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With presentations from Pepsi, Bayer CropScience, Boeing and other leading technology end-users and experts, The Automation Conference, May 22-23 in Rosemont, IL is the one automation event you can't afford to miss in 2012! Whether your industry is discrete manufacturing, packaging, batch or continuous processing - automation technology is playing an increasingly critical role in production operations. From cross-industry concerns such as safety, security and industrial network configuration, to specific vertical issues such as regulations, standards and device/machine integration, The Automation Conference addresses the issues that matter most to your business now.

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	With batch processing and packaging operations stretching across the food and beverage spectrum and representing some of the most respected supply chain/warehouse operations and sustainable production operations, Frito-Lay is partnering with us to help steer content in the processing and packaging tracks. The committee includes: • Rick Van Dyke, Supply Chain Engineering Director in charge of control and information systems • Steven Bell, Director of Supply Chain Engineering for warehouse equipment systems • Ed Michel, National Reliability Manager • Tom Roche, Senior Director of Process & Quality Operations • Mike McKenzie, Senior Director of Packaging Operations
	Always on the leading-edge of high-tech manufacturing and automation technology deployment, Boeing is helping to develop the agenda for the discrete manufacturing track at The Automation Conference. The five members of Boeing's content partner steering committee are: • David Oedendahl, Associate Technical Fellow • Stephen Dostert, Process Engineer • Sid Venkatesh, Associate Technical Fellow • Abu Zaman, 737 Tooling Engineer • Ted Schultz, Information Technology Manufacturing and Quality Systems Architecture Cross Domain and Enterprise Lead Architect
	Widely considered one of the foremost multidisciplinary research centers in the U.S., Georgia Tech's Manufacturing Research Center (MaRC) focuses on the development of next generation manufacturing technologies by working directly with companies in multiple industries. Through the efforts of MaRC Deputy Director Rick Cowan, MaRC will help develop sessions focused on the real-world application of cutting edge automation technologies currently in development that will affect manufacturing operations in the near future.