STEM/Advanced Manufacturing & Technology Expo at NVCC on November 1, Free and Open to All

The Waterbury Regional Chamber’s Manufacturing Council will host its ninth annual STEM/Advanced Manufacturing & Technology Expo on Friday, November 1, 2019. 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 at Naugatuck Valley Community College (NVCC), 750 Chase Parkway in Waterbury.

With support from NVCC and the Smaller Manufacturers Association (SMA), hundreds of middle and high school students from throughout Greater Waterbury will attend the Expo to interact with local and state manufacturing and technology executives. They will have the opportunity to view exhibits and demonstrations and participate in some hands-on activities, all while learning about job and career opportunities in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) industries from leading area manufacturers.

This is the fourth 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 21st-century manufacturing.”

Chamber President & CEO Lynn Ward said holding the event at NVCC benefits 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 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 for the many diverse career opportunities manufacturing has to offer.”

The 2019 Expo is supported by our Silver Sponsor, the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Inc.; our Copper Sponsor, Schaeffler Aerospace USA Corp.; our Brass/Zinc Sponsors, ASML, Braxton Manufacturing Co. Inc., King Industries Inc. and The Platt Brothers & Co., and our Nickel Sponsors, Arthur G. Russell Co., Click Bond, Hubbard-Hall Inc., Industrial Management & Training Institute, Next Generation Manufacturing, Prospect Machine Products and Ward Leonard CT LLC.

Space for exhibitors is still available. For information or to register, call 203-757-0701 or visit www.waterburychamber.com.