<div dir="ltr"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><p style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;outline:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:18px;font-family:'Open Sans',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85);line-height:27px">We invite you to participate in our upcoming workshop on “Democratizing Manufacturing.” <b>The workshop will take place on August 8-9, 2016 in Washington, DC.</b></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;outline:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:18px;font-family:'Open Sans',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85);line-height:27px">We ask that interested parties let us know their interest<b> no later than July 13 </b>as the space is limited. Please send an email to <a href="mailto:workshop@mforesight.org?subject=Interested%20in%20Democratizing%20Manufacturing%20workshop" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;color:rgb(74,144,226);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">workshop@mforesight.org</a>with the following information:</p><ul style="margin:0px 0px 20px 20px;padding:0px;outline:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:18px;font-family:'Open Sans',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85);line-height:27px"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit">Name</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit">Contact Information (phone and email)</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit">A short description of your area of expertise as it relates to this workshop, and note specific sessions that you could especially contribute to (see<b>Topic Details</b> and <b>Tentative Agenda</b> below)</li></ul></blockquote><div><br></div><div><font size="4">~~--> <a href="http://mforesight.org/democratizing-manufacturing-workshop/">http://mforesight.org/democratizing-manufacturing-workshop/</a> <--~~</font></div><div><br></div><div> </div><b>who are these strange people</b> trying to get us to spend time and effort on their conference/workshops?<div><br></div><div><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:'Open Sans',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:italic;line-height:24px">MForesight was established by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in September 2015 through a cooperative agreement with the University of Michigan to serve as a national think-tank to identify emerging technologies, create roadmaps for advanced manufacturing and engage with broader manufacturing community.</span></blockquote><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">A “think-and-do” tank focused on the future of American manufacturing</blockquote><div> </div><div><br></div><div><b>more details about the workshop in August</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><p style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;outline:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:18px;font-family:'Open Sans',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85);line-height:27px"> We believe that these trends could foster manufacturing innovation, and are interested in informing a national agenda to make the most of these opportunities.<b> We’re gathering a small group of innovators and manufacturers to discuss:</b></p><ul style="margin:0px 0px 20px 20px;padding:0px;outline:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:18px;font-family:'Open Sans',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85);line-height:27px"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-weight:inherit">What advances in </span><b>hardware, software, and services </b><span style="font-weight:inherit">would have the biggest impact on </span><b>increasing the variety and value of what an individual could design, prototype, and manufacture?</b></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit">How can entrepreneurs best be supported to make the transition from “making” to low-volume manufacturing?</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit">What are the barriers that entrepreneurs and SMMs (small and medium-sized manufacturers) face when trying to access an established supply chain?</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit">How can we lower barriers to accessing new technologies by SMMs?</li></ul></blockquote><div><b>more from them online</b></div><div><a href="http://mforesight.org/" target="_blank">http://mforesight.org/</a><br></div><div><a href="https://twitter.com/M_Foresight" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/M_Foresight</a></div><div><a href="https://medium.com/@MForesight" target="_blank">https://medium.com/@MForesight</a></div></div><div><br></div><div><b>more "probably legit" verification </b>(from bottom of <a href="http://mforesight.org/">http://mforesight.org/</a>)</div><div><b><img src="cid:ii_155c812a1c7bff88" alt="Inline image 1" width="383" height="394"><br></b></div><div><b><img src="cid:ii_155c812ca31c5f83" alt="Inline image 2" width="157" height="72" style="margin-right: 0px;"><img src="cid:ii_155c812fafcf518c" alt="Inline image 3" width="166" height="167" style="margin-right: 0px;"><br></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>tl;dr  </b><a href="http://mforesight.org/democratizing-manufacturing-workshop/">http://mforesight.org/democratizing-manufacturing-workshop/</a></div><div><br></div><div>thanks,</div><div>--nancy</div></div>