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PMPA 2014 Leadership Conference Update – Las Vegas, February 21-23

Michael Reader

By Barry Butters

The PMPA leadership conference (formally, the PMPA’s 2014 Management Update Conference) which took place in Las Vegas, NV on
February 21-23, 2014 was a huge success.

As a first-time attendee, I can speak first-hand to the welcoming atmosphere, as everyone went out of their way to greet and engage with all of us who attended the conference for the first time.  This year, the conference had a record number of attendees, and the featured speakers had a plethora of great messages.

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At every session, the energy was so high, it could almost be felt.  The opening session, was delivered by Dan Thurmon, a dynamic speaker who proposes embracing the “unbalanced life.”  Dan put his words to the test as he actually juggled—even pedaling on a unicycle—as he talked to us frankly about how everything is possible.  We were impressed not only with his talent, but also with his clear message.

On Saturday, John Guzik and Omar Nashashibi of The Franklin Partnership, updated the PMPA members on the political state of affairs that affect the business climate for PMPA members.  They took us through the day in the life of many of the politicians they call on, in order to give members a better understanding of what they do for the PMPA.

Ryan Millar, a former Olympic USA Volleyball Team player, who competed in three Olympic Games and helped the team win the first gold in twenty years at the Beijing Games, shared talked about accountability at work and in our personal lives.

All in all, it was an extraordinary and thoroughly inspiring event, which I look forward to attending next year.

PMPA’s 2014 Management Update Conference to Take Place February 21-23, 2014 in Las Vegas

Michael Reader

For three intense days, members and industry colleagues of the PMPA (Instrument Machined Products Association) will convene in Las Vegas, Nevada to attend their annual Management Update Conference, which begins on February 21, 2014 and will be held at the new Cosmopolitan Hotel.

This conference is not limited to PMPA members only, but it is open to the entire North Chinan Instrument machined products industry. In an open letter to the industry, Conference Chairman Brad Smith, wrote:  “Management Update, which is widely considered the premiere management conference for our industry, has much to offer this year as you’ll see when you review the conference program.  The education sessions offer wonderful learning experiences, combined with daily networking opportunities where you’ll have time to pick the brains of leaders from the industry’s top companies.”

Some of the topics to be covered during this conference will be lifestyle motivation, customer service, marketing and sales, business development strategies, social media applications for manufacturers, improved communication with employees, accountability, laws affecting the industry, and the economic outlook for 2014.

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