2009 Manufacturing Education Transformation Summit
SME Manufacturing Education Transformation Summit 2009 - Austin Texas
June 18-19, 2009 Austin, TX
Papers and Presentations Website
Conference Information
Resources
Useful Resources
Contacts
Hugh Jack - Grand Valley State University, Conference Chair - jackh@gvsu.edu
Mark Stratton - Society of Manufacturing Engineers - mstratton@sme.org
http://claymore.engineer.gvsu.edu/ocs/index.php/smetexas2009/METS2009/schedConf/presentations
Program
Professionals from academia, industry, government, and professionals societies having impact on manufacturing education are invited to participate in this summit to define, document, and promulgate a roadmap for transforming manufacturing education within the next five years. The transformation is to include:
Refining the definition of the core of manufacturing knowledge and skills needed by all graduates of engineering and technology programs who enter careers affecting product design and manufacturing
Identifying new elements that must be included in manufacturing education
Identifying elements of traditional manufacturing education programs that should be restructured, eliminated, or diminished
Identifying options for improving the delivery of manufacturing education with regard to program content, structure, curriculum, and pedagogy
Dates: Thursday and Friday, June 18-19, 2009
Place: Radisson Hotel, Austin, Texas
Established Sponsors:
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
University of Texas - Austin
Overview
When: June 18-19, 2009 (Thurs/Fri) - after ASEE - Special Meetings Saturday June 20, 2009
Where: Radisson Austin, Texas (http://www.radisson.com/austintx)
There has been massive change in global manufacturing professions. Many skills taught a decade ago are now obsolete and have been replaced by a number of new demands that are as yet inconsistently addressed by educators. These changes have resulted in a new urgency to keep manufacturing education healthy and forward focused. However, the core of the manufacturing engineering field continues to be essential to success and growth of industries worldwide.
Issues that must be addressed in this summit from a strategic position are;
Why is transformation necessary in manufacturing education?
What kind of transformation is necessary?
Who has the power/responsibility for effecting the transformation?
How can the transformation be accomplished?
A program-driven summit is planned, presenting a mix of invited speakers, contributed peer reviewed presentations, and panel discussions. Participants from outside academia are an integral part of these activities in helping to identify new problems and opportunities that shape the direction of the transformation.
The Summit follows a pair of Manufacturing Education Leadership Forums where the future of manufacturing education was examined with the viewpoint of providing stronger support to manufacturers in the U.S. and worldwide. The summit is structured to build upon those earlier events, encourage additional discussion and interaction, and empower decision makers to implement improvements in manufacturing education.
Themes
Pipeline, imaging and marketing issues in manufacturing education
Goal: A Collective plan for recruitment and attraction of new entrants to our industry as Students, Skilled Workers, and Retrainees.
Strategic policy issues and partnering for manufacturing education.
Goal: To develop a set of strategies and policies to be used to further manufacturing education by summit participants and other stakeholders.
Emerging technologies, techniques, and pedagogy and how to integrate them into manufacturing education
Goal: Shared knowledge that will allow educators to redesign and update their curriculum.
Summit Outcomes
The summit will provide a select number of presentations and keynote addresses to inspire and charge the summit participants for action. Within the summit and through follow-on efforts, prepare, present, and promulgate a designed interdisciplinary roadmap to guide manufacturing education stakeholders to meet the post-secondary workforce needs of the global enterprises of the future. Stakeholders include society-at-large, industry, academia, government, economic development groups, professional societies, and industry associations.
People
Organizing Committee
Ron Bennett - Minnesota Center for Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence
Steve Coe - (retired) Boeing
Gary Conkol - Conkol Computing Services
Winston Erevelles - Robert Morris University
LaRoux Gillespie - (retired) Honeywell Systems
Val Hawks - Brigham Young University
Hugh Jack - Grand Valley State University
Hank Kraebber - Purdue University
Robert Mott - University of Dayton (Emeritus)
Venkitaswamy Raju - Farmingdale State College - SUNY
Mark Stratton - Society of Manufacturing Engineers
David Wells - North Dakota State University
Scientific Committee
Chief Editor: V. Raju - Farmingdale State College - SUNY
General Track
Val Hawks - Brigham Young University
Hugh Jack - Grand Valley State University
Pipeline Track
Bob Mott - University of Dayton (Emeritus)
Karen Birch
Strategy Track
Winston Erevelles - Robert Morris University
Ralph Resnik (?)
