NHMA : Past Events

Past Events

October 2008
Managing Across Generations -- Panel covering the Four Generations currently in the Workforce -- (Note breakfast time schedule rather than lunch) Date: October 2, 2008 Time: 7:30 am — 10:00 am Format: Seminar Speaker: Anthony Avallone, Reitman Personnel Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
September 2008
Date: September 18, 2008 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
NHMA Officers & Committee Chairs Meeting Date: September 18, 2008 Time: 11:00 am — 12:00 am Format: Special Event Speaker: Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
NHMA Workforce Development Committee Meeting --- Request agenda for details. Date: September 9, 2008 Time: 8:30 am — 10:30 am Format: Special Event Speaker: Contact Chair Bob Klancko If you wish to attend. rjklancko@mindspring.com Location: University of New Haven, Buckman Hall, 3rd floor, Room 329C
June 2008
Health Insurance for Today's Employer -Where we are now and where are we heading? Date: June 12, 2008 Time: 5:30 pm — 9:00 pm Format: Special Event Speaker: Rob Leyden, Market Leader- CT Sales, Health Net Location: Amarante's Sea Cliff, 62 Cove Street, New Haven, CT
May 2008
Total Productive Maintenance and Plant Tour of Sargent Manufacturing Company Date: May 22, 2008 Time: 9:30 am — 1:30 pm Format: Plant Tour Speaker: John Kravontka, President, Fuss & O'Neill Manufacturing Solutions LLC Location: Sargent Manufacturing Co. 100 Sargent Drive, New Haven, CT
Tax Breaks for Manufacturers (includes stimulus package) Date: May 8, 2008 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: Joe McCarthy, IRS Senior Stakeholder Liaison and John Ermer, CPA, Principal, Beers, Hamerman & Co. PC Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
April 2008
Tour of Eli Whitney Technical High School Manufacturing Technology Program Date: April 24, 2008 Time: 11:30 am — 1:30 pm Format: Plant Tour Speaker: Angel Perez, Department Head Location: Eli Whitney Technical High School, 71 Jones Road, Hamden CT
State of the Wrokforce 2007 Date: April 10, 2008 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: William Villano, Workforce Alliance Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
March 2008
EXPLORING GLOBAL MARKETS Date: March 27, 2008 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: Sharon Bongiovanni, U.S. Department of Commerce and Laura Jaworski, Conn DECD Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
TWI - Training Within Industry: Giving You the Skills to Sustain Lean Gains. (The method adopted by Toyota) Date: March 13, 2008 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: John McCarroll, CONNSTEP Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
February 2008
Funding Resources to Assist Manufacturers Date: February 28, 2008 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: Panel of funding providers Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
Manufacturing Economic Development Strategy Date: February 14, 2008 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: Joan McDonald, Commissioner Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
January 2008
Green Momentum - The need foir Lean and Clean Date: January 24, 2008 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: Bonnie DelConte, President, Connstep Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
Economic Contributions of Manufacturing in the Greater New Haven Region Date: January 10, 2008 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: Jeff Blodgett, Vice President,CERC Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
December 2007
Holiday Social Date: December 20, 2007 Time: 4:00 pm — 6:00 pm Format: Special Event Speaker: Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
Adversity Averse Collaboration Date: December 6, 2007 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: Randy Walker, ASSA ABLOY Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
November 2007
If OSHA Comes Knocking Date: November 15, 2007 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: William Hettrick, Hettrick, Cyr & Associates Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
Date: November 1, 2007 Time: 12:00 am — 12:00 am Format: Plant Tour Speaker: Location: TBA
October 2007
Technology Agreements for Competitive Advantage Date: October 18, 2007 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: Gregory Rosenblatt, Wiggin & Dana Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
Intellectual Property Protection Date: October 4, 2007 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: Raymond Huey, CEO Z-Medica Corp and Richard Michaud, Managing Partner Michaud-Duffy Group Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
September 2007
