National Workshop On Challenges To Innovation In Advanced Manufacturing: Industry Drivers And R&D Needs
Agenda
November 3, 2009 – First Day of Workshop
| Time | Activity(ies) | | 8:00-8:30 AM | Arrival, registration, name badges, agenda, assignments, and administrative information | | 8:30-10:00 | Plenary Session – "Setting the Table" - Welcome – MEL Acting Director Harary recognizes workshop co-sponsors, underscores purpose for workshop
- Roles of facilitation team and procedures (BLA lead facilitator)
- Assignments of participants to issue discussions in each of five breakout sessions (BLA lead facilitator)
- Summaries of white papers on the challenges for five major topic areas
| | 10:00-10:15 | Short Break | | 10:15-11:45 | Break-out Sessions (lead by BLA facilitators) - Introductions
- Review of the white paper prepared for each session by author – with clarification where necessary
- Common questions that each session is asked to address
| | 12:00-12:45 PM | Lunch (in assigned breakout sessions) | | 12:45-1:00 | Break | | 1:00-3:00 PM | Breakout Sessions Facilitators pose common questions, thenlead discussion on participant perspectives and ideas on what's needed to enhance agile and sustainable manufacturing Seek agreement where possible, noting differing opinions | | 3:00-3:15 | Short break | | 3:15-4:30 | Breakout Sessions (continued) - 10-minute summary by facilitator of group dialogue, progress on addressing questions posed
- Develop consensus on answers and ideas for actions participants would like to see undertaken
- Develop an agreed upon summary of each group's progress to be delivered back to plenary session.
| | 4:30-5:00 | Plenary Session Each facilitator (or other representative from each break-out session) gives a five-minute report back to plenary session on answers to questions posed from, his/her group and other ideas and observations they wish to share with the plenary session | | 5:00 | Break for Evening | | 6:00-7:30 | Reception and Dinner for Attendees |
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November 4, 2009 – Second Day of Workshop | Time | Activity(ies) | | 8:00-8:30 AM | Arrive and relaxed discussion Posting of any changes in schedule, availability of summary from Day One | | 8:30-9:45 | Breakout Sessions - Working from results from first day, consider possible issue additions, identify factors that could influence actions (by NIST and others) to address issues – lack of information or capital, lag in research, initiatives by others, etc.
- Develop first-cut list of priorities among actions to be undertaken
| | 9:45-10:00 | Break | | 10:00-11:45 | Final discussions in breakout sessions. Draw conclusions on answers to questions, actions needed to address goals of agile and sustainable manufacturing, other factors the groups feel important to underscore | | 12:00-1:00 PM | Lunch – informal discussions in breakout sessions | | 1:00-1:15 | Break | | 1:00-2:00 | Plenary Session Final 10-minute reports back to full plenary. Opportunity for final comments on key points made or not made during the workshop | | 2:00 | Adjourn Workshop and prepare for tours (optional) | | 2:15-4:30 | Optional tours of NIST facilities |
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