R3MEMCON SME East Coast Region 3 Annual Members Conference
Aiming to further knowledge relating to advanced manufacturing strategies and technologies "Members helping members"

When:        Friday and Saturday, October 10-11, 2003
Where:      Neville Hall, Lehigh University, Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

This is a totally new region venture comprising keynotes, presentations, seminars and workshops discussing the latest trends in manufacturing aiming to engage SME members in the mutual sharing of career-enhancing information.  The program will feature speakers from international forums, as well as today's engineering students presenting their latest research papers.  The event is hosted by the Center for Manufacturing Systems Engineering at Lehigh University with the assistance of Chapter 83 Lehigh Valley and Student Chapter 196 Lehigh University.

Take advantage of this unique east coast opportunity to interact with a wide range of experts and fellow members from around the region, and some farther afield.

Bring your own experiences and knowledge for sharing with your peers.  Gain from the experience of publishing your ideas in the conference proceedings CD, learn from the discussions, interact during the coffee breaks.  Hear about conditions, practices, processes and strategies in a variety of different industries.  Hear opinions about manufacturing processes and strategies that may be the most critical, and have the greatest impact on our economy and the quality-of-life in the future.

World-Class Keynotes !!

Richard Morley - Threats and Challenges in the New Century
Richard Morley is an SME International Director, and Fellow. He is a renowned inventor and holds numerous patents.

JT Black - And the World came to see . . .
JT Black, Editor-in-Chief of our SME Journals, is a noted author, Professor Emeritus from Auburn University, and sometime tennis champion (and poet).

Seminar !!

Jim Brecker, SME International Director - Jim will present a seminar on, Lean Manufacturing

Author Registration:  Authors of accepted papers must register for the conference at the early registration fee of $75.00.  At least one author is required to register for the conference to present the work.
Upon notification of acceptance, please send your registration form & check to:
(make checks payable to Lehigh University)

Carolyn Jones
Center for Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Lehigh University
200 West Packer Avenue
Bethlehem, PA 18015

Student Registration: Students attend 'free'. Students must, however, register and pay a refundable deposit of $25.00.  Prizes will be awarded for the best undergraduate papers.Conference Registration Schedule & Fees:
(registration fee includes conference CD, continental breakfast, breaks, and Friday box lunch.)

• on or before July 16.....................$ 75.00
• after July 16, before August 27 - SME member...$95.00 - non-member...$ 125.00
• after August 27th, before September 26th - SME member...$125.00 - non-member...$150.00
  

Annual Awards Banquet: Friday, October 10th, 6:30 p.m.

• Comfort Suites, 120 West Third Street, Bethlehem.
• $30.00 members/$40 non-members

Please Note: A complete schedule along with registration form is located at SME site-
click here: http://chapters.sme.org/03/meetings/r3memcon/conf_sched.htm
follow link above to registration form: http://chapters.sme.org/03/meetings/r3memcon/reg_form.htm

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Directions to Neville Hall:

• From Route 22 - Take the Bethlehem/Route 378 exit. Follow 378 thru to end of expressway (3.6 miles). Cross the bridge, be sure to stay in the left turn lane and turn left at light onto the Third Street ramp. Turn right at 1st traffic light onto Brodhead Avenue. Continue on Brodhead to first stop sign (Brodhead & Packer Avenues). Turn left onto Packer Avenue. Neville Hall is on the left hand side, located just east and adjacent to the E. W. Fairchild-Martindale Library and Computing Center and across from Packer Chapel.
• From Route I-78 - Take the PA-412 exit # 67 toward Hellertown/Bethlehem. Turn right at the end of the exit ramp onto 412 North. Follow 412 North into Bethlehem. This will turn into East 4th Street in South Bethlehem, proceed to Webster Street. Turn left onto Webster St. and continue to first stop sign. Turn right at stop sign onto Packer Avenue. Neville will be on the right hand side of Packer, just west of and adjacent to the Seely G. Mudd Building.

Link to campus maps - http://www3.lehigh.edu/about/lumapsdirections.asp#

Conference Parking: Parking is available in the Zoellner Arts Center Parking Garage on E. Packer Avenue, just east of the Rauch Business Center on the right. You will need a one dollar ($1.00) bill to access the parking garage. Neville Hall is located on Packer Avenue a couple of blocks west of the garage.

Hotels: Contact hotels directly for rates and availability.

• Hotel Bethlehem, 437 Main St., Bethlehem, PA / www.hotelbethlehem.com
• Comfort Suites, 120 West Third Street, Bethlehem, PA / www.comfortsuitesbethlehem.com
  
  

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Recertification Points:

For CMfgE, CMfgT, CEI, and CEM - Earn recertification points for each contact hour spent at presentations at the conference.

Please note the following:

Region Annual Awards Banquet (Friday evening) requires an additional fee. 
 

R3MEMCON Committee:
Delcie Durham, Honorary Chair - Past-president NAMRI-SME, Past-chair Chapter 204 NSF, Program Director, Engineering Design
Keith Gardiner, Region 3 Chair, Advisory Board EM/SME, faculty advisory Chapter 196, Lehigh University	Wojciech Misiolek, Chapter 83 Lehigh University
David Bettwy, Region 3 web master, past-chair Chapter 48	Archana Misra, Chair Student Chapter 196 Lehigh University
David Booth, Chair CASA-SME, Chair Chapter 89 Alcon Labs, Inc.	Sammy Munuswamy, 2nd Vice-chair Region 3, Grove Worldwide
James Brecker, International Director SME, Chapter 8 SME, Brecker Associates, Inc.	Jianbiao (John) Pan, Advisory Board EM/SME, past-chair Chapter 83 and Student Chapter 196
Joleen Codner, past-chair Student Chapter 196 Northrop-Grumman	Marshall Reichert, Chair-elect Region 3, past-chair Chapter 132
Augustus Dunheimer, past-chair Region 3, Chapter 298 Pitt Industrial Diamond	George Scamby, former International Director SME, past-chair Chapter 15, Boeing
Mikell Groover, SME Chapter 83, Lehigh University	David Shaddock, Chair, EM/SME, GE Global Research
Keith Hargrove, Chapter 13 Morgan State University	Richard Suhar, past-chair Chapter 83 Merck
Frank Ike, Chair Chapter 83 Lutron	Richard Wysk, Chapter 161 Penn State University

Hopefully, this educational conference could become an annual event celebrating member engagement.
This will be discussed at the annual meeting.

Please Note: A complete schedule along with registration form is located at SME site-
click here: http://chapters.sme.org/03/meetings/r3memcon/conf_sched.htm
follow link above to registration form: http://chapters.sme.org/03/meetings/r3memcon/reg_form.htm