Regional energy challenges and the role the Broadwater LNG project can play Date: September 20, 2007 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 am Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: John Hritcko, Senior Vice President and Regional Project Director for Broadwater Energy Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
June 2007
Annual Dinner Meeting and Election of Officers Date: June 7, 2007 Time: 5:30 pm — 9:00 pm Format: Special Event Speaker: Rob Simmons, Business Advocate - State of Connecticut Location: Amarante's Sea Cliff, 62 Cove Street, New Haven, CT
May 2007
The Top Flite Golf Company Date: May 24, 2007 Time: 10:00 am — 2:00 pm Format: Plant Tour Speaker: Paul Waterman, Plant Manager Location: Chicopee, MA
The Top; Ten Hidden Costs of Outsourcing Date: May 10, 2007 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: Joe Petti, Adjunct Professor, Executive Master of Science in Engineering Management program, UNH Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
April 2007
Six Thinking Hats Date: April 26, 2007 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: Wally Hauck, Supertraining Inc. Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
Comprehensive Health Care Reform Legislative Proposals Date: April 12, 2007 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: Eric George, CBIA and Juan Figueroa, Universal Health Care Foundation Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
March 2007
Trumpf Inc. - Laser Manufacturer w/World Class Lean Date: March 22, 2007 Time: 9:00 am — 1:00 pm Format: Plant Tour Speaker: Location: 3 Johnson Ave., Farmington, CT
Competitive Purchase of Electricity in Connecticut Date: March 8, 2007 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: Paul Prescott, Chief Financial Officer, SourceOne Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
February 2007
Leadership Profile for a Successful Lean Transformation Date: February 22, 2007 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: M. Carmen Brickner, President, CLEARbrick Inc. Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
Date: February 8, 2007 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: Richard Meisenheimer, President, Spectrum Associates, Inc. Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
January 2007
Tour Manufacturing Technologies program facilities. Outline new circullium for the state Manufacturing VoTech program. Date: January 25, 2007 Time: 11:30 am — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: David Tuttle, Department Head, Manufacturign Technologies Location: Platt Technical High School, 600 Orange Ave., Milford CT
New Haven Business EXPO Sponsored by the New Haven Manufacturers Association and GNHCC Date: January 17, 2007 Time: 11:00 am — 6:00 pm Format: Special Event Speaker: Manufacturing Theme for the EXPO events Location: Science Park, New Haven
Lean, Impact on Corporate & Go-To-Market Strategies Date: January 11, 2007 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: Edward Miller, President, Strategy Development Services, LLC Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
December 2006
Holiday Social Musical Program Date: December 21, 2006 Time: 4:00 pm — 6:00 pm Format: Special Event Speaker: The University Glee Club of New Haven Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
Creating an Innovation “Eco-System” for Manufacturers in Connecticut Date: December 7, 2006 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: Matthew Nemerson, President & CEO, Connecticut Technology Council Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
EPS Combustion and Energy Conservation Workshop: How to Save Money and Prevent Pollution by Total Energy Planning Date: December 1, 2006 Time: 8:00 am — 12:00 am Format: Seminar Speaker: Morning Workshop and afternoon tour or Yale alternative energy facilities Location: Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, Jones Auditorium, Britton Building, 123 Huntington St., New Haven
November 2006
Changes in Connecticut's Electricity Industry and the Impact on Consumers Date: November 16, 2006 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: Barbara Pellicano, United Illuminating Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
Date: November 2, 2006 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: Kevin Garrity, President, Garrity Industries Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
October 2006
Plant Tours - Electric Cable Assembly, Latex Foam Date: October 19, 2006 Time: 9:00 am — 2:45 pm Format: Plant Tour Speaker: Location: Shelton, CT
Date: October 5, 2006 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: Martin Sloan, CFO, Oxley Inc. Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
September 2006
