MERA — The Association for Sustainable Manufacturing, has announced its schedule for four upcoming webinars in August and September.
The first webinar is scheduled for this Thursday, Aug. 22, at 2 p.m. ET. The webinar is titled “What’s on the agenda? The MERA Sustainable Manufacturing Conference” and will feature a look ahead at the upcoming MERA Sustainable Manufacturing Conference Fall 2019 event, set for Sept. 30-Oct. 1 in Detroit. The webinar will be led by MERA Senior Director, Membership & Business Development, Dave McGuire, who will provide attendees an in-depth look at the conference agenda, tell them more about the special networking events on tap, and hear how they can engage before arriving onsite.
More information about the MERA Sustainable Manufacturing Conference can be found on the MERA website, and interested parties can sign up for the webinar HERE.
The second webinar, set for 2 p.m., Aug. 27, is a MERA member resources and industry update event and is available for MERA members only. MERA says attendees will hear the latest developments on what the association has been doing to advance the business interests of members and the remanufacturing community at-large. MERA President and COO John Chalifoux and Dave McGuire also will recap the organization’s 2019 efforts and offer a look ahead at upcoming opportunities.
Interested parties can sign up for the webinar HERE.
In September MERA will host its third and fourth webinars. The third event is titled “Cleaning Sensitive Electronics” and will be held at 2 p.m., Sept. 10, and presented by Hubbard-Hall. MERA says “with more and more of the automobile comprising of electronic components and sensitive instrumentation and modules, remanufacturing will only be as good as how they are cleaned. Specialty alloys, precision components made from fragile, lightweight materials require different types of cleaning choices. Navigating the options can be confusing. expensive and potentially hazardous. Not to mention how you handle used chemicals and materials in today’s stringent environmental.”
Hubbard-Hall Product Manager, Cleaners and Non Ferrous Surface Preparation, Mike Valenti will lead the course. Interested parties can sign up for the webinar HERE.
Finally, MERA’s fourth webinar is another MERA member-only event, a member call for Federal and State Advocacy Updates. MERA says the latest federal and state updates regarding trade, regulation, and legislation efforts undertaken by the association will be presented in the webinar, set for 2 p.m., Sept. 18. Presenters will include MEMA’s Leigh Merino, vice president, Regulatory Affairs; Catherine Boland, vice president, Legislative Affairs; and Laurie Holmes, senior director, Environmental Policy. MERA adds topics covered will include:
- Latest developments on the USMCA agreement
- Tariff and trade updates
- Regulatory efforts with the EPA, FTC, and FDA
- Right-to-Repair developments
- State advocacy and draft remanufacturing legislation
- Recap of recent stakeholder and champion meetings
- … and more!
Interested parties can sign up for the webinar HERE.
