Sponsors and Exhibitors
- Major Sponsors and Exhibitors
- Additional Sponsors and Exhibitors
- Special Exhibits
- University and College Exhibits
Major Sponsors and Exhibitors:
American Council of Engineering Companies   The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) is the voice of America's engineering industry. Council members – numbering more than 5,500 firms throughout the country – are engaged in a wide range of engineering work that propels the national economy, and enhances and safeguards the quality of life for Americans. This work allows Americans to drink clean water, enjoy a healthy life, take advantage of new technologies, and travel safely and efficiently. The Council's mission is to contribute to the prosperity and welfare of Americans by advancing the business interests of member firms.
Carls Foundation Chrysler LLC 
Chrysler builds cars that reflect marked improvements in fuel economy but sacrifice nothing in performance and capability. Chrysler LLC has more than 200 locations around the world where we have employees, a facility or an operation and is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan.The Dow Chemical Company  Dow is a diversified chemical company that harnesses the power of science and technology to improve living daily. The Company offers a broad range of innovative products and services to customers in more than 175 countries, helping them to provide everything from fresh water, food and pharmaceuticals to paints, packaging and personal care products. Dow Corning  Dow Corning was established in 1943 specifically to explore the potential of silicones. It was created as a joint venture between Corning Glass Works (now Corning, Incorporated) and The Dow Chemical Company. Today Dow Corning provides performance-enhancing solutions to serve the diverse needs of more than 25,000 customers worldwide. A global leader in silicon-based technology and innovation, offering more than 7,000 products and services, Dow Corning is equally owned by The Dow Chemical Company and Corning, Incorporated. More than half of Dow Corning’s annual sales are outside the United States.
General Motors Corporation Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation  Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation will remain the world’s leading producer of hyper-pure polycrystalline silicon for the semiconductor and solar industries by continuously improving our processes and product offerings to deliver competitive quality and value to our customers. Marathon Petroleum Company LLC  Marathon Petroleum Company LLC is a highly efficient, cost-effective and competitive refining, marketing and transportation company, commanding approximately $8 billion in assets. With a complementary network of operations stretching across 21 states, it is positioned to respond to market changes and challenges; enhance supply options and product choice for its customers; and create value for its stakeholders. MPCs industry rankings point to its strengths. Building on these strengths, finding new efficiencies and new interrelationships are the logic and the theme of this exciting company. Michigan Department of Transportation  The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) focuses on the current transit needs in Michigan, as well as the future mobility needs of Michigan residents and visitors. The MDOT mission is to improve the quality of life of Michigan residents by providing safe, efficient, responsive, and reliable public transit that integrates into an overall transportation system. MDOT works on initiatives and strategic plans for transportation, highways, and services that address the mobility needs of all Michigan citizens. Michigan's Design & Construction Coalition
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As a global player in the automotive industry, Faurecia now counts all the world’s major automakers among its customers. With sales of almost €11.6 billion in 2006, the Group ranks second among automotive suppliers in Europe and eigth in the world.
FANUC Robotics, the robotics
industry leader, designs, engineers
and manufactures innovative
robots and robotic systems that
help manufacturers mprove their
competitive position. The company
also produces software, controls
and vision products that are
incorporated into state-of-the-art
robotic systems. 
Additional Sponsors and Exhibitors
- 3M
- Alps Automotive, Inc.
- Altair Engineering, Inc.
- BAE Systems, Inc.
- Black & Veatch Corporation
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Compuware Corporation
- Consumers Energy
- Convergence Education Foundation
- CSX Corporation
- DENSO North America
- Detroit Chassis, Inc.
- Eaton Corporation
- Ford Motor Company
- HandyLab, Inc.
- Robert A. Denton, Inc.
- Engineering Society of Detroit
- IBM Corporation
- Kellogg Company
- Lotus Engineering, Inc.
- Michigan Department of Education
- Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
- Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth
- Michigan Oil & Gas Association Education Foundation
- NASA
- Oshkosh Truck Company
- Skanska
- Spartan Chassis, Inc.
