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AMP SoCal Monthly Newsletter
October 2017
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News
- Register for the November 14 AMP SoCal Bi-Annual Meeting: Manufacturing the Future of Aerospace & Defense
- CED awarded federal grant to bolster aerospace, defense economy in LA
- The Aero-Flex Pre-Apprenticeship Program Provides a Launch Pad to the A&D Industry
- Company Profile: Sheralee Connors, Savage Machining, Inc.
- Prepare for Launch Presentation Video from WESTEC Now Available
- Recruiting Defense Impacted Manufacturers for Free or Reduced Cost Assistance
Events
- October San Fernando Valley October Manufacturing Day Events
- October 17 - Aerospace & Defense Forum: A New Source of Skilled Workers
- October 18 - Global Aerospace & Defense Industry Sector Trends, Outlook and M&A
- October 19 - SCVEDC A&D Coalition Breakfast - Not Your Generic Cybersecurity Workshop
- October 19 - AIAA Cybersecurity Dinner
- October 24 - Launch of Long Beach City College's BEAM program
- November 7-9 - World Manufacturing Forum
- November 10 - AMP SoCal Innovation Forum: UAV Manufacturing Roundtable
- November 14 - AMP SoCal Bi-Annual Meeting
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Attend the upcoming AMP SoCal Bi-Annual meeting on November 14 and join Southern California’s top business leaders, management and manufacturers at one of the region’s foremost aerospace-focused events. A distinguished group of speakers and panelists will share their expertise on innovation, industry advancement, and best practices for the promotion of job growth and business development.
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WHEN:
Tuesday, November 14 2017
TIME:
AMP SoCal Bi-Annual Meeting
8:30 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Economic Development Workshop
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
WHERE:
USC Ronald Tutor Campus Center
Trojan Grand Ballroom
Los Angeles, CA 90037
$12 Parking
PRICE:
Early Bird Registration
- $75 Bi-Annual ONLY
- $90 Bi-Annual & Economic Development Workshop
- $25 Economic Development Workshop ONLY
Register after October 27
- $100 Bi-Annual ONLY
- $120 Bi-Annual & Economic Development Workshop
- $25 Economic Development Workshop ONLY
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Robert M. Atkins, Lt Colonel
Deputy, Generation and Ops Division, Launch Enterprise Directorate, US Air Force
Lieutenant Colonel Robert M. Atkins has 19 years of space system experience with all Air Force Space Command mission areas. He is responsible for the procurement, acquisition, and integration of the Atlas V, Delta IV, and Falcon 9 launch vehicles and regularly meets with manufacturing suppliers across the region.
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Continental Breakfast | Keynote Speaker, Robert M. Atkins, Lt Colonel, USAF
Next Generation Panel: The Future of Aerospace | The Uniquely Abled Academy Panel | Networking Lunch
Technology of the Future Panel | Conversation with a Featured Speaker
Economic Development Workshop
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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
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CED awarded federal grant to bolster aerospace, defense economy in LA
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration has awarded an $875,000 grant to the USC Center for Economic Development (CED). The funding will allow CED to assist economically distressed areas in Southern California and develop strategies to promote the growth and sustainability of aviation and advanced manufacturing in aerospace and defense.
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The Aero-Flex Pre-Apprenticeship Program Provides a Launch Pad to the A&D Industry
Aero-Flex is an employer-driven pre-apprenticeship framework in engineering that meets the workforce development needs common to the aerospace/advanced manufacturing industry. The program recently graduated 19 area high school students through an Aero-Flex model with Northrop Grumman, and the South Bay Workforce Investment Board is looking to expand its training opportunities in the months ahead. Read more about this exciting initiative.
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AMP SoCal Industry Profiles
Savage Machining, Inc: Sheralee Connors, Operations Manager
AMP SoCal Industry Profiles offer a glance at different businesses and the range of concerns, solutions and best practices that local manufacturers encounter every day.
Sheralee Connors
has been employed with Savage Machining,
Inc. for 17 years. She began her tenure with Savage Machining as a part-time office manager/ accounting clerk and has grown with the company ever since. Check out her perspective on the industry and learn more about Savage Machining.
