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The Automation Conference & Expo: Call for Presentations

Aug. 17, 2017

The Automation Conference & Expo is a peer-to-peer educational conference where end users provide insights into automation applications to help advance industry via shared knowledge.

David Greenfield, editor in chief

The Automation Conference & Expo is seeking end user presentations about the use of automation technologies from across industry (discrete manufacturing, batch manufacturing and continuous processing). Past presenters have included representatives from Boeing, GM, BP, Stihl, ExxonMobil, Coca-Cola, Chevron, BASF, Nestle, Caterpillar, Sherwin Williams, Chobani and many others —so you will be in good company at the event and have the opportunity to connect with your automation peers in industries of all types.

Automation technologies covered by the conference include anything related to controllers, actuators, sensors, motors/drives, software, industrial networking/communications, robotics, etc.

The conference will be held May 22-23, 2018 in Chicago. Presentation sessions are 40 minutes in length (30-35 minutes for the presentation, allowing 5-10 minutes for Q&A with the audience) and should focus on specific aspects of your automation technology use to improve production, quality, maintenance, delivery times, etc.

You can learn more about the event at: www.theautomationconference.com

Please send a brief description of your proposed presentation, highlighting the automation technologies to be focused on and the application to which they apply, to: David Greenfield, director of content, [email protected].

Deadline for submission: September 15, 2017.

About the Author

David Greenfield, editor in chief | Editor in Chief

David Greenfield joined Automation World in June 2011. Bringing a wealth of industry knowledge and media experience to his position, David’s contributions can be found in AW’s print and online editions and custom projects. Earlier in his career, David was Editorial Director of Design News at UBM Electronics, and prior to joining UBM, he was Editorial Director of Control Engineering at Reed Business Information, where he also worked on Manufacturing Business Technology as Publisher.