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SUMMARY:Prototyping 102: Intro to Fusion 360\, Course 2
DESCRIPTION:Intro to Fusion 360: Modeling Basics\, Sheet Metal\, and Drawings. \nCourse 2 will focus on 3D modeling and design using the application of workspace and tools to create 3D models and drawings with examples and discussion around the use of the CAD platform.   \nEach attendee will need to create an AutoDesk user account. Attendees can select any version of Fusion360 for trial basis.  The class instructor recommends the non-commercial 1-yr license.  If the attendee is a student or educator with an EDU email address then they should select 3-year license option. \nThe software is available for download here. We recommend attendees show up 30 minutes early if they need assistance in creating an account and downloading software.  \nPrerequisite: Prototyping 101- Course 1 UI and Collaboration Tools\, or previous experience with Fusion 360. Participants must be 18 or older. \nClass Fee: $45  CoG Members | $135 Non-Members \nThe class will be held by Michael Lobsinger\, Center Director of the Center for Economic Growth (CEG). As the Center Director\, Michael is responsible for the day to day operations of CEG’s Business Growth Solutions and Manufacturing Extension Partnership programs. Michael has lead R&D and NPD teams at Boeing\, Shell Global\, and Quatic Apparel\, and has mentored several product-based technology companies. Michael has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from North Dakota State University and an MBA from Rensselear Polytechnic Institute. \nTo keep our classes affordable\, we book our instructors and purchase materials in advance. We depend on advanced registration. Classes without sufficient advanced enrollment may be canceled. Advanced registration closes 3 days before the class date; after this date\, a $15 late registration fee will be applied. \nCancellations must be made one week prior to the class in order to be eligible for a refund. \nDiscounts will be automatically applied to current COG members. \nRegister to attend>> \n  \n 
URL:https://www.ceg.org/event/prototyping-102-intro-fusion-360-course-2/
LOCATION:Tech Valley Center of Gravity\, 30 3rd Street\, Troy\, NY\, 12180\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191005T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191010T170000
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SUMMARY:Trade Mission: Exploring International Opportunities in Advanced Manufacturing\, Energy and Supply Chain
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Economic Growth and the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council are co-leading a trade mission to the United Arab Emirates in partnership with the Consulate General of the United Arab Emirates in New York. The delegation will consist of regional leaders in business\, education\, and local elected officials. The mission will take place October 5-10\, 2019 in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The visit will occur in conjunction with GITEX 2019\, one of the world’s largest tech trade shows which occurs every year in Dubai.\n  \n The focus of this mission is for the Capital Region’s business\, education\, and political leadership to expand the already strong relationship between the U.A.E. and the community. Delegates will be able to develop new contacts and explore new opportunities to sell their products abroad in an emerging technology market like the U.A.E.\, home of the primary investor of GLOBALFOUNDRIES. \n Participants will have the opportunity to learn more about the U.A.E.\, and its longstanding partnership with the United States across many sectors.  The U.A.E. has been the largest export market for the United States in the Middle East for 10 years\, and has burgeoning cultural attractions across the country.\n  \n CEG and the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council would like to include a delegation of private sector companies focused in the area of precision manufacturing\, products and equipment development\, and alternative energy\, as well as local government\, culture\, and academic officials.  This trade mission will also be certified by the U.S. Department of Commerce and will have the full support of both the U.S. and U.A.E. Governments.\n  \n Should your firm have interest in learning more about this unique opportunity\, please contact Andrew Kennedy to discuss further details.  \n 
URL:https://www.ceg.org/event/exploring-international-opportunities-advanced-manufacturing-energy-supply-chain/
LOCATION:NY
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191008T170000
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SUMMARY:New York State Innovation Summit
DESCRIPTION:Advanced Technologies. World Class Resources. \nJoin hundreds of individuals from across the state at this year’s New York State Innovation Summit being held October 7th-8th in Rochester\, NY. The summit will convene world-class technology assets and experts\, manufacturing and technology companies\, and other stakeholders that are part of the state’s innovation ecosystem. \nNew York State companies and researchers are at the forefront of emerging technologies and new advancements in production capabilities. Underpinned by strategic investments in high-tech clusters across the state\, together they are driving technology development and shaping tomorrow’s industries. \nThe Summit will update attendees about the capabilities that are defining the next generation of technology and manufacturing\, highlight critical innovation assets and expertise throughout the state\, and give companies an opportunity to showcase their products and understand how to thrive and grow in New York State. \nMore information & Registration \n 
