This presentation was delivered to SME's Leadership and Board of Directors to illustrate the potential advantages of SME collaborating and working with other professional groups.

1. Collaborating with Other Professional Societies! Presentation for 2010 Nashville SME Annual Meeting John Dickson 2009-2010 SME 248 Chairman 2009-2010 INLC Chairman [email_address] Dave Davidson 2010 Co-Chair- SME Machining and Material Removal Technical Community 2007 SME 248 Chairman [email_address]

2. Speakers John Dickson (248) and Bonnie Knopf with SME President Barbara Fossum

3. SME 248 Collaboration Initiatives SME 248 (Spokane, WA) Professional Societies (INLC) Manufacturing Extension Partnerships (MEP) Universities Greater Spokane Incorporated (GSI) SME – MMR Technical Community Businesses Public Schools

6. SME Executive Director Mark Tomlinson and 2011 President Paul Bradley discuss Collaboration

7. October 2009 Spokane, WA Professional Society Networking Event Society Chairs gave 10 minute overviews of their organization Active brainstorming session with the 90+ society members in attendance

8. SME membership director Joe LaRussa discusses the Society collaboration concept with SME 026 Toronto members Juergen Boenisch and Ken Shah

10. Brainstorming about SME and collaboration following the presentations

12. This brainstorming work group with BOD member LaRoux Gillespie makes notes on follow-up suggestions for more effective networking and collaboration

14. Juergen Boenisch (026) and John Dickson (248) pull together lessons learned and recommendations to leaders gathered, in an affinity like exercise

16. President Fossum discussing collaboration at the general session …