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Schedule
Friday, February 19 |
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8:30 - 9:30am | Coffee and Conversation |
9:45 - 10:45am |
CAD/Digitizing, James Doherty, Autometrix Inc.
Learn about various digitizing solutions currently on the market, software options for manipulating the data after it is in the computer, and how to transform the raw data into a pattern. |
11:00 - Noon |
The Effects of Covid-19 on the Tent Rental Industry Supply Chain, Michael Tharpe, Rainier Industries Ltd.
What lessons can we learn from a world-wide pandemic and its effect on the tent rental industry? The presentation will take a look at tent rental company losses, response recovery, bringing product back into inventory, and explain how tent suppliers responded to the Covid-19 pandemic. |
Noon - 1:00pm | Meet with Showcase Suppliers |
Monday, February 22 |
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8:30 - 9:30am |
Employee Strategies in the midst of COVID-19, Chad Sorenson, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Adaptive HR Solutions, LLC
During these unprecedented times companies are approaching their workforce in different ways. HR expert Chad Sorenson presents strategies for working with reduced staff, telecommuting and social distancing. |
9:45 - 10:45am |
Solar and Marine Fabrication: Academia and Real-Life Approach, John Martin Ph. D., Home Power Hour
Learn about the when, if and how to utilize solar and wind on a vessel, battery/energy storage limitations, connection issues including best practices, but also liability coverage. Also covered will be what solar/wind “”can do”” and as importantly, “”cannot do”” on most vessels (e.g. not feasible for “”most vessels”” to have air condition on all night powered by solar/wind). |
11:00 - Noon |
Scheduling your Shop with a Digital Job Board, Torey Heinz, Shopflow
What is a digital job board, and why even bother? A digital job board is a way to organize and display jobs so that you can streamline your shop and escape the chaos! Find out if you are ready to get started, as we follow a simple workflow from start to finish, dig into the details of a complicated job, and discuss how to implement a digital job board to maximize your throughput. |
Schedule subject to change