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    <title>The Maryland World Class Consortia MWCC Calendar</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 12:39:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>MWCC 2012 Mid-Atlantic Lean Conference (07 Nov 2012)</title>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;The Maryland World Class Consortia launches its inaugural &lt;STRONG&gt;Mid-Atlantic Lean Conference&lt;/STRONG&gt; the week of 5 November, 2012.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Conference attractions on Wednesday and Thursday, 7 and 8 November include:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;UL&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Five keynote addresses&lt;/STRONG&gt; by prominent lean authors and inspiring thought leaders 
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Thirty-two one-hour presentations&lt;/STRONG&gt; by lean practitioners describing activities, results and lessons-learned - techniques you can apply in your organization 
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Dedicated presentation flights&lt;/STRONG&gt; including lean government and education, lean IT and software development, and lean healthcare 
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Vendor displays and booths&lt;/STRONG&gt; for nearly two dozen product and service providers across a wide range of lean and business areas 
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Tabletop displays&lt;/STRONG&gt; detailing the lean journeys of local lean companies 
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Door prizes and a grand prize raffle&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Optional events (available at additional fees) include:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;UL&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Nearly a dozen full-day learning workshops&lt;/STRONG&gt; will be offered on Monday and Tuesday, 5 and 6 November 
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Over a half-dozen half-day tours&lt;/STRONG&gt; of local lean companies and attractions will be offered the morning of Friday, 9 November&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Watch this page! Further details of the Mid-Atlantic Lean Conference will be released throughout the year.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The &lt;A href="http://www.crowneplaza.com/hotels/us/en/timonium/ballt/hoteldetail" target=_blank&gt;Crowne Plaza Hotel&lt;/A&gt; will be freshly renovated shortly before the conference kicks off.&amp;nbsp; Rooms will be available at a special rate of $95 per night for conference attendees until 15 Oct, 2012.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Early bird registration is now open for this milestone event for all lean learners.&amp;nbsp; &lt;U&gt;Save $50 off the price of standard&amp;nbsp;registration now through June 30th, 2012!&lt;/U&gt;&amp;nbsp; Registration includes access to all keynote and speaker sessions, breakfast and lunch meals, conference daybook, and electronic access to all presenter slides.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
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