Compete Smart 2014
 
Thursday, October 9th - Friday, October 10th, 2014
Billings, MT
Opportunities with Allies

Many of our fine sponsors will be exhibiting along with other service providers at this anchor event for Montana's manufacturers. More than 50 exhibitors with services & products to support manufacturing will be on hand in the highly visible Exhibitor Hall in the Trade/ Conference Center at the Holiday Inn Grand MT.
  

U.S. Export Assistance Center
True Cloud
MSA Systems
MMIS (MT Mfg Information System)
GPS Montana
PDM (Plastic Design & Mfg)
Acuity Design, LLC/ Helix3D, LLC


More Magic with peers & allies at an evening Networking Social (plenty of food and cash bar) in the  Exhibitor Hall on Thursday evening Oct. 9 followed by a Dessert Talk "Open Sesame: Opportunity & Innovation in the Bakken."  The reception is co-sponsored by the Governor's Office of Economic Development "Choose Montana" in conjunction with co-hosts Montana Manufacturing Extension Center and NorthWestern Energy.


Exhibitor Set Up  & Tear Down Information:
Set up times for exhibitors will be on Wednesday, Oct. 8 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. and again on October 9 from 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. You are responsible for handling any booth setups or materials and retrieving them by the end of the conference. Conference activities begin at 7:15 a.m. on Oct. 9 and the Exhibit Hall  will officially open at 10:30 a.m.  The exhibit area will remain open during conference hours so please secure at-risk items when not attending your booth. Conference hosts assume no liability for your equipment/materials. 

Tear Down
Tear Down of exhibit space cannot occur until after 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 10 and must be torn down and removed not later than 4 p.m. Oct. 10.  Call MMEC 406-994-4507 for more information. Plan to stick around after sessions on Thursday for the Exhibitor Social and Dessert Talk.

Contact for More Information
If you are interested in being on a waiting list for exhibit space, contact Deborah Nash at Montana Manufacturing Extension Center 406-994-4507 for more detail.