Stiles Education plans technology conference. (Trends & News).

Stiles Education of Grand Rapids, MI, and Grand Valley State University of Allendale, MI, will host "Expanding Technology 6.0," a conference on the future of technology and business for the panel processing and woodworking industry.

The conference will be held June 20 and 21 at the Van Andel Museum Center in Grand Rapids. The program will include:

* Featured speaker: futurist Joyce Gioia of the Herman Group

* "Coming Ashore: Competing with the Import Invasion," Art Raymond, A.G. Raymond & Co.

* "No Weak Links: Using Data to Forge a Solid Production Chain," Klaus Gueniker, Virtual Systems Inc., and Tom Templeton, Building Blocks

* "Production Superhighway: Maximizing Manufacturing Efficiency," Eberhard Reyer, Schuler Associates

* "Lean On: Cutting the Fat without Losing Your Heart," George Koenigsaecker, Lean Investments LLC 

* "No Pain -- Lots to Gain: High-Velocity Manufacturing," Dan Nasato Siemens Dematic, and John Heurich, RFID Inc.

Conference registration is $450, or $375 before May 1. To register or for more information, contact Cindy Cariano at Stiles Education, [phone].