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Business Development

• Assists members with business planning, industry contacts, customized research and consultations with industry experts.
• Conducts Business Development Reviews: one-day program tailored for a member company. This is a highly interactive, consulting and brainstorming session aimed at development of a focused strategy for growth.
• Provides web-based Market Penetration Guide: Focuses on the 20 countries that account more than 85 percent of the global machine tool business. This includes info on economic trends and forecast, technology needs, business culture, etc.
• Leads trade missions to countries with significant market potential.
• Assists in developing relationships with key embassies and consulates worldwide.
• Provides information about specific International trade opportunities.
• Staffs information booths and AMT/USA pavilions at major international trade shows.

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Exhibitions

Peter R. Eelman
Vice President
peelman@AMTonline.org
703-827-5264

• Exhibitions provides a marketing and sales vehicle for reaching targeted qualified buyers.
• Manages IMTS (The International Manufacturing Technology Show) owned, sponsored and managed by AMT, held every even-numbered year in Chicago. www.IMTS.com has additional info.
• Manages AMT/USA Pavilions at trade shows in China, Mexico and other markets outside of the United States.
• APEX (Advanced Productivity Exposition). A series of U.S. regional trade shows cosponsored and promoted by AMT, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), and the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association (AMTDA).

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Finance & Human Resources

Linda G. Montfort
Vice President
lmontfort@AMTonline.org
703-827-5246

• Provides business tools/cost reduction programs to help members improve their bottom line.
• Conducts business benchmarking programs that provide data on compensation, benefits and overall financial performance.

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Government Relations

Paul Freedenberg
Vice President
pfreedenberg@AMTonline.org
703-827–5282

• Lobbies Congress and the Administration on issues of importance to the industry.
• Participates in/sometimes leads coalitions to further industry’s public policy objectives.
• Champions the industry through lobbying, coalition building, grassroots efforts and electing industry supporters to Congress through MACHINE TOOLPAC.

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Meetings and Conferences

Christine T. Rasul
Vice President
crasul@AMTonline.org
703-827-5286

• Plans the AMT Annual Meeting held each fall. The election of the AMT Board of Directors takes place at this meeting.
• Provides all housing needs at IMTS and other international shows in which the AMT membership participates, as well as any show related events and meetings.
• Plans the Forecasting & Global Marketing Conference. At this meeting noted economists speak about the industry and analyze specific customer markets.
• Plans all other meetings during the year that address the interests of specific segments of the membership or specific functions such as finance, human resources or customer service.

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Strategic Communications

Steven Morrison
Vice President
smorrison@AMTonline.org 
703-827-5275

• Directs the content, design and production of AMT's communications with its various publics, including the Association's newspaper AMT NEWS and all AMT websites.
• Designs, develops and directs communication projects such as speeches, presentations and position papers.
• Directs the activities to market and promote membership in the Association, including new member programs and membership retention initiatives.
• Acts as an industry advocate and resource to promote the manufacturing technology industries to the Association's various audiences, and at the direction of the President, represents the Association and industry to various external groups.
• Manages AMT trademarks.

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Strategic Information & Research

Patrick W. McGibbon
Vice President
pmcgibbon@AMTonline.org
703-827-5255

• Compiles economic reports on the global manufacturing technology industry and many customer industries. Continuously updates the web-based Market Penetration Guides for the top 20 geographic markets for manufacturing technology.
• Manages USMTC (U.S. Manufacturing Technology Consumption Report), the industry’s number one source for specific machine tool market data. This joint monthly statistical report by AMT and AMTDA (The American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association) is a basic indicator of business activity.
• Industry Analysts assist members with customized research to expand business, aid in strategic planning and support member marketing plans.

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Technology

Paul R. Warndorf
Vice President
pwarndorf@AMTonline.org
703-827-5291

• Assists members with a wide range of information and research activities on equipment, technical, engineering, and safety matters.
• Advises on technology trends, Research and Development (R&D) opportunities and funding sources, etc.
• Sponsors and participates in many advisory groups and committees to gather technical data and guide the research community in the promotion of manufacturing technology in the U.S.
• Promotes the Smart Machine Platform Initiative - an industry, government and academic program to develop the enabling technologies necessary to allow manufacturing equipment to make the decisions based on acquired knowledge to produce a first part correct without unscheduled delays.
• Secretariat for the development and ratification of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) series of machine tool safety standards (B11 series).
• Provides support to the development of international standards for machine tool products.