The Design Revolution Road Show is a traveling exhibition and lecture series bringing “product design that empowers” to 25 high schools and university design programs across the nation in the Spring of 2010. A Project H Design initiative, the road show will feature an Airstream trailer exhibition of 40 humanitarian design solutions that have been showcased in the book Design Revolution: 100 Products that Empower People. The programming will bring the evidence of and tools for design for social impact to the doorsteps of students, with the ultimate goal of enabling and empowering the next generation of creative problem-solvers to apply their skills to the world’s most pressing problems and improve life on a global scale.

We believe design can change the world. Come and see how.

The Association of Professional Model Makers (APMM) announces the opening of  registration for the 2010 APMM Conference “Revolutions in Model Making – Creating the Future Faster” on March 26-29, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge. Details and registration at: www.modelmakers.org/page/2010 and www.modelmakers.org .

The keynote speaker is Neil Gershenfeld, Director of MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms and author of “FAB…THE COMING REVOLUTION ON YOUR DESKTOP – FROM PERSONAL COMPUTERS TO PERSONAL FABRICATION”. Saturday and Sunday are workshops on the latest model making materials, techniques, tools and resources as well as career essentials. Friday and Monday are tours of Boston area model facilities at DEKA, Continuum, BOSE, Rhode Island School of Design, Hasbro, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Boston City Model and MIT. The student model making competition has a $500 first prize and the winner’s school receives a RepRap personal fabricator machine that will be built at the conference.

For more information contact:

APMM
P.O. Box 165
Hamilton, NY 13346
877-663-2766

info@modelmakers.org

Product Visualization Forum
Presented by Southeastern Institute of Manufacturing and Technology

Florence, SC - February 24, 2010 - 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

More information and to register: Go to InnoVentureCommunity.com
Cost: Underwritten by SiMT and free to attendees.

Keynote Speakers: Terry Wohlers is recognized as the #1 most influential person in rapid product development. He has spoken to thousands of engineers, scientists, and executives from around the world. He has given 65 keynote presentations on five continents and visited more than 200 organizations worldwide to witness firsthand their capabilities, best practices, and challenges.

Mats Johansson is CEO of EON Reality, the world's leading management and virtual reality software provider.  He is a virtual reality pioneer with over 17 years of extensive experience in the 3D Interactive Simulation market from a sales, marketing and technology perspective.  A recognized simulation expert, he founded EON Reality, Inc. and grew it organically to +55fte's, positioning it as a world leader in immersive interactive 3D simulation.  He is a specialist in Immersive Display Technology and holds an M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA in International Business Administration from Chalmers University.  Mr Johansson will speak on "Interactive 3D in Commercial Applications".

The Forum's objective is growing a community of product development, product marketing, and industrial design professionals interested in enhancing their skill at visually communicating new product concepts to internal and external customers. The Forum will feature best practices sessions on leading edge 3D CAD, 3D virtual reality, and additive manufacturing technologies.

The Forum's location is the Southeastern Institute of Manufacturing and Technology, the premiere technical service provider, and training facility, for industry in the southeastern portion of the United States. It’s state of the art facilities are located on a 146-acre campus in Florence, SC. SiMT provides engineering/CAD/CAM, rapid prototyping, and 3D/virtual reality services as well as leading edge manufacturing workforce development and business process training.

Colleagues helping to organize the Product Visualization Community include
Milliken - James Bryant
Mechanical Enterprises - Mickey Dorsey
Sealed Air - Joe Owensby
3D Systems - Rajeev Kulkarni
Precision Southeast - Dick Averette
Anvil Prototype & Design - Bill Watson
TriMech Solutions - Meric Gambel
SC Engineering Cluster - Lee Stogner
Nexsen Pruet - David Dubberly
Sonoco - Dave Rykard
Pro/Vide - Robert Crockett
KIYATEC - David Orr
Skyline Exhibits - Steve Hoffman
ModernTech Mechanica - Austyn Piel
Criterion - Mike Cobb

More information and to register: Go to InnoVentureCommunity.com

Presented by Michelin Americas Research Company Greenville, SC - March 18, 2010 - 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

More information, to register, and to see who's attending: Go to InnoVentureCommunity.com

Cost: Underwritten by Michelin Americas Research Company and free to attendees.

Objective: Connect materials professionals in industry with materials capabilities at southeastern research universities and small and medium sized companies.

Agenda:

• Aging, Endurance and Wear of Elastomers and Other Soft Materials
• Tribology and Friction of Soft Materials
• Green Materials (non-petroleum based)

Presenter: At the Michelin Americas Research Company, innovation and technology converge with the real-world needs of demanding consumers in a highly fragmented industry. Employing 888 people, mostly engineers, Michelin’s R&D center in North America has developed some of the finest products in the world, including the first 80,000-mile passenger tire for American-made vehicles.

Colleagues helping to organize the Advanced Materials: Models and Methods Community include:

• Michelin Americas Research Company - Rod Bailey
• Milliken Research Corporation - Phillip Wilson
• Nexsen Pruet - Amy Allen Hinson
• Nexsen Pruet - Larkin Ellzey
• Charlotte Research Institute - Barry Burks
• Oak Ridge National Lab - Jack Cook
• SC Launch! - Dave McNamara
• The National Academies - Tony Boccanfuso
• USC - Tom Vogt
• Clemson - John Ballato
• SealedAir - Nate Miranda
• Georgia Tech - Greg King
• Growth & Innovation Group - David Cornelius
• Upstate Alliance - Hal Johnson
• Joe Guy - Nexsen Pruet
• Ralph Hulseman - Hoowaki

More information, to register, and to see who's attending: Go to InnoVentureCommunity.com