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Miss the Space Industry Panel at WESTEC?
Don't worry! You still have a chance to hear about the exciting space industry advances from USAF, Stratolaunch, Rocket Lab and our own Dion Jackson from the USC Center for Economic Development and AMP SoCal, click on the image and check out the highlight video or
click here for the full-length presentation
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Programs Extended Through December 2017!
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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San Fernando Valley Manufacturing Day Events
Celebrating Manufacturing Day 2017 all month long!
Check out these great opportunities to experience the
local manufacturing industry
OCT 17 - 9 a.m. • 12 p.m.
PATHWAYS TO APPRENTICESHIP
Facility Tour/ Manufacturing Expo / Presentation
Los Angeles Valley College - Monarch Hall
5800 Fulton Ave . Valley Glen 91401
OCT 27 - 9 a.m. • 12 p.m.
Manufacturing Expo / Presentation
Los Angeles Mission College - Campus Center 13356
Eldridge Ave . Sylmar 91342
OCT 30 - 9 a.m. • 11 a.m.
INDUSTRY EXPOSURE & SHOP TOUR!
Spectrolab A Boeing Company
12500 Gladstone Ave . Sylmar 91342
EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC
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Aerospace & Defense Forum:
A New Source of Skilled Workers
October 17, 2017 |
Sherman Oaks, CA
Join us for a presentation by David Goodreau, Chairman of the Small Manufacturers Association of CA and President of the Small Manufacturers Institute (SMI), on a regional solution that engages growing manufacturers in a sustainable talent development process. This framework, being created by SMI, Goodwill SoCal and Hope Street Group, is centered around a new Manufacturing Innovation Hub in Los Angeles with micro-regional manufacturing councils throughout LA County. The heart of the Manufacturing Hub will be the large-scale credentialing of world-class entry level workers capable of fast track learning and retention.
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Global Aerospace & Defense Industry Sector Trends, Outlook and M&A
October 18, 2017 |
California Club, Los Angeles, CA
This event presented by ACG Los Angeles in conjunction with LAEDC's SoCal Aerospace Council and the A&D Forum will focus on the future of aerospace and defense in the months and years ahead. Please join us as a panel of prominent executives and industry experts give their perspective on the developments and trends that are occurring in, and at different parts of, the aerospace and defense sector.
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Aerospace & Defense Coalition Breakfast -
Not Your Generic Cybersecurity Workshop
By: Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corporation
October 19, 2017
| Valencia, CA
By now you’ve probably heard the ominous news. December 31, 2017 is the deadline for government contractors to put NIST 800-171 requirements in place, or lose their contracts. It all boils down to
cybersecurity best practices
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2017 AIAA Aerospace Cybersecurity Panel Event - Prospects & Challenges (AIAA LA-LV)
Learn about cybersecurity for the aerospace industry and how the
NIST 800-171 December 31, 2017 deadline affects your business.
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Launch of Long Beach City College's
BEAM Program
B2B E-commerce for Advanced Manufacturing
October 24
| Port of Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
Join us as we run an interactive workshop and conduct straight-talking LIVE interviews with industry experts, business leaders and government officials on best-practices in selling online, overseas. As we like to say, “it’s all about knowledge and network” and we aim to deliver on both.
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World Manufacturing Forum
November 7-9, 2017 |
Monterrey, Mexico
The WMF2017 will assemble in Monterrey, Mexico at the Parque Fundidora to explore the theme “Towards a Digital Market and Connected Manufacturing Ecosystems”. Global policy experts and industry leaders from large multinationals to small-to-medium sized enterprises, and academic leaders will discuss the policy, economic, social, and technical challenges that influence global manufacturing.
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AMP SoCal Innovation Forum:
UAV Manufacturing Roundtable
November 10, 2017 |
Los Angeles, CA
AMP SoCal, in partnership with the Tesla Foundation, is hosting an interactive event focusing on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) manufacturing. Information about available industry resources will be discussed, and we request that company representatives share existing R&D and workforce development needs in order to assist us in creating programs/services to meet the demand.
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AMP SoCal | (213) 740-9494 | ampsocal@usc.edu | AMPSoCal.org
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