Your time is valuable and unless you have an unlimited training and travel budget - you must choose what events you attend to enhance your maintenance and reliability programs.
There are many different kinds of events you can attend like conferences, workshops, trade shows, symposiums, user groups and associations.
Make sure you know that the event will meet your goals to ensure that time, energy and expense is not wasted.
At the Reliabilityweb.com Network, we not only produce events, we partner with other event producers, we sponsor other events and we attend others. You coudl say we have our finger on the pulse of maintenance and reliability focused events.
We have complied a list of what we think are the A+ events to attend to assist you with your 2007 travel plans.
If you think we missed an A+ event please email tohanlon@reliabilityweb.com to see if we can add it.
Thanks and good luck in 2007!
Terrence O'Hanlon, CMRP
Reliabilityweb.com
PO Box 07070
Fort Myers FL 33919 USA
http://www.reliabilityweb.com
A+ List of Reliability Focused Events
Where we know value will be delivered
- RCM-2007 The Reliability Centered Maintenance Managers' Summit
- April 3-6
Sheraton Waikiki - Honolulu Hawaii - EAM-2007 - The Enterprise Asset
- April 3-6
Sheraton Waikiki - Honolulu Hawaii - PdM-2007 Predictive Maintenance Technology Conference & Expo
- September 11-13, 2007 - Las Vegas NV
- LubricationWorld Conference
- September 11-13, 2006 Las Vegas NV
- MARCON-2007
- May 8-11, 2007
Knoxville TN
Maintenance Conference Photos
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Maintenance and Reliability Conference Pre-Flight Check List
Set Your Goals In Advance
- Make Hotel Reservations Prior to discount cut off date
- Make advance airline reservations to get the best schedule and price
- Send Postcard home as soon as you arrive
- Advise Conference Organizers about special meal requirements
- Choose Pre- and Post Conference Workshops
- Map your learning sessions for maximum impact
- Make time for social networking opportunities
- Meet at least 2 new people each day
- Eat lunch with a different group each day and introduce yourself
- Establish at least three goals for the event
- Ask event organizers specific questions about sessions
- Post questions for speakers at MaintenanceForums.com (pre and post)
- Ask your managers to set a goal for you
- Read a book on the subject prior to attending
- Ask at least one question in each session you attend
- Introduce yourself to an author who's book you have read
- Prioritize Expo meetings with solution providers - email them in advance to request time
- Learn the process to submit a paper for future events
- Sit for professional certification exams
- Document your participation
- Write a report about the event and your learning for your manager and co-workers
- Participate in roundtable discussions
- Provide candid event feedback on survey forms
- Prepare for Change Resistance upon your return
- Follow up with people you met via email
- Buy wife/husband flowers at home airport
- Buys kids presents
