2010

February 9-11: “Pacific Design & Manufacturing Show.” The West Coast’s largest advanced design and manufacturing trade show features the fresh ideas and new technologies you need to increase productivity, improve quality, and reduce costs. Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, Calif.

February 20-23: “Heli-Expo 2010,” Houston.

March 1-3: “Department of Energy’s Inaugural ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit,” Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center, Washington, D.C.

March 4: “IT Security & Forensics Conference & Expo,” Illinois Institute of Technology, Wheaton, Illinois, www.cpd.iit.edu/netsecure10.

March 16-18: “Aviation Industry Expo,” Las Vegas Convention Center.

March 22-23: American Association of Port Authorities “AAPA Spring Conference,” Willard InterContinental Hotel, Washington, D.C.

March 29: In Chelsea, Quebec, Canada will host a meeting of foreign ministers of the five Arctic Ocean coastal states, which consists of Canada, Denmark, Norway, Russia and the United States. For more information visit the Foreign Affairs Department at www.international.gc.ca. 

April 14-15: NAM’s “2010 Manufacturing Summit,” Washington, D.C.

April 20-22: “Second Annual Critical Commodities Conference,” hosted by the Port of New Orleans and American Institute for International Steel, Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel, www.sailsla.com.

April 21-23: “2010 National SBIR Conference,” Hartford, Conn.

May 3-5: “Progressive Manufacturing Summit,” Palm Beach, Fla.

May 10-12: “Energy Efficiency Global Forum & Expo,” Washington, D.C.

May 11-12: “Sustainable Manufacturing Summit,” Chicago.

July 6-9: AAPA’s “XIX Latin American Congress of Ports,” Manta, Ecuador. 

July 13-14: AAPA’s “Maritime Economic Development Workshop,” Hotel Murano, Tacoma, Wash.

September 19-23: “AAPA 99th Annual Convention,” Halifax,

Nova Scotia, Canada.
December 2-4: Association for Career and Technical Education’s “2010 Annual Convention and Career Tech Expo,” Las Vegas.