We look forward to seeing you all at the Advancements in Manufacturing Technologies Conference this week in Columbus! Please see below for a few important details for the event.

 

Conference Materials

All event materials will be available on the SPESA website for your reference during the conference. Here are the direct links:

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• Agenda (note that speaker bios are linked to their names on the agenda)

• Attendee list

 

Monday Reception (April 13th | 6-8 pm)

The Welcome Reception on Monday evening will be at the Brass Eye Rooftop Bar at the Junto Hotel. 

• The address is 77 Belle St., Columbus. There is valet parking for $10 or a self-parking garage available nearby.

• If you would like to invite any additional (over 21) colleagues to join you at the reception, you are welcome to do so. But they have to register here and we are quickly running out of space.

 

Tuesday Conference (April 14th | 8:30 am – 5:30 pm)

On Thursday, we will be at The LOOM. Thank you again to the Columbus Fashion Alliance for hosting us!

• The address is 161 N. Grant Avenue, Columbus.

  • Please use the entrance on the Spring St. side of the building.

  • There is a small parking lot at the venue. You can also park for free at the lot directly across Spring St.

• We will have some light breakfast and coffee available beginning at 8:30 am. The conference officially begins at 9:00 am.

 

Tuesday Reception (April 14th | 5:30-7 pm)

Immediately following the conference, we will head down the road to Pins Mechanical Co. for some final networking!

• The address is 141 N 4th St., Columbus.

• The walk to the reception is less than 10 minutes. If you would prefer to drive, there is a paid parking lot right across the street from the bar as well as street parking. There is a map on the FAQ page here.

• IMPORTANT: Because the bar has lots of games and other fun stuff that maybe doesn’t always mix well with copious amounts of alcohol, all attendees are required to sign a participation waiver. Please click this link to do so before the reception.

• The reception ends at 7 pm, after which we encourage you to make dinner plans with your new conference connections!

 

Dress Code

• Dress for all events is business casual or whatever makes you feel at your best for networking! 

• We hear Ohio has weather, so keep an eye on that when you’re packing! As of now, it looks like it will be surprisingly warm, but maybe a little rainy. So you might want to bring an umbrella.

 

Sponsors

We couldn’t put on this event without the support of our sponsors! Please join us in thanking:

• Aptean

• Avantex

• CreateMe Technologies

• Henderson Sewing Machine Co.

• Lectra

• Zünd America + Mind Technology

 

We also want to give a shout out to the Columbus Fashion Alliance for their help bringing the local industry to the event!

 

Health & Safety

• Please do not attend the conference or evening events if you are ill or have recently tested positive for Covid-19.

• Masks are not required at this event for vaccinated attendees. However, attendees are welcome to wear masks based on your own comfort level. We ask all attendees to be kind and courteous to one another at all times.

 

Contacts

If you have any additional questions, please feel free to reach out to the SPESA team via email, call, or text.

• Michael: Michael@spesa.org, +1 336-202-3605

• Maggie: Maggie@spesa.org, +1 919-880-7023

• Marie: Marie@spesa.org, +1 903-571-7363

• Ambar: Ambar@spesa.org, +1 815-280-9306

 

See you soon!

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