(Society of Manufacturing Engineers: Dearborn, MI) -- Manufacturing professionals who attend the 2011 Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Annual Conference will have a tough time selecting which manufacturing “candy” most appeals to them. The conference, Manufacturing Velocity, to be held in the suburbs of Seattle, June 5-7, is a treasure trove of “cool geek” choices—geared to advance both careers and companies.

“This event pulls together the best of everything SME has to offer in just a few days,” says Mark C. Tomlinson, executive director and general manager of SME. “C-level presenters, the year's biggest manufacturing trends and developments, tours at top-line manufacturing facilities, and hundreds of like-minded manufacturing professionals sharing ideas and solutions with each other.”

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