- Stryker Corporation
- Tyco Electronics
- Union Pacific Railroad
- US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
- Waste Management
- Wayne County Sheriff Department
- Whirlpool Corporation
Special Exhibits:
The New Detroit Science Center 
The mission of The New Detroit Science Center is to inspire Detroit area children and their families to discover and appreciate science, technology and engineering. The New Detroit Science Center features 110,000 square feet of scientific exploration, including Michigans only IMAX® Dome Theatre; the Dassault Systèmes Planetarium; the Ford Learning Resource Center; the DTE Energy Sparks Theater; the DaimlerChrysler Science Stage; an 8,700 square-foot Science Hall for traveling exhibits; five exhibit laboratories: General Motors Motion Laboratory, Dow Foundation Life Sciences Laboratory, Waves & Vibrations Laboratory, Jean and Sam Frankel Matter & Energy Laboratory and Space Laboratory; the SBC Childrens Gallery for pint-size scientists; and a Special Events Lobby.
FIRST Robotics 
FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is a multinational non-profit organization, that aspires to transform culture, making science, math, engineering, and technology as cool for kids as sports are today.
Girl Scouts of Metro Detroit 
Girl Scouting is the largest volunteer organization for girls in the world. It is a part of a worldwide family of girls and adults in 144 countries through the membership of Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) in the World Wide Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS). Girl Scouting is open to all girls ages, 5 – 17, or in Kindergarten through 12th grade, who subscribe to the ideals of the Girl Scout Promise and Law.
NASA 
NASA is more than astronauts. We are scientists, engineers, computer programmers, personnel specialists, accountants, writers, maintenance workers and many, many other kinds of people.
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Participating Universities and Colleges:
Beaumont Schools of Allied Health
Central Michigan University 
Central Michigan University (CMU) is a vibrant community of scholars, leaders, and partners dedicated to achieving excellence in undergraduate and graduate learning. Although large in size, CMU maintains a friendly, small-college learning environment with a strong commitment to teaching, research, and discovery. It is a doctoral research-intensive institution offering more than 170 programs at all levels—bachelor’s, master’s, specialist’s, and doctoral. Students experience learning through real-world problem solving and close interaction with their professors.
Davenport University 
Davenport University prepares students for the most in-demand, fastest-growing careers in business, health and technology. Quality, career-oriented academic programs are offered through our main campus in Grand Rapids other locations throughout Michigan.
Eastern Michigan University  Eastern Michigan University (EMU) is a public, comprehensive, metropolitan university that offers programs in the arts and sciences, as well as many professional degree programs. EMU prepares students with the intellectual skills and practical experiences to succeed in their careers and lives, and to be better citizens. EMU is committed to the highest standards in the classroom, the community and the world. The university is an exciting place to visit, to study, to research, to teach, to work and to grow. Ferris State University 
Ferris State University is a career-oriented public university located in Big Rapids, Michigan. It is in its second century as a top technical and professional university, providing the education to make its graduates immediately employable in their chosen fields. More than 170 degrees are offered through the colleges of Allied Health Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Business, Education and Human Services, Optometry, Pharmacy, and Technology.
Finlandia University 
Finlandia University avoids production line education by combining a diverse curriculum with the atmosphere of a small liberal arts college to provide students with an intimate learning experience as well as a degree. At Finlandia University, theoretical learning is connected to practice. By design, programs incorporate internships, clinical experiences, volunteer service projects, group learning activities, case studies, as well as studio and laboratory experiences. The Finlandia experience takes place in Upper Michigan's beautiful Keweenaw Peninsula.
Grand Valley State University 
Grand Valley State University is committed to providing each student with a broad educational experience that integrates liberal learning with preparation for a career or profession. Liberal education begins with encountering the great ideas of diverse traditions in the humanities, the creative and performing arts, the natural and social sciences and mathematics, and is an essential part of all of our professional programs. Grand Valley offers over 200 areas of study, including 68 undergraduate majors and 23 graduate programs.
Kettering University 
Kettering University prepares future leaders for a global workplace through undergraduate cooperative education, graduate education, and research in engineering, science, and management. Its foundation is focused on a unique system of co-op education that combines classroom studies with professional work experiences. This allows Kettering students to gain professional skills while paying for their university education. It also helps mold Kettering graduates into corporate leaders and entrepreneurs.
