STEM/Advanced Manufacturing & Tehcnology Expo is FREE on November 30

The Waterbury Regional Chamber’s Manufacturing Council will host its eighth annual STEM/Advanced Manufacturing & Technology Expo on Friday, November 30, 2018. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Technology Hall Atrium of Naugatuck Valley Community College (NVCC), 750 Chase Parkway in Waterbury.

With support from NVCC, the Smaller Manufacturers Association (SMA), and the Northwest Regional Workforce Investment Board (NRWIB), hundreds of middle and high school students from throughout Greater Waterbury will attend the expo to directly interact with local and state manufacturing and technology executives. They will have the opportunity to view exhibits and demonstrations to learn about job and career opportunities in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) from leading area manufacturers.

This is the third consecutive year NVCC will host the expo. “We welcome the exciting opportunity for middle and high school students to tour NVCC’s Advanced Manufacturing Technology training facilities,” said Joseph DeFeo, program director for NVCC’s Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center. “The students will have the opportunity to tour our classrooms and our advanced manufacturing machine lab to learn about career opportunities in 21^st-century manufacturing.”

Chamber President & CEO Lynn Ward said holding the event at NVCC makes it more beneficial for the students. “We are sincerely grateful to Naugatuck Valley Community College for once again hosting our STEM/Advanced Manufacturing & Technology Expo,” Ward said. “We believe presenting the expo in collaboration with NVCC’s Advanced Manufacturing Center is a positive way to encourage our region’s young people to consider a STEM or manufacturing career. The majority of our Chamber’s manufacturing members continue to express their very strong needs for skilled, talented professionals in these increasingly vibrant and expanding industries.”

SMA Executive Director Cyndi Zoldy agreed. “Once again the SMA is proud to partner with the Waterbury Regional Chamber for the eighth annual STEM Expo,” Zoldy said. “This event represents an important outreach to schools in Waterbury and throughout the region about the importance of STEM programming and careers in manufacturing. We hope the expo will spark interests in students about the many diverse career opportunities manufacturing has to offer.”

The 2018 STEM/Advanced Manufacturing & Technology Expo is supported by Brass/Zinc Sponsors Braxton Manufacturing Co. Inc. and the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Inc.; by Nickel Sponsors the Army National Guard, Hubbard-Hall Inc., Industrial Management & Training Institute and K&S Logistics Services Corp., and by Program Sponsors NVCC, the SMA, and the NRWIB.

For information or to register, call 203-757-0701 or visit www.waterburychamber.com.