Calendar of Events
2013 UserGroup Meetings & Events
April 2013
Hannover Messe 2013 (April 8 - 12, 2013 | Hannover, Germany)
Global megatrends such as dwindling resources, sustainability, mobility and urbanization are forcing industry to embrace change and invest for the future. In 2013, Hannover Messe's line-up of 11 leading trade fairs will focus on recent developments in each of the featured sectors.
HART Communication Foundation Special 20th Anniversary End User Event (April 9, 2013 | Hannover, Germany)
This free, educational, end user focused event provides an opportunity for you to learn more about the benefits of using the full capabilities of the HART Protocol.
[MC]2 2013 (MTConnect: Connecting Manufacturing Conference) (April 10-11, 2013 | Cincinnati, OH)
Speakers and exhibitors will be demonstrating and discussing the many game changing ways that companies are using MTConnect to dramatically save time and become more productive.
58th Annual ISA Analysis Division Symposium (April 14 - 18, 2013 | Galvaston, TX)
This long-running spring symposium offers a forum for the discussion of new and innovative processes and other analytical techniques, developments, and applications.
Energy Harvesting & Storage and Wireless Sensor Networks & RTLS Europe 2013 (April 17 - 18, 2013 | Berlin, Germany)
Europe's largest event on Energy Harvesting & Storage and their applications.
Wireless Sensor Networks & RTLs Europe 2013 (April 17 - 18, 2013 | Berlin, Germany)
This international conference and exhibition covering Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN), Real Time Locating Systems (RTLS) and other forms of Active RFID.
MESA's 2013 North American Conference (April 22 - 24, 2013 | Greenville, SC)
Join Toyota, RJ Reynolds, Uponor, and Mondelēz (formerly Kraft Foods) as they show the world what MESA knows. Attend a MESA unConference session, or our International Business Forum on Monday and save on registration. Use code: MESA to modify your registration or register for only $995.
ESC (Embedded Systems Conference) Design West (April 22 - 25, 2013 | San Jose, CA)
With speakers, hundreds of technical sessions and workshops, case studies, and the opportunity to get some serious hands-on training, ESC is the place to be for the design engineering community.
INTERPHEX 2013 (April 23 - 25, 2013 | New York, NY)
INTERPHEX is the leading annual pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical trade show. Key decision makers find the networking opportunities, products, services and information they need to ensure quality and maximize efficiency, agility, and flexibility that solve manufacturing and supply chain problems.
AIChE 2013 Sprint Meeting and 9th Global Congress on Process Safety (April 28 - May 2, 2013 | San Antonio, TX)
The AIChE Spring Meeting is the year’s key technical conference for practicing chemical engineers. Plus, the Global Congress on Process Safety covers the critical needs of process safety practitioners more broadly and deeply than any other conference.
MARTS 2013 (April 30 - May 3, 2013 | Rosemont, IL)
This four-day professional-development opportunity is presented by industry experts and designed for plant and facility managers, maintenance leaders and crew members, reliability engineers, industrial technicians and other capacity-assurance professionals.
May 2013
CSIA 2013 Executive Conference (May 1 - 4, 2013 | St. Petersburg. FL)
This year's conference brings together members and industry partners to network, hear outstanding speakers, share best practices and learn about new products and services.
Invensys OpsManage 2013 (May 5 - 8, 2013 | Fremantle, Australia)
The Invensys OpsManager 2013 Conference identifies industry trends, show cases best practises, creates a positive networking environment and profiles latest solutions in the automation and industrial IT arena.
WINDPOWER® is the focal point for wind professionals to network with and learn from industry leaders and experts, and to discover the latest in industry products and services.
The 59th International Instrumentation Symposium (May 13 - 17, 2013 | Cleveland, OH)
For almost 60 years, ISA's International Instrumentation Symposium (IIS) has provided professionals with a forum to learn, advance, and share information on instrumentation techniques.
Featuring two days of education and networking for management and engineering professionals in the discrete manufacturing, packaging and process automation industries.
15th Annual Electric Power Conference and Exhibition (May 14 - 16, 2013 | Rosemont, IL)
Electric Power 2013 will provide entire conference tracks dedicated to each of the leading fuels – coal, gas, nuclear and renewable energy, and multiple tracks filled with cross-cutting content like environmental regulations and technology.
2013 Siemens Automation Summit (May. 24 - 27, 2013 | New Orleans, LA)
Join your peers and Siemens for the annual Siemens Automation Summit down in "The Big Easy" for networking, training and educational sessions.
June 2013
POWER-GEN Europe (June 4 - 6, 2013 | Vienna, Austria)
Co-located with Renewable Energy World Europe, POWER-GEN Europe is the region's largest event dedicated to power generation.
Sensors Expo (June 4 - 6, 2013 | Rosemont, IL)
Sensors Expo is one of the world's largest gatherings of engineers and scientists involved in the development and deployment of sensor systems.
