NAATBatt Members Site Visit Meeting

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Battery Innovation Center
7970 S. Energy Innovation Center
Newberry, IN  47449

including a tour of battery testing facilities at:

NSA Crane Naval Base
300 Highway 361
Crane, IN 47522

Thursday, November 12, 2015

***Bus transportation to and from the meeting and tours will be provided.  The bus will leave from the Crowne Plaza Indianapolis Airport Hotel at 9:45 a.m. and return at 9:30 p.m. that evening

Schedule:

9:45 a.m.  -  Bus Departs Crowne Plaza Indianapolis Airport hotel

11:30 - 2:00 p.m. - Meeting and Tour at Battery Innovation Center (includes box lunch)

2:30 - 5:00 p.m. - Tour of NSA Crane (the third largest U.S. Naval base in the world)

6:00 - 8:15 p.m. - Networking Dinner and Reception at the Uptown Cafe in Bloomington, IN

9:30 p.m. - Return to the Crowne Plaza Indianapolis Airport hotel

This Event is Free** But is Restricted
to NAATBatt Members Only^*

Important note:  NSA Crane has reserved the right to deny access to to the base or portions of it to non-U.S. citizens.  Non-citizens must register by October 1 to be considered for admission. Those unable to tour Crane will wait at BIC during the Crane portion of the program.

MEMBERS' MEETING AND TOUR

NAATBatt is pleased to announce that Battery Innovation Center (BIC) will host the next in our series of Members' Site Visit Meetings at its headquarters in Newberry, Indiana on Thursday, November 12, 2015. BIC operates a 36,000 sq. ft. facility of which 25,000 sq. ft. is dedicated to battery cell and pack development.  BIC provides contract testing and development services for battery manufacturers, electric vehicle developers and public utilities.  BIC has just been named the first MESA interoperability testing center in the world.

The meeting at BIC will be coupled with a tour of the battery testing laboratories at NSA Crane, the third largest U.S. Naval base in the world, located just down the road from BIC. Having the opportunity to tour this facility is an amazing benefit for NAATBatt members! For more than 40 years Crane has provided battery engineering and testing support for programs such as the USAF's Minuteman ICBM program. Through its collaboration with BIC, Crane's testing, development and evaluation facilities are now being made available to private industry.

The tour of BIC and Crane will be an all day event.  NAATBatt will provide bus transportation to both facilities. The NAATBatt bus will depart the Crowne Plaza Indianapolis Airport hotel at 9:45 a.m. and return to the hotel at about 9:30 p.m. the same evening.  The Crowne Plaza hotel offers free shuttle service to Indianapolis International Airport. All you have to do is get to hotel. NAATBatt will take care of the rest. Attendance is limited to 55 persons.

As with all NAATBatt Members Meeting events, the BIC-Crane visit will include an important social component. On the return trip from BIC-Crane, the NAATBatt bus will stop  in beautiful Bloomington, Indiana (home of Indiana University) for a networking dinner. NAATBatt has booked a private room at the Uptown Cafe, one of the best and most historic restaurants in Bloomington. There NAATBatt members will share a great meal and build business relationships that will support the development of their individual businesses.

Attend all the trade shows you want.  This is how business really gets done.

As with all NAATBatt Members Site Visit Meetings, the tours, the meetings, the transportation and the meals are FREE**.  All you have to do is get to the Crowne Plaza Indianapolis Airport by 9:45 a.m. Thursday morning, November 12.  We will take care of the rest. But like all NAATBatt Members Site Visit Meetings, the program is open to NAATBatt members only. Not yet a member?  Now would be a good time to join.

Important Note:  NSA Crane has reserved the right to deny access to the base or portions of it to non-U.S. citizens. Non-U.S. citizens wishing to visit Crane must register for this event by no later than October 1 to be considered for admission. Partipants not admitted to Crane will wait at BIC during the Crane portion of the program.

NETWORKING DINNER

The Uptown Cafe is a Bloomington landmark. Located in a historic building in downtown Bloomington, the Uptown Cafe specializes in Cajun/Creole and solid Midwestern cuisine. It is one of the best restaurants in Bloomington, a university town increasingly known for its culinary attractions. The Uptown Cafe will host NAATBatt members in a special private dining room.

We take eating and socializing very seriously at NAATBatt International. NAATBatt works  to create a 

community of professionals in the North American advanced battery community, whose networks will be the basis for identifying new business opportunities and bringing new electrochemical energy storage technologies to market.  They are also the best way from professionals in the industry to grow their networks and rep

Best of all the reception and dinner are FREE** for NAATBatt International members. This is one of the events your membership dues pays for.  It is a lot more fun, and a lot more effective, than hanging out in a booth at a trade show.  Don't miss it.utation. Join us for dinner at Uptown Cafe and see why we do what we do.

Dinner Sponsors:

The Meeting and Tours of BIC and NSA Crain and the Networking Dinner at the Uptown Cafe are open to employees of NAATBatt member firms only.  If your employer is not yet a member of NAATBatt, please contact Jim Greenberger at (312) 588-0477 x1  or click here to sign up today. NAATBatt International is the trade association for advanced battery and supercapacitor manufacturers and their supply chain partners doing business in North America and operating worldwide. Joining is a great way to help your business and to support the progress of advanced electrochemical energy storage technology.

Employees of NAATBatt member firms should click on the Register Now! button below to register.  There is no charge to attend the meeting, tour or networking dinner.  But you must register.