Detroit Regional Meeting Fast Approaching

NFPA will be on the road again this spring hosting regional meetings. Next up is the Detroit Regional Meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, March 30, 2016.  We will again use the facilities at Macomb Community College in Warren, MI, which will also be the site of the Detroit Fluid Power Challenge championed by Master Pneumatic-Detroit.  Come early to watch 44 incredible teams of 8th graders build fluid power devices.   We are also pleased to have a special presenter for the Detroit meeting—Tom Zobitz. Formerly of Hallite Seals, and now with Value Selling Associates, Zobitz will present on Competitive Differentiation in a B2B sales environment.   The meeting is scheduled for 11:30 am – 2:00 pm, and the Fluid Power Challenge teams will be hard at work on their devices beginning at 8:30 am.  Registration is OPEN– register today for the Detroit Regional Meeting or see who’s attending.
If you have any questions, please contact me at lmiller@nfpa.com or (414) 778-3369.

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