The Association for Manufacturing Excellence will assemble at the stunning Sofitel Melbourne 14-17 August 2007 for the largest manufacturing excellence conference in the Pacific Rim.

The Association for Manufacturing Excellence will assemble at the recently crowned 'Australia's Best Meeting Hotel' the stunning Sofitel Melbourne 14-17 August 2007 for the largest manufacturing excellence conference in the Pacific Rim. The theme "Excellence: Defining the Essence" will address the contentious issues facing businesses in the challenging local and global environment. The conference will cover the many changing dynamics in the industry to empower organisations to achieve manufacturing excellence.

Registration is now open to the most prominent conference in the manufacturing industry. If you are a leader in the manufacturing or service sector, we urge you to set aside the dates in your diary now, for what promises to be the most thought provoking and educational conference you will attend in 2007. Just go to www.ame2007.com.au to register.

The AME has taken conference presentation to a new level for the four-day extravaganza, featuring:

• 15 workshops - utilising hands-on training to show how to enhance current practices and skills.

• Five special interest sessions on Best Practice Management.

• Six site tours, including Toyota, Holden, Volgren, Autoliv, Qantas and GSK.

• More than 30 case studies; practitioner-to-practitioner sharing success stories, presented by those who generated the results.

• Eight world-class international speakers, hand-picked for their demonstrated excellence in practical and academic experience.