Connected World Conference 2013 (M2M App Challenge) (June 7 - 9, 2013 | Santa Clara, CA)
The M2M App Challenge encourages participants to develop next-generation apps focused in the areas of automotive, healthcare, energy, and more.
RSTechED (Rockwell Automation) (June 9 - 14, 2013 | San Diego, CA)
RSTechED is a multi-day venue offering unique ways of learning, exploring and discovering techniques for creating innovating, high-performance manufacturing and production applications.
Connected World Conference 2013 (Conference and Exhibits) (June 10 - 13, 2013 | Santa Clara, CA)
The conference is a public stage for the connected-devices marketplace, allowing the biggest thinkers in the space to deliver the need-to-know information on devices and apps.
1st International Mobile Machine Control (MMC) Conference (June 12 - 13, 2013 | Nuremberg, Germany)
Experts in mobile machine control from all over the world meet to lecture on latest developments, to discuss new applications, and to exchange experience.
EastPack 2013 (June 18-19, 2013 | Philadelphia, PA)
Test-drive the latest technologies of today and the innovations of tomorrow, network with industry peers and thought-leaders, and expand your industry knowledge at EastPack 2013.
MD&M East (Medical Design & Manufacturing East) (June 18-20, 2013 | Philadelphia, PA)
MD&M East delivers crucial insights and guidance on biomedical regulations, design engineering, new biomaterial innovations and product development for the medical device industry.
2013 Honeywell Users Group Americas (June 16-21, 2013 | Phoenix, AZ)
The Users Group features implementation stories from end users, hands-on demonstrations of the latest technology, one-to-one interaction with products experts, and group discussion with other Honeywell users.
The 2013 Siemens Automation Summit (June 24 - 27, 2013 | New Orleans, LA)
Learn from over 50 end user best practices at this year's Siemens Summit. See how innovation is driving a manufacturing renaissance in America.
HART Communication Foundation Special 20th Anniversary End User Event (June 27, 2013 | Houston, TX)
This free, educational, end user focused event provides an opportunity for you to learn more about the benefits of using the full capabilities of the HART Protocol.
August 2013
NIWeek 2013 (Aug. 5 - 8, 2013 | Austin, TX)
NIWeek brings together more than 3,200 leading engineers and scientists across a spectrum of industries to learn new technology that provides disruptive competitive advantages when developing software-defined systems for measurement and control.
2013 ISA Water/Wastewater and Automatic Controls Symposium (Aug. 6 - 8, 2013 | Orlando, FL)
This 3-day symposium is focused on the challenges associated with automation and instrumentation in the water and wastewater sectors.
September 2013
PI North America General Meeting (Sept. 24 - 26, 2013)
PackExpo Las Vegas 2013 (Sept. 23 - 25, 2013 | Las Vegas, NV)
PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2013 will bring together over 26,000 packaging and processing professionals and more than 1,600 exhibitors for the three most productive days of your year.
Emerson Global Users Exchange (Sept. 30 - Oct. 4, 2013 | Grapevine, TX)
The theme of this year's conference is 'Combining the Elements' where the elements to be combined include experience, technology, leadership, quality, engineering, management, safety, and knowledge to bring about innovation and advancement in process manufacturing.
October 2013
WEFTEC 2013: Water Environment Federation’s (WEF) 86th Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference (Oct. 5-9, 2013 | Chicago, IL)
The 2013 technical program includes nearly 1,000 expert speakers, 140 technical sessions, 27 workshops and ten local facility tours. A wide range of topics and focus areas allow attendees to design their own, unique learning experience with the opportunity to earn continuing education credits.
WESTEC (Oct. 15 - 17, 2013 | Los Angeles, CA)
WESTEC brings you the very latest technologies – from software, cutting tools to multi-tasking machines, all from top international equipment manufacturers.
4th Annual American Manufacturing Strategies Summit (Oct. 21-23, 2013 | Schaumburg, IL)
Find out how to advance your operational excellence and continuous improvement programs beyond current practice at this year's summit.
AME 2013 (Association of Manufacturing Excellence) (Oct. 21-25, 2013 | Toronto, Canada)
The AME 2013 Conference provides an accelerated learning experience focused around the benefits of applying continuous improvement in your business.
November 2013
Rockwell Automation Fair 2013 (Nov. 13-14, 2013 | Houston, TX)
The 2013 Automation Fair will provide a great opportunity to explore a wide variety of smart, safe, sustainable manufacturing solutions geared toward improving your business profitability.
SPS IPC Drives 2013 (Nov. 26 - 28, 2013 | Nuremberg, Germany)
The SPS IPC Drives conference provides a dialogue between research, product development and application while evaluating new products, system solutions and concepts on a neutral basis.
December 2013
HART Communication Foundation Special 20th Anniversary End User Event (December TBD, 2013 | Tokyo, Japan)
This free, educational, end user focused event provides an opportunity for you to learn more about the benefits of using the full capabilities of the HART Protocol.
