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OCTOBER 2015 44 CompositesWorld » For many years, the North American composites commu- nity has been ably served by two major trade organizations: the American Composites Manufacturers Assn. (ACMA, Arlington, VA, US) and the Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (SAMPE, Covina, Calif.). Each served a diferent segment of the market — ACMA covered what is often called "industrial" composites while SAMPE focused on "advanced" composites. In 2014, the debut of the Compos- ites and Advanced Materials Expo (CAMX 2014) at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL, US, a joint ACMA/ SAMPE undertaking, brought those previously separately served communities together in a new North American conference and trade show. In the light of hindsight, it's clear that CAMX 2014 very successfully united these increasingly complementary tech- nological streams in a educational and marketing/networking event that, by all accounts, is setting the trend for the industry's future on this side of the Atlantic. For year two, CAMX organizers are — no surprise — building on that success. What you will fnd CAMX 2015 will feature four full days of conference sessions (Oct. 26-29) united under the ftting thematic banner Building on success As this attendee-packed conference auditorium photo attests, last year's Composites and Advanced Materials Expo in Orlando, FL, US was the timely beginning of a ftting new tradition. In 2015, expo organizers frm up that foundation with a move to Dallas, TX, US, hosting its second conference and exhibition in a strong area of concentrated aerocomposites activity. Source | CW CAMX 2015 Preview ACMA's and SAMPE's 2 nd combined event promises a US conference and exhibition of unprecedented scale and value to manufacturers from all corners of the composites world. What: CAMX 2015 When: Oct. 26-29, 2015 Where: Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, TX, US Info: www.thecamx.org "Combined Strength. Unsurpassed Innovation." Te confer- ence sessions, again, will combine the best of what ACMA and SAMPE once ofered separately, in a variety of educational options — technical paper presentations, education sessions, panel discussions and tutorials. Te conference activities will run concurrently with a three-day exhibition (Oct. 27-29). Given the great debate about the place of composites in the future of volume automotive production, the keynote address (Oct. 27 at 9:00 a.m.) by Dr. Gary Smyth, executive director of Global Research and Development at General Motors (Detroit, MI, US), should be a popular attraction. Smyth's insights into the future of autocomposites will include lessons learned from use of composites on GM's Chevy Corvette as well as a high- level perspective on transformational change now going on in the automotive industry. (CW editor-in-chief Jef Sloan caught up with Dr. Smyth for a pre-show interview and shares some intriguing advance observations in "From the Editor," on p. 4.) For conference info, pricing and registration procedures, visit the CAMX Web site | www.thecamx.org On the show foor Te CAMX 2015 show foor, at CW press time, was almost entirely reserved. Te following is a suggestion of what's in store: SHOW PREVIEW COMBINED STRENGTH. UNSURPASSED INNOVATION.