AMRCC BOARD MEETING

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AMRCC BOARD MEETING

• David Corbin
• AMRCC Chair
• August 14, 2009
• Rockwell Collins
• Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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AGENDA

• 1000 a.m. Call to Order, Introductions Dave
  Corbin
• 1005 a.m. Review of AMRCCs Status Dave
  Corbin, et al.
• Operations Plan (1999)
• By-Laws draft (1999)
• Membership
• Officers Chair Vice Chair (election?)
• 1045 a.m. AMRCC Jack Harris
• Joint Product Development Working Group
• Workshops Seminars Working Group
• Biomass Working Group
• New Initiatives/Work Groups
• Alternative Materials Energy Resources Work
  Group Sam McCord
• Iowa - Virtual Reality Education Pathways
  Jack Harris
• Expanded Role of AMRCC, post-Iowa Adv. Mfg.
  Council Mark Laurenzo
• 1145 a.m. AMRCC action plan/next steps Dave
  Corbin, et al.
• Noon LUNCH
• 1245 p.m. TOUR Rockwell Collins Simulation Lab
  Jack Harris
  and Synthetic Vision Lab
• 200 p.m. Adjournment Dave Corbin

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DAVE CORBIN LED DISCUSSION

• Ops Plan
• Membership
• Election of Officers

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AMRCC Yesterday, Today and Going Forward

• Jack Harris
• Rockwell Collins
• Sam McCord
• MCG BioComposites, LLC.
• Mark Laurenzo
• IDED
• August 14, 2009
• Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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AMRCC HISTORY

• AMRCC launched in early FY99 from an IBC
  Executive Technical Committees recommendation to
  the IBC
• Initial Board David Strohl (HON), Greg Jordan
  (Maytag), Larry Burkholder (Deere), Jack Harris
  (Rockwell Collins), John Howard (Vermeer), John
  Mitchell (Pella Corp), Bob Tibor (State of Iowa
  Tech Advisor), Jim Melsa (ISU), Barry Butler (U
  of Iowa), Bart Bergquist (UNI), Myrt Levin (IBC)
• CEOs of participating companies were very
  supportive and committed to the launch
• Several meetings a year occurred, including Board
  meetings
• Each year AMRCC held a facilitated strategic
  planning session with invited speakers
• Sponsored the first Advanced Manufacturing
  Conference at ISU in 2000
• First technology transfer project was Rapid
  Prototyping

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AMRCC PLAN

• AMRCC Vision Provide leadership to Iowa in
  Advanced Manufacturing which will stimulate
  growth in the states manufacturing sector
• Strategy
• Create a collaborative environment to address the
  following manufacturing topics
• Applied Research
• State of the Art Technologies and Processes
  sharing
• State of the Practice Technologies and
  Processes sharing

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AMRCC - Today
AMRCC
Engineering/ Manufacturing Career Awareness And Ed
Tools and Technology
ProcessInnovation
Best Practices
Rapid Prototyping COMPLETED
Best Practices
Alternative Materials Energy Resources Sam
McCord, McCord Bio Composites
Iowa-Virtual Reality Education Pathfinder
(I-VREP) Jack Harris, RC
Best Practices
Bio Mass Working Group COMPLETED
Workshops and Seminars
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Alternative Materials and Energy Resources
Sam McCord MCG BioComposites, LLC.
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Iowa Virtual Reality Educational Pathfinder
(I-VREP)
Jack Harris Rockwell Collins
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Iowa VR Educational Pathfinder (I-VREP)

• Applying Virtual Reality (VR) Technology to
  enhance STEM education in Iowa

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Iowa VR Educational Pathfinder (I-VREP) Goals

• Increase interest and skills in math and science
• Improve retention of math and science concepts
• Enhance preparation for advanced education
• Align educational concepts with real world
  applications
• Reinforce opportunities in STEM careers
  (Engineering and Manufacturing)

Triple the number of Iowa High School Graduates
pursuing STEM education by 2020
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STATUS OF I-VREP

• East Marshall High School has a system and
  documented success over 3 years
• 8 Systems are being donated and installed in
  selected Iowa High Schools
• Established a Users group to accelerate high
  schools use
• Pathfinder has been briefed at the state and
  national levels
• Leveraging Iowa State Universitys and Mechdyne
  Corporation expertise
• Received support from the state of Iowa to
  maintain hardware and technology - 250K
• Partnerships with software suppliers to provide
  low to no cost
• Seed funding being sought for scholarships in
  Advanced Manufacturing Administered through
  IBC/AMRCC

East Marshall High VR Students 2008/2009
School year
So all of a sudden they see the concept, and
they get it!, Rex Kozak, Principal, East
Marshall High, LeGrand, Iowa
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Pathfinder Participants
Virtual Reality Applications Center, Iowa State
University World-renowned for VR application
development
Rockwell Collins Industry advisor in the use of
VR, including education of STEM related course
work
Mechdyne VR technology provider
Des Moines Area Community College Technology User
Group Leader
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Expanding AMRCCs Role to Support the Iowa
Innovation Council (IIC)

• Mark Laurenzo
• IDED

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AMRCCs Expanded Role

• Individual targeted industry groups are being
  used to support the proposed Iowa Innovation
  Council (IIC)
• Iowa Advanced Manufacturing Council has been
  dissolved with those responsibilities being
  transitioned to AMRCC
• IIC, if enacted, will be through Governors
  legislative language and will occur in early in
  calendar year 2010
• If not enacted, the function will still be
  assumed under IDED
• Technology Commercialization Committee (TCC) will
  remain in tact, performing due diligence and
  providing recommendations against proposals
  submitted against IDED funding
• Bio Science Alliance and the Technology
  Association of Iowa will act as the other
  targeted industry working groups
• Consolidated Education/Workforce Working Group
  will also remain

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IIC Vision Increase Iowas innovation and
entrepreneurial capacity to foster economic
growth and to speed transition of Iowa to the new
knowledge-based economy

• Create and communicate to IDED the Iowa economic
  strategic growth plan
• Pursue manufacturing and technology driven
  business issues and activities
• Become the principal catalyst for innovation
  based economic development
• Create collaborations dedicated to innovation,
  entrepreneurship and capital formation
• Serve a mentoring and networking role for
  technology, manufacturing and science
• Utilize economic development data, research and
  visualization for policy analysis and
  recommendations
• Leverage the targeted industry work groups to
  develop deliverables

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STATE of IOWA Governor Chester Culver
IDED Mike Tramontina Director
Innovation and Commercialization Division Karen
Merrick Administrator
Iowa Innovation Council (IIC) Industry Rep
and Iowa Tech Advisor Co-Chair
Technology Commercialization Committee
InformationTechnology Issues
IBC - Advanced Manufacturing Research and
Collaboration Council
Bio Sciences Issues
Education/Workforce Issues
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IAMC Roles assumed under AMRCC in support of IIC

• New AMRCC Vision Iowas advanced manufacturing
  sector is a global leader in innovation and
  operational excellence.
• AMRCC Mission Retain and grow Iowas advanced
  manufacturing sector through strategic, targeted
  investments and alignment of public and private
  resources
• Strategies
• Support implementation of Battelle
  recommendations
• Provide policy recommendations
• Support grant proposal submittals and
  awards
• Align roadmaps with manufacturing labs
• Create a collaborative environment to
  manufacturing topics
• - Applied Research
• - State of the Art Technologies and
• Processes sharing
• - State of the Practice Technologies and
  Processes sharing

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Next Steps and Actions

• Dave Corbin