URL:https://www.ceg.org/event/new-york-state-innovation-summit/
LOCATION:Rochester Convention Center\, 123 E Main St\, Rochester\, NY\, 14604\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191010T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191010T203000
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SUMMARY:Small Business Legal Network Clinic
DESCRIPTION:The Legal Project’s Small Business Legal Network Clinic offered free legal consultations with attorneys as well as educational programs on legal issues for people who are interested in starting or expanding a small business.  \nSmall Business Legal Network Clinic appointments go from 6:00-8:30 pm and consist of 1/2 hour free\, private and confidential legal consultation with an attorney.  \n>>You must schedule an appointment or register to meet with a consultant.<<< \nTo schedule an appointment contact The Legal Project at (518) 435-1770 or Register here.   \nThis program is hosted by The Legal Project in partnership with the Community Loan Fund\, Albany Law Clinic & Justice Center at Albany Law School and the Institute of Nonprofit Leadership and Community Development at the University at Albany.  \n 
URL:https://www.ceg.org/event/small-business-legal-network-clinic/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191016T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191016T133000
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SUMMARY:Empowering your Sales Process with Technology
DESCRIPTION:This Knowledge @ Noon explores the ever evolving use of sales tech stacks in today’s sales process.\nCan your company do more to … \n\nbetter understand our buyer’s behaviors?\nimplement best practices and leverage technology to align your sale team?\nimprove quality of your customer data?\nImprove the accuracy of revenue forecasts?\n\n  \nWhether your organization has an established sales process and sales technology platform such as Salesforce\, Hubspot\, ACT\, or none at all\, we welcome you to join CEG and ZeroFrixion at this upcoming Knowledge @ Noon Event.  \nLeveraging Sales & Marketing Technology Stacks to enhance your sales process is a critical component of 21st century sales prospecting.  Companies looking to better understand buyer behavior\, prospect based on quality data\, and/or establishing best practices for aligning these technology tool-sets with existing processes should consider attending this event. \nLunch will be included.  \nCost: $15.00 \nSpace is limited to sign up here today! \n  \n 
URL:https://www.ceg.org/event/empowering-sales-process-technology/
LOCATION:Tech Valley Center of Gravity\, 30 3rd Street\, Troy\, NY\, 12180\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191016T193000
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SUMMARY:CAPregion Road Trip: Unihog
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our CAPregion Road Trip to Unihog in Hoosick Falls! We’ll have food and drink tastings\, entertainment and more\, plus a plethora of creative business people from Hoosick Falls\, to help you know a little bit more about this rebounding town in rural Rensselaer County.  \n  \n\n\nUnihog is a repurposed mannequin factory turned music venue and community gathering space featuring regional entertainment and a fantastic\, farm-centric food partnership called. Owner Jasen Vonguiness works with abandoned factory / production spaces\, turning them into vibrant gathering places in rural Hoosick Falls. Jasen’s food partner at Unihog is Sumo’s Kitchen\, where Maestro Gary Yeung brings a Chinese twist to classic food from America and abroad. In a partnership with several area farms\, Gary explores a fusion of flavors with his own creative signature style. \n  \nArgyle Brewing is joining us on the road trip and will be providing drink tastings! The owners of the Argyle Brewing Company are dedicated to making the best craft beers you will drink in Washington County\, or anywhere else. Argyle Brewing Company is dedicated to Washington County and all it has to offer. They believe in community and when you visit the brewery you will be treated like family. From the brewing equipment used\, to the ingredients\, they are dedicated to increasing opportunities for artisans\, farmers\, and entrepreneurs by using locally sourced hops and barleys\, and carrying locally made goods. \n  \nMore exciting details to come\, as we tell you more about Hoosick Falls and all that’s going on in this rebounding rural community \n  \n\nREGISTER TO ATTEND >> \n  \n\n\nSpecial thanks to our sponsors\, MVP Health Care\, Community Loan Fund\, and promotional partners The Collaborative and Overit Media.\n\n 
URL:https://www.ceg.org/event/capregion-road-trip-unihog/
LOCATION:Unihog\, 2 Center Street\, Hoosick Falls\, NY\, 12090\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191017T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191017T193000
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SUMMARY:MWBE Workshop & Networking Event: Create more opportunities for your business!
