JEC Americas Announces Major General Jocelyn M. Seng as Day One Keynote Speaker for Composites Show & Conference

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May 3rd, from 4:10 pm to 5:00 pm – Show-floor Keynote Stage Area

U.S. Air Force Major General to Present at May Show & Conference in Atlanta

Atlanta, GA (April 5, 2016) – JEC Group, proudly announces that Maj Gen Jocelyn M. Seng, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander and President, Air

 

University, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL, will serve as the guest keynote speaker for the JEC Americas Atlanta Composites Show and Conferences at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA, on May 3rd.

The JEC Americas Composites Show and Conferences will focus on Innovations in Composites Manufacturing with specific emphasis on the automotive and aerospace industries.

As mobilization assistant to the Commander and President, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL, General Seng assists in providing full spectrum education, research, and outreach at every level through professional military education, professional continuing education, and academic degree granting. She assists in leading the intellectual and leadership center of the U.S. Air Force, graduating more than 50,000 resident and 120,000 non-resident officers, enlisted and civilian personnel each year.

General Seng entered the Air Force in 1984 as a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ROTC program. Her technical area of expertise is composite materials design, analysis and manufacturing, and she is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt. As a civilian, she is a Research Staff Member at the Institute for Defense Analyses, working in areas to include cyberspace, missile defense, and science and engineering workforce management.

“We are pleased to confirm General Seng as our featured keynote speaker this year,” said Mrs. Frédérique Mutel, JEC Group President and CEO. “General Seng possesses a rich background and extensive experience in composites, aerospace and defense” Mr. Nicolas Baudry, JEC North American Events Director, added, “General Seng’s first-hand experience – from major weapons systems such as aircraft, satellites, and munitions to commercial aerospace applications – is extremely relevant to our participants.”

General Seng’s keynote presentation, “Composite Materials Outlook”, will examine how technology, particularly composites, affects society. All participants are invited to attend the 50-minute speech, which will delve into a variety of topics covering collaboration, new materials and innovation in composites. Highlights of the presentation include:

Innovation and collaboration in composite materials design, analysis and manufacturing

Growth: More suppliers – carbon and glass fibers, resins, mechanical and NDT testing, manufacturing including robotics and design software

Niche areas: Graphene, bio-nano composites and multi-functional materials

If you would like to learn more about JEC Americas in Atlanta, please contact Nicolas Baudry at baudry@jeccomposites.com.

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About JEC Group

With a network of 250,000 professionals, JEC Group is the largest composite organization in the world. It represents, promotes and helps develop composite markets by providing global and local networking and information services. For the past 20 years, JEC has achieved continuous growth and acquired an international reputation. It has opened offices in North America and Asia. The Company is entirely owned by the non-profit Center for the Promotion of Composites. JEC Group’s policy is to systematically invest its profits in the creation of new services to benefit the industry. After successfully winning over the composites industry, JEC Group is now enlarging its scope to the next segment of the value chain, i.e. manufacturers and end-users.

Through Knowledge and Networking, JEC’s experts offer a comprehensive service package: the JEC publications – including strategic studies, technical books and the JEC Composites Magazine – the weekly international e-letter World Market News and the French e-letter JEC Info Composites. JEC also organizes the JEC World Show in Paris – the world’s largest composites show, five times bigger than any other composites exhibition -, JEC Asia in Singapore and JEC Americas in Atlanta; the Web Hub http://www.jeccomposites.com; the JEC Composites Conferences, Forums and Workshops in Paris, Singapore and Atlanta and the JEC Innovation Awards program (Europe, Asia, America, India and China).

The composite industry employs 550,000 professionals worldwide, generating 69 billion USD worth of business in 2015.

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