(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and partner organizations of the federal interagency Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office (AMNPO) are sponsoring the second in a series of regional public workshops to gather ideas and suggestions on the design of the proposed National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI). The workshop will be held on July 9, 2012, at the Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland.

“Designing for Impact II: Workshop on Building the NNMI” is a partnership between AMNPO and local Cleveland organizations that include NASA’s Glenn Research Center, Cuyahoga Community College, and Case Western Reserve University. Confirmed workshop speakers include Sen. Sherrod Brown, NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver, and Patrick Gallagher, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Invited speakers include congressional, state, and local leaders.

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