Read highlights from the Student Summit Event Series at SME manufacturing and technology trade shows across the country. These highlights will showcase each Student Summit which allows students to explore the manufacturing industry, participate in hands-on challenges, and tour industry, and collegiate exhibits that provide insights into potential career pathways.
Student Summit Event Series Highlights
Student Summit Event Highlights
RAPID + TCT 2019: Next-gen technology and talent merge
Six high schools from the metro Detroit area brought 174 enthusiastic young minds to RAPID + TCT May 20-23 at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan where the entire additive manufacturing community convened and where industry-accelerating products were launched.
EASTEC 2019: Inspiring the next-gen workforce
170 high school students from 11 schools descended upon the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, Massachusetts from May 14-16 eager to explore and discover manufacturing career opportunities at the SME Education Foundation’s Student Summit event series at EASTEC.
AeroDef Manufacturing student engagement: connecting classrooms to the real world
New to the AeroDef Manufacturing event this year is a special half-day student engagement program, that will connect Southern California SME PRIME high school students to real-world aerospace and defense manufacturing technologies.
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Upcoming Student Summits
View a list of our upcoming student summits where we deliver student-centric programming that educates the next generation about the manufacturing industry with technology demonstrations, hands-on challenges and a guided, interactive SME event show floor tour.