April 20, 2017
AMP SoCal News and Events

In today's newsletter:

      News

  • March 9 Bi-Annual Meeting Recap
  • Videos and Presentations Available from the March 9 Bi-Annual Meeting
  • Mexico Export Opportunity for Manufacturers: Join the City of LA Export Program Team in Baja
  • Recruiting Defense Impacted Manufacturers for Free or Reduced Cost Assistance
  • AMP SoCal Quarterly Outcome Reports Due
  • AMP SoCal Webinar Series Now Available Online
  • The Uniquely Abled Academy: an unconventional approach to CNC training
  • AMP SoCal attends California Aviation and Aerospace Day in Sacramento
  • Women in the Trades, Logistics, Manufacturing and Engineering Expo a Great Success

      Events

  • Manufacturing Challenge and Exposition - April 22
  • SAMPE - USC McGill Composites Center Presentation & Tour - April 27
  • SoCal Aerospace Expo - May 11-12
  • 3rd Annual AMETLL School Maker Faire - May 13
  • ExporTech - May 16, June 13, July 18
  • Space Tech Expo - May 23-25
  • Manufacturing Day 2017 - October 6

Price School: CED event focuses on boosting job growth in local manufacturing industry

General (ret.) David Petraeus thanked executives in the aerospace and defense manufacturing industries for their innovation during his remarks as a featured speaker for the second Advanced Manufacturing Partnership for Southern California (AMP SoCal) Bi-Annual Meeting, hosted by the USC Center for Economic Development at the USC Price School of Public Policy.

Videos and Presentations are Available from the March 9 Bi-Annual Meeting

If you missed the excellent presentations by the speakers and panelists at the March 9 Bi-Annual Meeting, or if you just want to revisit the interesting topics and information that was shared, you’re in luck. All panels and presentations are recorded and accessible online.
Mexico Export Opportunity: Join the City of LA Export Program Team in Baja

Mayor Garcetti's Office is collaborating with the US Mexico Chamber of Commerce California Chapter to organize a Baja California Aerospace Trade Tour in Mexicali, Mexico from May 21-23. The goal is to bring 20 Southern California aerospace companies to Mexicali to promote manufacturing and trade relationships that are beneficial to both countries.

Recruiting Defense Impacted Manufacturers for Free or Reduced Cost Assistance

If you are an aerospace and defense manufacturer whose business has been negatively impacted by reduced Department of Defense procurement and contracting, you may be eligible for free or reduced cost business development services for your company.

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Quarterly AMP SoCal Outcome Reports Due

If you are an AMP SoCal partner, please submit the results of the work you conducted with aerospace and defense manufacturers between January and March 2017. Click the link below to access the form. Questions and completed forms should be submitted to Dion Jackson, dljackso@price.usc.edu.

Webinar Series Now Available Online

The first two installments of AMP SoCal's Webinar Series have debuted! If you didn't get the chance to join the live webinars, you can now find both online. 

The Uniquely Abled Academy: an unconventional approach to CNC training rewards both students and industry

The Uniquely Abled Project provides a new way to view and appreciate the skills of special needs individuals through the Uniquely Abled Academy. A specialized program currently offered at Glendale Community College provides CNC training for those with high functioning autism. The results have been transformative.

AMP SoCal attends California Aerospace and Aviation Days in Sacramento

The 2017 California Aerospace and Aviation Days conference was held at the state capitol in Sacramento to inform legislators, staff, and the general public about the importance of aviation to the welfare of the California economy and to raise the level of awareness of the benefits of aviation to all Californians. 

Expo Targeting Women in the Trades, Logistics, Manufacturing and Engineering a Great Success

Local young women were encouraged to pursue careers in manufacturing and trade at free expo presented by the Southeast Los Angeles County Workforce Development Board (SELACO), Cerritos College, and the Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Technology Linked Learning Consortium (AMTELL). Over 100 students attended the event. 

Manufacturing Challenge and Exposition

April 22 9:00am - 5:00pm
Goodwill Industries
3150 N. San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, CA 90065

The Manufacturing Challenge is a creative collegiate level competition where the students choose their own project and then design, manufacture and document the projects for display and evaluation.       

SAMPE: USC and McGill Composites Center Presentation and Tour

April 27 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
University of Southern California

Seaver Science Library, Room 150 (SSL-150)
901 Bloom Walk
Los Angeles, CA 90089

Attend the joint meeting for the USC and Los Angeles SAMPE Chapters for free pizza, a presentation and tour of the McGill Composites Center at USC.       

SoCal Aerospace Expo

May 11 - 12, 2017
Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA

The goal of the SoCal Aerospace Expo is to provide a forum for aerospace and defense businesses in Southern California. OEMs, Tier 1 and Tier 2 domestic and foreign customers are connecting with local suppliers to facilitate communication thru B2B pre-arranged matchmaking meetings. 

3rd Annual Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Technology Linked Learning (AMETLL) School Maker Faire

May 13 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Hawthorne High School, Hawthorne, CA

Part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new, Maker Faire is an all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists, students, and commercial exhibitors. All of these “makers” come to Maker Faire to show what they have made and to share what they have learned.

EXPORTECH™ LOS ANGELES for Aerospace & Defense Manufacturers

May 16, June 13, July 18 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
LA Cleantech Incubator (LACI), Los Angeles, CA

ExporTech™ helps businesses reach their international sales potential by providing capacity-building and planning services focused on global markets. It is the only national program that helps individual companies design an export plan and will be offered through a series of workshops.

Space Tech Expo

May 23 - 25, 2017
Pasadena Convention Center, Pasadena, CA

Space Tech Expo & Conference is America’s B2B meeting place for space technology and engineering. The show brings together industry leaders, decision-makers and buyers to meet the engineering and manufacturing supply chain for commercial, civil and military space.

AMP SoCal will be exhibiting at Space Tech Expo USA 2017 in booth 2001

Manufacturing Day

October 6, 2017

Manufacturing Day℠ is a celebration of modern manufacturing meant to inspire the next generation of manufacturers. AMP SoCal is currently recruiting ideas for a Manufacturing Day-related event! Please contact us with suggestions at ampsocal@usc.edu

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