ABOUT OPTIX
OPTIX 2008 will be held at the National Composite Center headquarters complex on April 22nd-23rd. This two day event will focus on advanced materials technology innovation, composite market direction, and strategic business collaboration.
This year’s program will include presentations by NCC partner companies, internationally recognized speakers, and panel discussions involving technical experts and global market leaders. There will also be several planned networking opportunities and activities.
Tuesday, April 22nd
9:00am - Tours by appointment, Registration, & Breakfast
11:30am - Member Meeting/Lunch & Keynote Speaker Joe Carpenter (DOE)
12:45pm - NCC Insights in Bio, Nano, Quickstep, & Ballistic Panels
2:00pm - Partner Insights
CompositesDOC - Brian Knouff, daytaOhio - Ken Berta, Kurz-Kasch - Chris Vicory, Lignotech - J. Andrew Axel, Nanosperse - Art Fritts, Phoenix Nanosystems - Bill Riehl, Precision, Energy & Technology - Tom Willis, Vector Composites - Tom Mesing, WSU Institute of Defense Studies & Education - Vikram Sethi
4:30pm - Depart to Engineer’s Club
5:00pm - Cocktail Reception
Wednesday, April 23rd
8:00am - Benefactor Breakfast
9:00am - Panel of Experts
Christina Howard - VP Entrepreneurial Dev./Dayton Development Coalition, Dwight Rust - Senior Technical Consultant/NCC, Flake Campbell - Senior Technical Consultant/NCC, Harry Couch - Senior Technical Consultant/NCC, Jim Hartings - Senior Technical Consultant/NCC & UDRI, Joe Zeis - VP Aerospace & Defense/Dayton Development Coalition, Raj Mehta - Chief Scientist/Standard Register, Terry Rapoch - CEO/daytaOhio
10:15am - Composite Market Direction
AFRL/RXB - Tia Benson-Tolle, Ashland Chemical - Cedric Ball, Honeywell - Akshay Waghray
11:45am - Lunch & Keynote Speaker - Joe Sciabica/AFRL
1:00pm - Networking
2:00pm - Optional Tours: Air Force Museum, daytaOhio & Quickstep, Hawthorne Hill
5:00pm - Cocktail Reception
7:00pm - Dayton Dragon’s Game
REGISTRATION
Member Registration - $150/each (Additional registrants $75/each)
Non-member Registration - $850/each (Additional registrants $425/each)
2008 Membership Fee/Renewal & 2008 Optix Registration - $600
(Additional registrants $75/each)
Sign up by April 1, 2008 and receive 10% off your registration fees!
Please complete the Registration Form and fax to Debi Talentino at 937-297-9440. For additional information, please contact Debi Talentino at dtalentino@compositecenter.org or 937-297-9465.
Limited booths, table-top displays, and wall space available. Please contact Debi Talentino to reserve your space now!
