Innovation Center Theme Days Planned throughout IMTS 2008

IMTS - The International Manufacturing Technology Show 2008 will feature an all new Innovation Center highlighting a relevant theme brought to life through thought-provoking presentations by industry experts each day during the six-day show, September 8 - 13, 2008 at Chicago's McCormick Place.

"As we continually assess the desires of our exhibitors, it is clear that to increase the attendance at IMTS, we must market to specific industries," says Peter Eelman, IMTS vice president – exhibitions. "We are confident that the Innovation Center is the ideal vehicle to begin to accomplish this; for the future we will be offering more and more industry-specific information and programs to make the IMTS experience highly meaningful for our attendees."

The Innovation Center/Theme Day lineup includes: Monday, September 8, Automotive Day sponsored by Ward's Automotive Group; Tuesday, September 9, Quality Day sponsored by Quality magazine; Wednesday, September 10, Aerospace/Aeronautics Day sponsored by Aerospace Manufacturing & Design magazine, Thursday, September 11, Power Generation/Green Day sponsored by Today's Energy Solutions magazine; Friday, September 12, Medical Day sponsored by Today's Medical Developments magazine; and Saturday, September 13, Job Shop Day sponsored by American Machinist magazine.

Each day during the show at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., theaterstyle presentations will be offered in the Innovation Center, which will be located in the Lakeside Center (East Building). A complete list of Innovation Center programs and the daily schedules is available at www.imts.com.