Women in Manufacturing™ 2014 SUMMIT Heads to Schaumburg, Illinois

CLEVELAND, OH—July 7, 2014—Women in Manufacturing™ (WiM) is hosting its fourth annual SUMMIT in Schaumburg, IL, on September 29-October 1, 2014. Nearly 300 leading women in manufacturing from around the country are expected to attend.

SUMMIT 2014 will provide opportunities for women who have chosen careers in manufacturing to share perspectives and network with colleagues and other female executives in the sector. The conference will feature industry plant tours, a networking dinner, panel discussions, professional development tracks and keynote presentations on pertinent business and technical topics.

This event offers participants numerous personal and professional development opportunities with highlighted programming content featuring leadership engagement, project management, lean manufacturing, risk management, CEO Fishbowl, apprenticeship programs, product liability and networking.

Please visit www.womeninmanufacturing.org/summit2014 or contact Kristin Moore at 216-901-8800 or [email protected] for more information or to register for this event.

Women in Manufacturing™ is a more than 400-member-strong national organization dedicated to the attraction, retention and advancement of women who are pursuing or have chosen a career in the manufacturing industry.  This group encourages the engagement of women who want to share perspectives, gain cutting-edge manufacturing information, improve leadership and communication skills, participate in sponsoring programs and network with industry peers. Members benefit from exclusive access to regional and national programming, networking opportunities, mentoring and sponsoring programs, monthly professional development webinars, a customized employment tool called WiMWorks, online discussion communities, the quarterly Impact e-newsletter and a robust searchable online directory.  https://www.womeninmanufacturing.org/