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NextFlex Member Meetings 2021
March 31, 2021 @ 11:00 am - April 1, 2021 @ 11:00 am
Free
About this Event
Join us for two virtual half-day member meetings on March 31 – April 1.
The agenda will include visionary talks from the NextFlex team with presentations from Malcolm Thompson, Janos Veres, Art Wall, Scott Miller and Emily McGrath and a government update. Members will present on how they optimize their membership with NextFlex and will share updates on projects.
Member networking activities will include live-streamed interactive sessions and topic-focused breakout rooms.
Agenda
Wednesday, March 31, 2021 – Day One – NextFlex Achievements and Next Steps
All Times in Pacific Standard Time
9:00AM – 9:15AM – NextFlex 2021 Goals and Priorities
- Dr. Malcolm Thompson, Executive Director, NextFlex
9:15AM – 9:45AM – Technology Update: Roadmapping and Materials Database
- Dr. Scott Miller, Director of Technology, NextFlex
9:45AM – 10:30AM – Engineering and Project Work Update and Next Steps
- Dr. Janos Veres, Director of Engineering, NextFlex
10:30AM – 11:15AM – Fab and Project Work Update and Next Steps
- Dr. Art Wall, Director of Fab Operations, NextFlex
11:15AM – 11:45AM – WFD Update and Next Steps
- Emily McGrath, Director of Workforce Development, NextFlex
11:45AM – 12:15PM – Gov’t Updates and Next Steps
- Dr. Eric Forsythe, Government Program Manager, ARL
- Dr. Giorgio Bazzan, Government CTO, AFRL
12:15PM – 12:30PM – NextFlex Fellow Award Presentation and Introduction to Breakout Rooms
- Dr. Malcolm Thompson, Executive Director, NextFlex
12:30PM – 1:30PM – Speaker Breakout Rooms
- Attendees can visit 6 breakout rooms hosted by each speaker from above to ask questions
- Attendees can move freely from room to room
- Speakers will facilitate open discussions among the attendees
Thursday, April 1, 2021 – Day Two – NextFlex Member Experiences, Funded Project Presentations and Networking
All Times in Pacific Standard Time
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM – Member Opportunities to Work with NextFlex
- Dr. Scott Miller, Director of Technology, NextFlex
9:10 AM – 9:15 AM – NextFlex Member Experience
- Dr. David Grierson, President and CTO, systeMECH
9:15 AM – 9:20 AM – NextFlex Member Experience
- Nick Koop, Director – Flex Technology, TTM Technologies
9:20 AM – 9:25 AM – NextFlex Member Experience
- Yawar Khawaja, Director, Printed Electronics Operations, Brewer Science
9:25AM – 9:30 AM – NextFlex Member Experience
- Angela McIntyre, Executive Director, eWear Initiative, Stanford University
9:30 AM – 9:35 AM – NextFlex Member Experience
- Daniel d’Almeida, VP Sales and Marketing, Liquid Wire
9:35 AM – 9:40 AM – NextFlex Member Experience
- Dr. Mark Poliks, CAMM; Empire Innovation Professor of Engineering, Binghamton University
9:40 AM – 9:45 AM – Introductions to Project Presentations
- Dr. Scott Miller, Director of Technology, NextFlex
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM – NextFlex Funded Project Presentation – Ink Jet Process Capabilities
- Dr. Pratap Rao, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM – Attendee Q&A with Dr. Pratap Rao
- Moderated by Scott Miller
10:15AM – 10:30 AM – NextFlex Funded Project Presentation – UAV and Multilayer Laminate
- Dr. John Williams, Associate Technical Fellow, Additive Electronics Manufacturing (AET), Boeing Research and Technology
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM – Attendee Q&A with Dr. John Williams
- Moderated by Scott Miller
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM – NextFlex Update on Projects from the Fab
- Ben Plattner, Engineering Manager, Robotics & Automation, NextFlex
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM – Attendee Q&A with Ben Plattner
- Moderated by Scott Miller
11:15 AM – 11:30 AM – NextFlex Funded Project Presentation – Army Munitions Monitoring
- Cheng-Po (Paul) Chen, Electrical Engineer, GE Research
11:30AM – 11:45 AM – Attendee Q&A with Paul Chen
- Moderated by Scott Miller
11:45AM – 11:50AM – Introduction to Member Meet-Up Rooms
- Dr. Nick Morris, FHE Technology Manager, NextFlex
11:50AM – 12:00PM – Break
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – Member Meet-Up Rooms
- Attendees can visit the following 5 breakout rooms that will focus on these topics:
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- Standards, Test, and Reliability
- Facilitated by: Dr. Mark Poliks, CAMM; Empire Innovation Professor of Engineering, Binghamton University
- Automotive
- Facilitated by: Thomas Nealssohn, Senior Innovation Manager, SRG Global
- FHE Roadmapping
- Facilitated by: Dr. Scott Miller, Director of Technology, NextFlex and Dr. Nick Morris, FHE Technology Manager, NextFlex
- Modernization Priorities
- Facilitated by: Dr. Eric Forsythe, Government Program Manager, NextFlex/Army Research Labs
- FHE Fabs
- Facilitated by: Dr. Art Wall, Director of Fab Operations, NextFlex and Doyle Edwards, Director, Government Programs, Brewer Science
- Standards, Test, and Reliability
- Attendees can move freely from room to room
- Facilitators will lead open discussions among the attendees