FingerLakes Advanced Manufacturers’ Enterprise (FAME)
Full Membership Meeting
Tuesday, May 13, 2008    8-10:30 AM   Click here to download the event flyer (.doc)
At Finger Lakes Technical and Career Center
3501 County Road 20 – Stanley, NY

8 -  8:15 AM     Networking  and refreshments                

Agenda

Welcome – M. Mandina                                                  5 minutes

FAME development update – M. Mandina                    10 minutes

Committee updates - Committee Chairs                        10 minutes
      (Overview of the action items and future plans)

• Hiring and Training Committee:  R. Golumbeck
• Image and Pipeline Committee:   T. Witter
• HR Network:  B. Barber
• Executive Leadership:   M. Mandina

BOCES Presentation -  J. Galante and Staff                  30 minutes

• Overview of programs
• Student success
• Labor Laws

Career Connections/Start Here for a High Tech Career—overview and recruitment  - Joe Galante and Karen Springmeier       10 minutes

New Internship Program - Karen Springmeier               5 minutes

Pipeline Development:                                                   5 minutes
SciTek Quest Camp 2008, Science and Technology Summer Camp for Boys & Girls.

Bridging the gap discussion - schools, parents, and community awareness    15 minutes

Roundtable - Members share ideas or suggestions for future FAME development       15 minutes

BOCES Tour                                                                20 minutes

Report From 1/25/08 Meeting:

FAME hosted its first regular membership meeting of the new year on Friday, January 25th.    Professionals in advanced manufacturing from approximately 32 different companies attended this meeting.  The feature presentation was a panel discussion with Workforce Educators from Alfred State College, Finger Lakes Community College, Monroe Community College, Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES and Palmyra Macedon School.  (Here are the presentations from Alfred State College, Finger Lakes Community College and Monroe Community College)

Our Hiring and Training Committees have merged in to one group.   Ron Golumbeck, VP Human Resources at ITT leads this team.   There are many exciting plans developing with this committee.   Their mission is lead initiatives that will increase FAME employer’s talent pool and facilitate the selection of qualified employees and to design and offer training/education to help workers enter the industry qualified and dedicated!   Please click here for updates.

Our Image and Pipeline Committee is running gung-ho!   This team, run by Tim Witter, VP of Operations at Gorbel, has many activities going on.    They are developing a brochure to market FAME; they are developing profiles on local advanced manufacturing companies to name a few activities.    And they are truly after their goal to “SPARK INTEREST in youth towards a manufacturing career and IMPROVE IMAGE of advanced manufacturing careers and lifestyles.”   Please click here for updates.

And remember, we have two network groups that meet monthly.   One is our Executive Leadership group.   They have been meeting at the Inn on the Lake in Canandaigua.   The other is our Human Resources group.    These meeting have been rotating to different advanced manufacturing companies in our four-county region (Ontario, Seneca, Wayne and Yates).    Please see our calendar for more information on these meetings.

If you want to learn more about FAME, please call or e-mail me at 315-521-7826 or djones@fingerlakesworks.com