The document provides information about the NCRAFTS2016 conference taking place on May 12-13. It summarizes that:
1) The conference is welcoming attendees and includes disclaimers, instructions to stand up and interact with others, and thanks to sponsors and staff.
2) Statistics are presented on the growth of the conference from 2014 to 2016, with numbers of preparation time, speakers, sessions, days, sponsors, and attendees roughly doubling each year.
3) The purpose of the conference is for attendees to learn from speaker experiences, improve their skills and practices through interacting with others, and build better things through applying what they learn.