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ITMA 2023

Fiera Milano Rho Milan, Italy

AFFOA is proud to be a supporting organization for ITMA 2023. Owned by CEMATEX, ITMA is the place where the industry converges every four years to showcase the latest textile and garment processing technologies, machinery and materials, promote collaborations and forge partnerships. We hope to see you there!

AFFOA Membership Summit

Boston Conference & Expo Center 415 Summer Street, Boston, MA, United States

WORKSHOP: ADVANCING ELECTRONICS PACKAGING OF HYBRID ELECTRONICS FOR INDUSTRIAL AND MEDICAL APPLICATIONS

Binghampton, NY Binghampton, NY, United States

NextFlex will convene the hybrid electronics community for a one-day workshop at Binghamton University in New York on April 18 to focus on advancing hybrid electronics for industrial and medical applications. Visionary speakers will guide participants toward opportunities in both technology advancement and education and workforce development. The workshop will build on NextFlex’s ongoing efforts to advance additive electronics packaging technologies and will include a review of the hybrid electronics manufacturing roadmaps, the state-of-the-art achieved through funded development projects, manufacturing capabilities across the US, and the strategy behind the NextFlex education and workforce development programs. Finally, this workshop will provide opportunities to provide in-person feedback on PC 9.0 topics during member-only breakout sessions.

Outlook Conference

Wild Dunes Resort 5757 Palm Blvd, Isle of Palms, United States
$925

FEDTEX

North Carolina State Unviersity Raleigh, NC, United States

FEDTEX 24 objectives:

- Engage with existing contractors and attract new capable businesses into the federal and defense clothing, textiles, and tactical equipment marketplace.
- Engage existing textile supply chain suppliers and attract new capable businesses into the federal marketplace, and to connect these component suppliers with federal prime contractors.
- Inform the industrial and academic R&D ecosystem about desired future military technology requirements, and likewise inform DoD agencies about emerging and future textile innovations.
- Establish a productive and DIRECT dialogue between businesses, government, and academia around critical warfighter issues in the defense textile marketplace - including workforce, supply chain, inflation challenges, and barriers to entry.

$180

2024 Industry Collider Day

Hilton Alexandria Mark Center 5000 Seminary Rd, Alexandria, VA

The Defense Logistics Agency’s fifth annual Industry Collider Day will bring together experts from government, industry and academia to explore innovative solutions that optimize and safeguard global logistics to advance military readiness and support national security.

In collaboration with DLA Research and Development leaders, stakeholders will discuss how emerging technologies can enhance supply chain capabilities, improve decision making and streamline operations to tackle some of the Defense Department’s most pressing logistics challenges.

This year’s theme of “Shaping Small Business Alliance for Global Supply Chain Resiliency,” focuses on empowering small businesses that play a pivotal role in strengthening the defense supply chain by addressing such challenges as demand planning and efficiency. Through engaging presentations, R&D exhibits, PM booths, and interactive break-out sessions, attendees will share expertise and forge strong connections among key leaders.

DLA’s Industry Collider Day provides an opportunity to:
- Learn about DLA R&D’s priorities and requirements
- Engage directly with DLA R&D’s program managers to understand their challenges and explore potential collaborations
- Discover upcoming DLA R&D projects and focus areas
- Evaluate DLA’s needs to create strategic partnerships

At the end of the event, DLA R&D will again award on-the-spot contracts to small businesses based on previously-issued broad agency announcements. Contracts will help those businesses bridge the gap from R&D to market-ready products in such critical areas as strategic materials and acquisition process modernization.

Free

Cambridge Science Festival

MIT Museum

Cambridge Science Festival is a week-long celebration of ingenuity, creativity and innovation. Highlighting pioneers in science, technology, engineering, art, and math, the Festival is a multifaceted, multicultural event, making science accessible, interactive and fun.

Defense Manufacturing Conference

Austin Convention Center 500 E. Cesar Chavez St., Austin, TX, United States

DMC is the nation’s annual forum for enhancing and leveraging the efforts of engineers, managers, technology leaders, scientists, and policy makers across the defense manufacturing industrial base. Leaders and manufacturing subject matter experts from government, industry, and academia exchange information and perspectives on defense manufacturing policies, strategic direction, best practices, funding opportunities, and the latest manufacturing innovations that will benefit our nation’s warfighters.

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