Event Notices From November 30
Plex, law firm offer Webinar on ERP best practices: Auburn Hills-based Plex Systems Inc., provider of the Plex Online software-as-a-service manufacturing management software, will join with the law firm Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP to offer a free Enterprise Resource Planning Best Practices Webinar on Thursday, Dec. 9 at 2 p.m. Eastern time. The Webinar specifically addresses manufacturers looking to improve 2011 operations with robust single-solution ERP, streamlined upgrades, lower total cost of ownership, and reduced implementation timelines. Register at this link.
UM To Host Clean Tech Symposium: Reflecting increased interest in global clean tech innovation and concerns over the emerging mix of cooperation and competition between the United States and China, today The University of Michigan's Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise announced it will convene the University's third annual event focused exclusively on the latest developments in the industry. "Michigan-China Clean Tech: Collaboration and Competition in Energy, Smart Grid, Green Cities and Transportation" will be held on Friday, Dec. 10 at the University of Michigan Union. The production and use of clean technology is expected to be a key economic driver for both the United States -- specifically, Michigan -- and China. Public and private-sector delegations frequently travel between Michigan and China to explore manufacturing opportunities, technology transfer and potential investments. But the outcome of Michigan's efforts to position itself at the center of U.S. clean tech research and manufacturing is uncertain. Some argue it is bolstered by Chinese investment, cheap manufacturing capacity and domestic demand; others feel it is threatened by price competition from Chinese firms that obtain support from the Chinese government. With a view to markets, technology development and public policies, this symposium will directly address the many facets of this debate. A main feature of the program will be the keynote address by Kenneth DeWoskin, senior advisor with Deloitte China and director of Deloitte's China Research and Insight Center, who will offer perspective on U.S.-China clean tech trade and investment trends. The event also will spotlight the many cross-campus university resources available to businesses, investors and other community members. Those resources include the Erb Institute, the Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies, the Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute and Centers for Chinese Studies and International Business. More at www.bus.umich.edu/Conferences/Clean-Tech-Symposium-2010/ViewConference.aspx.
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