Conference Report: MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE: TOWARD A COMMON AGENDA Gaithersburg, MD April 18–20, 1995

The second annual ‘‘Manufacturing Technology Conference: Toward a Common Agenda,’’ was held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Maryland, on April 18–20, 1995. The Conference helped define and refine the major elements of a national manufacturing agenda. Such an agenda involves consensus among government, industry, academia, and workforce organizations. This year’s Conference built upon the progress made toward a common manufacturing agenda at last year’s priority-setting conference, which was attended by more than 600 participants. Attendance this year was approximately 250; a list of attendees is in the Conference Proceedings, NIST Special Publication 886 [1]. The Honorable Ronald Brown, Secretary of Commerce, delivered the Conference keynote address. The Conference was planned by individuals from more than 30 government and industrial organizations. [J. Res. Natl. Inst. Stand. Technol. 101, 83 (1996)]