On October 9-12, 2018, NIST will host the Manufacturing USA Network meeting. The Manufacturing USA Network meeting will allow members to share insights and success stories; collaborate and develop strategies that address common challenges facing Manufacturing USA and its Institutes; identify and leverage resources for broader impact across multiple Institutes; and identify opportunities for strategic partnerships that will contribute to their success of the Manufacturing USA.

Goals:

1. Context: Identify common issues facing Institutes and brainstorm solutions.

2. Possible Solution:

• Share learnings (+ / – ) and insights that can be leveraged across institutes.
• Evaluate Institute strengths that can be leveraged benefit the broader network.
• Brainstorm and develop strategies for effective collaboration among Institutes that will contribute to or enhance industry impact across disciplines.

3. What are you going to do about?

• Learn new strategies to make your Institute operate more efficiently.
• Develop specific actions as follow-up to every network meeting.

4. Design of the meeting:

• Participants build and sustain relationships with other institutes in the network.
• With equivalent counterparts of institutes build agendas for these sub-groups in parallel working sessions.

5. Action Items: Document and publish shared action items.

Attending

• Institute Directors and staff
• Education and Workforce Development Team
• Communications Team
• Membership Working Team
• Federal Agency Leads

Breakouts

• Education and Workforce Development Team (Oct 11 – Oct 12)
• Communications Team (Oct 11 PM)
• Membership Working Team (Oct 10 PM)