DESCRIPTION:This event is for:  \n\nEstablished MWBEs looking to expand contract opportunities\nCompanies interested in MWBE application/certification\nOrganizations that serve MWBE companies\n\n\nAgenda \n4:00 – 4:30 p.m. Check-in and networking \n4:30 – 5:30 p.m. How to Access NYS Contract Opportunities \n5:30 – 6:30 p.m. NY MWBE Certification Made Easy \n6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Network with Resources \n\nInterested in future growth networking and event opportunities? Please take a minute to complete this brief survey to help us meet your needs.  \n\nREGISTER TO ATTEND >> \n\nLEARN MORE \nLaura Mann – Vice President\, Business Growth\, Capital Region Chamber \n 
URL:https://www.ceg.org/event/mwbe-workshop-networking-event-create-opportunities-business/
LOCATION:Capital Region Chamber / CEG\, 5 Computer Drive South\, Albany\, NY\, 12205\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191022T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191022T133000
DTSTAMP:20260409T182644
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SUMMARY:Demo Days 2019:  CESMII’s Smart Manufacturing Platform™
DESCRIPTION:CESMII is the United States’ national institute on Smart Manufacturing\, and Rensselaer is the  Northern Regional partner in CESMII’s national network-of-networks.  \n Come and meet CESMII leaders as we demonstrate CESMII’s Smart Manufacturing (SM) Platform™!\n \n Join CESMII’s HQ and regional leaders Tuesday\, October 22nd at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute\, Troy NY to experience first-hand CESMII’s SM Platform – a centerpiece of CESMII’s Technology Roadmap since our institute’s inception – and CESMII’s framing of Smart Manufacturing as a pillar for manufacturers to build competitive advantage.  \n CESMII Northern Region Manufacturing Center Director\, Craig Dory\, will host Jonathan Wise\, CESMII VP of Technology and Mike Yost\, Outreach Advisor\, three of CESMII leaders entrusted with driving our nation’s efforts to democratize Smart Manufacturing technologies and knowledge\, as they present valuable insights and information through formal presentations and informal townhall-style discussions. \nAGENDA\n8:00am  Doors Open \n 8:45am  Welcome\, Introductions & Event Overview \n 9:00am  Framing Smart Manufacturing \n– The SM Landscape Explained\n – SM Tied to Manufacturing Competitiveness\n – The Business Value of SM \n10:15am  Break \n 10:30am  CESMII’s SM Platform™ \n– Object?oriented development concepts\n – Data modeling\n – Data science & analytics\n – Firewalls & encrypted communications \n12:00pm  Lunch – Panel Discussion on SM Technologies\, Knowledge\, Industry Engagement & Innovation  \n 1:30pm  Event Closes  \nRegistration information available shortly. Contact ceg@ceg.org for more information.
