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April 1, 2002 COMPUTER-INTEGRATED DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING CONFERENCE NEXT WEEK Two years of exciting advances in solid modeling and rapid prototype technologies in Idaho will culminate next week with the second Computer-Integrated Design and Manufacturing Conference. The conference will be held Tuesday, April 9, in the Boise State University Student Union. The daylong event is for design, manufacturing and product development engineers; industrial designers; marketing and product managers; design, engineering and marketing educators; and entrepreneurs statewide. Registrations are being accepted in Boise at 426-3767, toll free outside of Boise at (887) 426 3797 or online at www.techhelp.org. Registration will also be accepted at the door. Sponsored by the Economic Development Administration, TechHelp, Idaho’s manufacturing extension center, and Boise State, the conference will provide an opportunity for manufacturers, engineers and educators to find out more about new technologies in solid modeling and rapid prototyping, and how Idaho companies can benefit from them. In the fall of 2000 the EDA and Boise State funded a major solid modeling and rapid prototyping initiative in Idaho by establishing a rapid prototyping facility through the university’s College of Engineering and TechHelp, which is housed at Boise State. This initiative has supported pilot projects to increase the use of solid modeling and rapid prototyping throughout the state. Next week’s conference will include an exhibition by rapid prototyping equipment manufacturers, computer-aided design software companies and rapid prototyping service bureaus. The conference will also feature a panel of manufacturers who will discuss their experiences with solid-modeling/rapid-prototyping technology, an update on computer-integrated design technologies from leading Idaho high-tech companies, and a presentation by Preston Smith, one of the nation’s leading consultants in accelerated product development. For more information, contact Gary McCain, Boise State professor of marketing and conference chair, at 426-1615 or gmccain@boisestate.edu. Contact: Media Contact:
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