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Major General Jocelyn M. Seng, Mobilisation Assistant to the Commander and President, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL, delivered the keynote presentation on opening day, examining how technology, particularly composites affects the military and civilians. She discussed emerging innovations and increased collaboration in composite materials design, analysis and manufacturing. Dr. Keith Young, composites director at Boeing, discussed implementing Aerospace composites fabrication and materials at Boeing. While Dr. Hendrik Mainka, engineering specialist of product innovation at Volkswagen, delivered a keynote speech on the final day of the conference focusing on opportunities and challenges in Automotive composites.
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Robert Gamber, Product Marketing Manager at Luna Innovations (USA) comments: 黑料社淥ur company just exhibited at JEC Event in Atlanta and this was our first time. The size plays to its advantage as a top networking event and a place to make meaningful connections in the composites industry. We came away with a number of good leads but more importantly valuable relationships. The attendees, presenters and exhibitors at JEC Event are collegial, friendly and genuinely interested in helping you. This, combined with very enjoyable networking sessions, is what makes the environment at this event so conducive to effective networking and what sets it apart from other trade shows and exhibitions. We黑料社檒l be back.黑料社�
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