2008 Summer Workshop

Hosted by:

Danville, Virginia

"Culture Clash: Evolving a Community Through Advanced Technology"

June 5 & 6, 2008

About DCC and Danville

Danville Community College's Regional Center for Advanced Technology and Training (RCATT) opened in October 2005. The center features polymers, electronics and industrial maintenance technology labs, classrooms, a computer facility, office space and a small auditorium. The college's high-end Selective Laser Sintering rapid prototyper is also housed in RCATT, along with an extruder, an injection molder and other equipment for DCC's Polymers Manufacturing Technology and Manufacturing Engineering Technology degree programs.

Danville is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Piedmont region of Virginia and boasts a population of over 50,000.

Workshop Information

• Hotel/Travel Information
• Workshop Registration
• Schedule at a Glance
• Exhibitor Information
• Exhibitor Registration

Focus Areas

• Integrated Systems Technology and Mechatronics
• Energy/Alternative Energy
• Materials Science/Rapid Proto-typing

Tours and Hosts

• IKEA-Swedwood Fabrication
• Goodyear-Tire Manufacturing
• Luna Technologies-Nanotechnologies/Carbon Tubes

Highlights

• Virginia Tech Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR)-Wednesday night reception and tour
• VIRginia International Raceway-CART racing and dinner Thursday

Who Should Attend

    Leaders and instructors of:

• Business, Industry and Corporate Training
• Workforce and Economic Development
• Advanced and Applied Technologies
• Continuing Education
• IT Programs