BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Pemanet - ECPv4.7.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Pemanet X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://pemanet.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Pemanet BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260914 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260916 DTSTAMP:20260615T133145 CREATED:20251124T133137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T163104Z UID:3843-1789344000-1789516799@pemanet.org SUMMARY:PEMA 2026 Fall Meeting DESCRIPTION: September 14-15\, 2026 \nHilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza Hotel\nCincinnati\, Ohio \n— \nMake your hotel reservations now for the Fall Meeting. The meeting will take place at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza Hotel. The PEMA rate\, $210/per night plus tax\, is available until August 23 or when the block sells out. \n \n\nRegistration is open for the Fall Meeting. Be sure to select a Tuesday roundtable when you register. Topics include succession planning\, AI – utilization and integration\, AI – cybersecurity\, and profitability under pressure (Note: antitrust guidelines forbid any direct discussion of price). Taylor St. Germain will provide the annual ITR Economic update\, and the Program Committee is finalizing additional speakers. For more information\, please see the latest Program. \nIf you arrive on Sunday\, join PEMA colleagues for a fun Guided Tour of the Cincinnati Brewing Heritage Trail \nExplore the social and economic past of Cincinnati with this private guided tour of the historic brewing district. We’ll meet in the lobby of the Netherland Plaza Hotel to walk as a group to the Fountain Square streetcar and travel to the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood. Tour stops will include: \n\nChristian Moerlein Brewery structures that include the malthouse\, bottling\, office\, and stock house\nJackson Brewery & underground lagering cellars\na visit to Findlay Market\, the oldest operating municipal market in Ohio\nA refreshment stop at Rhinegeist Brewery\nAnd more!\n\nWe’ll return to Fountain Square by streetcar. While not a strenuous tour\, be sure to wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather. \nThis event is optional and a small fee applies.\nSponsored by Stedman Machine Company\n \n  \nRegister Below\n\n \n Name*\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Name (nickname) for Badge*Company*Corporate Title/Position*Address* \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n \n State / Province / Region\n \n \n ZIP / Postal Code\n \n AfghanistanÅland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire\, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarrussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongo\, Democratic Republic of theCongo\, Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatini (Swaziland)EthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacauMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth KoreaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine\, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRéunionRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint BarthélemySaint HelenaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth GeorgiaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan Mayen IslandsSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUS Minor Outlying IslandsUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaVietnamVirgin Islands\, BritishVirgin Islands\, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabwe\n Country\n \n \n Email*\n \n Phone*Are you bringing a guest?*No - Executive Only ($500)Yes - Executive & Spouse/Guest ($700)Executive ($500): Fee covers Monday afternoon break\, reception\, and dinner; Tuesday breakfast roundtables and morning break; meeting materials. \n\nSpouse/Guest ($200): Fee covers Monday reception and dinner\nSpouse/Guest Name*\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Special Needs/Dietary Restrictions – Executive:Special Needs/Dietary Restrictions – Spouse/Guest:Meeting MaterialsAll registrants will receive the Fall Meeting materials electronically in advance of the meeting. Roundtables\nOne roundtable is programmed for Tuesday. Each group will discuss one topic in depth. Meeting participants will be assigned to Roundtable discussion groups based on their rank ordering of the topics below. Assign “1” to your 1st choice\, “2” to your 2nd choice\, “3” to your 3rd choice\, “4” to your 4th choice.Roundtable Selections:Succession Planning*How do you retain key future leaders who may become impatient\, especially in small/medium or family-owned companies? How do you identify high performers early\, keep them engaged\, and retain them through organizational changes (packages\, forced reductions\, retirements) so they can become future successors? Have you established succession plans for both shop and office roles? Do your succession plans address all critical “pain points” across the company (including shop-floor roles)\, or are they focused mainly on top-level/office positions\, and what challenges have you faced in doing this?Please enter a number from 1 to 4.AI - Utilization and Integration*Where have you seen measurable ROI from AI\, and where has it failed or stalled? How are you using AI as a “force multiplier” for redundant or routine tasks (e.g.\, marketing\, lead generation\, presentations\, research\, routing/planning)?Which AI tools or platforms (and combinations of tools) have proven most effective for your key use cases\, and how have they impacted productivity (e.g.\, sales per employee\, ability to do more with the same headcount)?Please enter a number from 1 to 4.AI - Cybersecurity*How are you protecting your company and data integrity when using AI across the business?\n(Open by design so discussion can go in several directions.) Have you started to see contract language\, bid specs\, or terms & conditions that limit or prohibit the use of AI (e.g.\, “you cannot drop this into AI” or AI use as a potential breach of confidentiality)\, and how are you responding to that? What security protocols or precautions have you put in place to ensure corporate data (e.g.\, supplier information\, costing\, routing and planning data) remains secure when using AI—especially when deciding between closed-loop/internal AI vs. public tools? How do NDAs\, confidentiality agreements\, and customer IP requirements affect your use of AI (for example\, using AI on bid specs or customer documents)—and where have you decided you cannot use AI at all because of those constraints?\nPlease enter a number from 1 to 4.Profitability Under Pressure* (Note antitrust guidelines forbid any direct discussion of price)\nWhere are you currently getting the most cost pressure: labor\, materials\, energy\, or pricing resistance? How is it evolving? How are you adjusting pricing strategies—indexing\, surcharges\, shorter validity\, or value-based pricing? Are customers becoming more resistant\, or more understanding\, of price increases? What structural changes have you made (or need to make) to reduce costs and protect margins? What is working and what isn’t working?Please enter a number from 1 to 4.Optional OutingsGuided Tour of the Cincinnati Brewing Heritage Trail*Count me in! ($20)Count me and my guest in! ($40)I'm not able to attendExplore the social and economic past of Cincinnati with this private guided tour of the historic brewing district. We’ll meet in the lobby of the Netherland Plaza Hotel to walk as a group to the Fountain Square streetcar and travel to the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood. Tour stops will include:\n\n• Christian Moerlein Brewery structures that include the malthouse\, bottling\, office\, and stock house \n• Jackson Brewery & underground lagering cellars \n• A visit to Findlay Market\, the oldest operating municipal market in Ohio \n• A refreshment stop at Rhinegeist Brewery \n• And more! \n\nWe’ll return to Fountain Square by streetcar. 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