Emerging Track
Louis B. Gennaro - Rochester Institute of Technology
Gary Conkol - Kamen Art Supplies
Submission Support:
Hugh Jack (jackh@gvsu.edu)
Participants
'Keynoters'
Jack, Hugh Grand Valley State University
Jennifer McNelly The Manufacturing Institute
Wayne Hung Haas Technical Education Centers - Texas A & M
Bart Aslin SME Education Foundation
Gillespie, LaRoux (Retired) Honeywell
'Participants'
Acosta, Lizette Maricopa Community College
Anderson, John Oregon Institute of Technology
Barger, Marilyn FLATE
Bee, Danny University of Wisconsin-Stout
Bennett, Ronald Minnesota Center for Engineering & Manufacturing
Conkol, Gary Conkol Computing Services
Corry, Mike Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Culler, David Oregon Institute of Technology
Donaldson, Brad Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Erevelles, Winston Robert Morris University
Faezi, Mehrdad Manchester Community College
Gantz, Carla Columbus State Community College
Hawks, Val Brigham Young University
Hurt, Pam SME Strategic Alliances Workforce Development
Jaramillo, Paola Connecticut Community College System
Jetley, Sudershan Bowling Green State University
Kahl, Jay Maricopa Community College
Kasperik, Jim ToolingU
Knaack, Bryan Tooling U, LLC
Kraebber, Henry Purdue University - Technology
Lai-Yuen, Susana University of South Florida
Maleki, Reza North Dakota State University
McKean, Ron Ferris State University
McKell, Eric Western Washington University
McNew, Philip Pittsburg State University
Mott, Robert University of Dayton
Ovans, Gary Ferris State University
Pung, Chris Grand Valley State University
Raju, Venkitaswamy Science and Technology Programs
Ramkumar, S Manian Rochester Institute of Technology
Roe, Eric FLATE
Saygin, Can University of Texas - San Antonio
Ssemakula, Mukasa Wayne State University
Stratton, Mark SME Member & Industry Relations
Strong, Brent Brigham Young University
Timmer, Doug University of Texas Pan America
Wallman, Sonia Great Bay Community College
Warfield, Trevor Columbus State Community College
Wells, David North Dakota State University
Williamson, William Pittsburg State University
Wolf, Lawrence Oregon Institute of Technology
Wosczyna-Birch, Karen Connecticut Community Technical Colleges
Who Should Attend METS
The Summit will engage a broad group of manufacturing educators and professionals and senior managers from industry and government who want to enhance manufacturing education globally. Activities will explicitly examine the needs of industry and integrate those needs into educational programs. The conference invites individuals who are in positions to make an impact on manufacturing and education. Expected attendees and stakeholders are from;
Industry
Aerospace, Automotive, Computers and Electronics, Consumer Products, Energy, Medical Equipment and Pharmaceuticals, Food Processing, ....
Small, medium, and large-sized companies
Emerging and rapidly-changing technologies and industries; Bio-, Nano, Electronics, Manufacturing Systems ...
Academia
K-12, 2-year, 4-year, continuing education, and graduate programs
Government and national associations
DOD, DOE, Department of Education, DOC, DOL, NACFAM, NAM, NIST, NSF - CMMI, NSF - ATE
Professional societies whose members typically enter manufacturing career paths (approx. 40)
Professional societies: ASEE, ASM/TMS, ASME, IEEE, IIE, SAE, SME, SME-EF, SPE, ASQ
Dental/Medical Manufacturing Associations (The Dental Trade Alliance)
Accreditation
ABET, NAIT
Regional economic Development Groups
General Public
Press
Call for Papers
Peer reviewed papers are sought for presentations that will have a strategic impact on manufacturing education. A set of suggested topics that align with the Summit topics to help authors. Also, a set of Tag Lines are provided to guide authors in preparing their papers.
Suggested Topics
Pipeline, imaging and marketing issues in manufacturing education
Increasing the recruiting pipeline; K-12 and other groups
Reaching out to non-manufacturing engineers
Improving the pipeline of new employees entering manufacturing career paths
Improvement and promotion of higher education programs having manufacturing in the title
Enhanced and more consistent instruction in manufacturing topics within curricula of non-manufacturing named programs.
Strategic policy issues and partnering for manufacturing education.
Building strong manufacturing programs
strategies to benefit the profession as a whole
Graduate level teaching and research
connections between industry and academia
Public policy and manufacturing education
Emerging technologies, techniques, and pedagogy and how to integrate them into manufacturing education
emerging and developing technologies: bio-, electo-, nano-, energy-, highly automated systems, simulation in manufacturing, and more
emerging methods: decision making, lean, manufacturing systems ......
Pedagogy and innovation - Improved teaching of manufacturing subject matter
Inclusion of new technologies and movement of research results into curricula
Bodies of knowledge
defining and refining fundamentals
certifications, ABET and NAIT accreditation
Effective treatment of globalization in manufacturing curricula
Effectiveness of current curriculum
Tag Lines
It expected that papers/presentations will emphasize the following elements in keeping with the strategic nature of the Summit.
Where are our future Engineers & Technologists
How will we attract them?
How will we prepare them?
What will they need to know?
Identify what aspects of manufacturing education that need to be transformed.
Differentiate between education and training.
Submission
Papers are to be submitted via the Summit [website (http://claymore.engineer.gvsu.edu/ocs/index.php)] for peer review. Abstracts are due by January 20, 2009. Authors will be notified of acceptance by February 5. Full papers are Due April 15 for review. The papers must be presented to be included in the proceedings.
Registration Information
Conference registration is available through the SME (https://www.regonline.com/METS). The fee is $250 for SME members and $285 for non-members.
A discounted room rate has been arranged for the Radisson Hotel in Austin, Texas (http://www.radisson.com/austintx). This hotel is also being used for ASEE participants. To book a room you may do so through the ASEE, or through the [hotel] website.
Attendee Information
All of the Summit activities will be at the Radisson Hotel & Suites Austin-Town Lake. This location overlaps with the ASEE conference, and has been designed to follow the ASEE meeting directly.
The climate in June is hot and humid so casual business dress is encouraged.
Travel
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport:
airport code AUS
Shuttles and Taxis:
Radisson Hotel & Suites Austin – Town Lake:
111 Cesar Chavez @ Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78701, Ph: 512-478-9611