URL:https://www.ceg.org/event/demo-days-2019-cesmiis-smart-manufacturing-platform/
LOCATION:Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191022T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191022T160000
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED: End-to-End Quality: Better Ways to Create More Value (1-Day Workshop)
DESCRIPTION:**Please note this workshop has been postponed. Stay tuned for new December date**\nDoes Your Company Have a System for Seeing and Solving Quality Issues?\n\n Whether using A3s\, the 5 Whys\, DMAIC\, Value Stream Mapping\, or any other problem-solving tool\, having a System for seeing and solving quality issues can ensure the real problem is solved and protect precious resources from being deployed erroneously to solve a non-existent issue. \n\n Learn a System to Solve Unforeseen Quality Issues\, BEFORE They Happen\n\n Whether it starts on a company’s website\, in a tradeshow booth\, or even during an unconscious first glimpse of a logo\, customers’ perceptions of value begin well before the product or service is ever delivered – and then either build\, or diminish\, during every interaction thereafter. This is critical because 75% of customer defections are the result of poor-quality experiences somewhere between “needs recognition” and “post-delivery support.” Coupled with the fact that a 5% decrease in business typically results in -25% Operating Income\, organizations have more than enough incentive to improve their end-to-end quality. \n\n Lead by Brent Wahba\, Strategy\, Innovation & Transformation executive at Strategy Science\, Inc.\, Brent is a well-known expert in product development\, manufacturing operations\, supply chain management\, and quality control. He brings global managerial and technical expertise across several industries.\n Workshop Prices & Deadlines \n\n\n Early Bird: $1\,295 per person – closes on 9/6/2019 at 11:59 AM\nCEG/CEN Members:  $1\,295 per person – closes on 10/4/2019 at 11:59 AM\nRegular / Non-Member Pricing: $1\,495 per person – opens 9/7/2019 at 12:00 AM\, closes on 10/4/2019 11:59 PM\n\n  \n REGISTER \n  \nWe have known these facts and the related challenges for decades\, but unfortunately\, the methodologies for addressing them (Total Quality Management\, 6 Sigma\, Lean…) are often cumbersome\, require years of focus\, and even under the best circumstances\, do not frequently create quick or sustainable results. \nWhile there may be many company-specific reasons for this\, some of the most common root causes are: \n\n\n De-coupled and misaligned business processes\nCursory understanding of all stakeholder expectations\nLack of coordination between strategy and improvement activities\nBlanket\, organization-wide tool deployment\nToo much non-value-added complexity\n\n  \nThis workshop is designed to help participants of any organizational level or function address these shortcomings and significantly improve their own quality system performance by learning to: \n\nSee quality & value as outputs of an end-to-end delivery system\nMore deeply understand all stakeholder needs\nPrioritize improvement activities based on both strategy and bottlenecks\nPrevent problems instead of firefighting\n“Pull” simplified measurement systems and tools only when necessary\n\n 
URL:https://www.ceg.org/event/end-end-quality-better-ways-create-value-1-day-workshop/
LOCATION:Crowne Plaza Albany – the Desmond Hotel\, 660 Albany Shaker Road\, Albany\, NY\, 12211\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191023
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191028
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SUMMARY:19th Annual Lake Placid Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:It gives us all great pleasure to present the 2019 Lake Placid Film Festival.  As 2018 did\, 2019 represents another significant leap forward in the nineteen-year history of our Festival.  In our history\, it goes without saying that we have hosted many of the true giants of the film making world; from Martin Scorsese\, and Norman Jewison in earlier years\, to this year’s Peter Riegert\, Chris Costello\, and the Producer/Director of one of this year’s Official Selections\, Louise Woehrle\, and\, numbers of other guests to be announced. 2019 is shaping up to be one of the best years ever. \n  \nWhat to expect at the five day Festival:  \n\nTrailer Party\n125th Anniversary Party for Adirondack Daily News\nOfficial Opening Party\nVIP Lounge\nWine Tastings\nMeet and Greets\n\n  \nView ticket options here.  \nFor more information visit Lake Placid Film Festival. \n\n 
URL:https://www.ceg.org/event/19th-annual-lake-placid-film-festival/
LOCATION:Lake Placid\, Lake Placid\, NY\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191025T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191027T173000
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SUMMARY:Techstars Startup Weekend Schenectady
DESCRIPTION:Techstars Startup Weekends are 54-hour events designed to provide superior experiential education for technical and non-technical entrepreneurs. Beginning with Friday night pitches and continuing through brainstorming\, business plan development\, and basic prototype creation\, Techstars Startup Weekends culminate in Sunday night demos and presentations. Participants create working startups during the event and are able to collaborate with like-minded individuals outside of their daily networks. All teams hear talks by industry leaders and receive valuable feedback from local entrepreneurs. The weekend is centered around action\, innovation\, and education. Whether you are looking for feedback on an idea\, a co-founder\, specific skill sets\, or a team to help you execute\, Techstars Startup Weekends are the perfect environment in which to test your idea and take the first steps towards launching your own startup. \nCost: $15-$75  \nLearn More & Get Tickets Here>>>  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.ceg.org/event/techstars-startup-weekend-schenectady/
LOCATION:Urban Coworks\, 433 State Street\, Schenectady\, NY\, 12305\, United States
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