The largest North American trade show dedicated to innovation in manufacturing opens this week in Chicago. National Manufacturing Week features a Manufacturing Town Hall panel discussion with top government and trade officials, the National Association of Manufacturers’ 2005 Annual Survey and the launch of the Dream It! Do It! Campaign, which is being introduced by the National Association of Manufacturers in an effort to draw young people into manufacturing and address the shortage of skilled and trained workers.

The event will be held March 7–10 at McCormick Place in Chicago. For more information, visit www.nam.org.

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