New Perspectives on the Connecticut Economy and Manufacturing Date: September 21, 2006 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: Don Klepper-Smith, Chief Economist, Data Core Partners Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
June 2006
NASCAR meets the USA Bobsled Teams Date: June 8, 2006 Time: 5:30 pm — 9:00 pm Format: Special Event Speaker: Philip Kurze, President, Bo-Dyn Bobsled Project Location: Amarante's Sea Cliff, 62 Cove Street, New Haven, CT
May 2006
Panel - Health Savings Accounts & Benefit Strategies Date: May 25, 2006 Time: 7:30 am — 10:45 am Format: Seminar Speaker: Tom Ross, H. Krevit / Kevin McNamara, Quantum Benefits / Roland Wauthier, R Wauthier Insurance/ Brian Lynch, Benefit Resource Group Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
All day Bus Tour of Connecticut Companies: Ovation Guitars, New Hartford / Joining Technologies, East Granby Date: May 11, 2006 Time: 8:00 am — 4:00 pm Format: Plant Tour Speaker: Frank Untemyer, President, Ovation Guitars / Michael Francoeur, President, Joining Technologies Location: Bus Tour - starting location TBA / lunch included
April 2006
Rewards, Incentives, Benefit Costs Date: April 27, 2006 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: Susan Pellerin, Society of Human Resources CT State HR Council Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
Plant Tour - Honeywell Fire Solutions (previous Fire-Lite)Good Lean implementations - Lunch included Date: April 13, 2006 Time: 12:00 am — 2:30 pm Format: Plant Tour Speaker: Dominic Mastrone, Plant Manager Location: 12 Clintonville Road (Rt 22), Northford, CT
March 2006
Lean Job Shop? Date: March 23, 2006 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: Kenneth Branco, R.E.V.V. International Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
Managing Culture: An Essential Competency Date: March 9, 2006 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: Robert Albright Ph.D. Rensselaer, Hartford Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
February 2006
What are our Schools doing to prepare our future manufacturing workforce? Date: February 23, 2006 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: Carl Legere, Hill Career High School / David Tuttle, Platt Technical High School / John Vincze, Gateway Community College Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven
Beyond Waste Elimination - What's Next? Date: February 9, 2006 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: Roger Joyce, Vice President, The Bilco Company Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
January 2006
Tour Ulbrich Specialty Strip Speaker topic: Competing in a High-Tech World Date: January 26, 2006 Time: 10:00 am — 1:30 pm Format: Plant Tour Speaker: Chris Ulbrich, CEO Ulbrich Location: Tour location: Wallingford
Business Disaster Preparedness Date: January 12, 2006 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: Mike Maglione, Chief Waterbury Fire Department and Adam Rinko, Emergency Management Director, Waterbury Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
December 2005
Holiday Social and Music Program Date: December 15, 2005 Time: 5:00 pm — 7:00 pm Format: Special Event Speaker: The University Glee Club of New Haven Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
Selling Speed to Market-- How FilmX Technologies Leverages its Customers' Market Knowledge Date: December 1, 2005 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: Michael Quarrey , General Manager, FilmX Technologies Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
November 2005
Business Development - Technology Strategy in the Global Context Date: November 17, 2005 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: Dr. Fred Betz, Venture2Reality Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
Reactions to the Proposed Metal Cluster Priorities from The Governor's Competitiveness Council Date: November 3, 2005 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: Michele Macauda, President and CEO, SBC Connecticut and member of The Competitiveness Council and Jennifer Smith Turner, Deputy Director, CT DECD Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
October 2005
Indemnification Clauses: How to Lose Your Company Without Really Trying Date: October 20, 2005 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: H. Kennedy Hudner, Murtha Cullina LLP Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT
Schick Wilkinson Sword Date: October 6, 2005 Time: 12:00 pm — 3:00 pm Format: Plant Tour Speaker: Bob Roscasco, Plant Director and Valerie DiCarlo, Lean Program Manager Location: Milford, CT
September 2005
Proliance - Changing the Paradigm Date: September 22, 2005 Time: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Format: Lunch/Speaker Speaker: Greg Card, Director Regional Manufacturing, Proliance International Inc. Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT