwest; and the Green Manufacturing Expo.
Visit www.devicelink.com/expo/nmw08/nmw_DE.html.

Canadian Manufacturing Week SME
Sept. 23-25, Toronto
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers presents this showcase for design engineering, maintenance products and industrial support services. It's co-located with Weld-Expo where you'll find the latest in productive welding equipment, machinery, products and services. Visit www.smecanada.ca/cmw/.

MainTrain West
PEMAC
Sept. 25-26, Edmonton
The Plant Engineering and Maintenance Association of Canada (PEMAC) hosts an additional MainTrain event for maintenance practitioners in the west, featuring educational sessions, training and networking. Visit www.maintrain.ca.

Canadian Industrial Emergency Conference & Expo
Expo Management Inc.
Falcon Ridge Group Inc.
Oct. 15-16, Edmonton
This national event focuses on the issues impacting industrial emergency responders. Visit www.industrialemergencyexpo.com.

From Good to Great
AME
Oct. 20-24, Toronto
A global lean conference hosted by the Association for Manufacturing Excellence featuring keynotes, special presentations, workshops and exhibits focused on operational excellence and the pursuit of lean manufacturing. PLANT, Canada's Industry Newspaper is the media sponsor. Visit www.ameconference.org.

MainTrain 2008
PEMAC
Nov. 24-27, Toronto
The Plant Engineering and Maintenance Association of Canada (PEMAC) presents its annual event for maintenance professionals from across Canada, featuring educational sessions, training and networking. Visit www.maintrain.ca.