Lake Superior State University 
Individual support and personal attention are hallmarks of a Lake Superior State University (LSSU) education. At LSSU you will experience the excitement of learning by interacting with your professors in and out of the classroom. The University offers outstanding academic programs and the opportunity to work and study with talented and dedicated faculty and staff. An historic, beautiful, and safe campus provides a wonderful environment in which to live, learn, and prepare for the future.
Lawrence Technological University 
Lawrence Technological University offers technology-based professional education that links theory and practice with innovative programs and delivery. The institution is recognized as a partner to industry, business and government. Its mission is to provide superior undergraduate, graduate, and lifelong learning for leadership, professional achievement and civic excellence.
Marygrove College 
Marygrove is a liberal arts college that is sponsored by the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM). The college focuses on instructive programs, all designed to help you plan the next steps of your education, your career and your life.
Michigan State University 
Michigan State University (MSU) is a respected research and teaching university. The institution is committed to intellectual leadership and to excellence in both developing new knowledge and conveying that knowledge to its students and to the public. In fostering both research and its application, this university continues to be a catalyst for positive intellectual, social, and technological change. With 14 degree-granting colleges and a private, affiliated law college, MSU offers more than 160 academic programs and many interdisciplinary and international study opportunities.
Michigan Technological University  Michigan Tech’s 6,700 students create the future in more than 120 degree programs within arts, humanities, and social sciences; business and economics; computing; engineering, forestry and environmental science, sciences; and technology. Together, faculty and students explore the boundaries of knowledge both on campus and in the beautiful Keweenaw Peninsula. Michigan Tech is ranked in the top tier of national universities in US News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges and and a Top-Ten Wired College by PC Magazine, the only university in the state to be so honored. Northern Michigan University 
Northern Michigan University, located in Marquette, Michigan, is a liberal arts university known for its wide variety of high-quality academic programs, its personal attention to students and its award-winning campus-wide technology program. Northern is home to approximately 9,500 students. Each full-time student is provided a notebook computer as part of tuition, which creates a tech savvy learning environment. Northern students can choose from more than 180 academic programs ranging from certificates and diplomas to degrees at the associate, bachelors and master's levels. Northern also has nationally recognized leadership programs, and it encourages all of its students to be active participants in university and community decision-making processes and activities.
Oakland University  Oakland University is a growing, top-rated academic institution offering
students a personal, high-quality, affordable education. With 129bachelor's degrees and 98 graduate and certificate programs available, cutting-edge research facilities, hundreds of internships, an Honors College, on-campus housing, free parking and much more, students find what they are looking for to succeed. One of the most affordable universities in the state, OU also offers scholarships, grants, loans and work-study programs to help students pay for their education. In fact, more than 60 percent of OU students attend with the help of more than $80 million in financial aid. Oakland made headlines this year for its planned medical school with Beaumont Hospitals, slated to admit students for fall 2010. Saginaw Valley State University 
Saginaw Valley State University provides academic and professional programs and services for its students at the highest levels of quality and value, and is recognized among the finest teaching universities in the United States. The institution seeks to be the premier cultural and intellectual center and resource for the schools, governments, businesses and people of the East-Central Region of Michigan. Saginaw Valley State University provides a comprehensive array of baccalaureate degree programs and a select number of master's degree programs.
The University of Detroit Mercy 
For the past 125 years, the University of Detroit Mercy has been serving the educational needs of Michigan and the world. Through our quality academic programs, our caring, professional faculty, our vibrant co-op and internship programs, and our active network of successful alumni, we ensure that our students graduate with the knowledge, skills and experience they'll need to take advantage of any opportunity and succeed in any endeavor.
University of Michigan – Ann Arbor 
The mission of the University of Michigan (UofM) is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving, and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future. The institution seeks to create and sustain an environment that supports learning in many forms and fosters exploration and discovery. Believing that a vibrant and productive intellectual community has many benefits to those within it and to society in general, the university strives to recruit the finest students, faculty, and scholars. The UofM offers over 200 undergraduate majors, many minors, and numerous advanced degree programs, all taught by world-renowned faculty in wonderful academic facilities.
The University of Michigan – Dearborn 
The University of Michigan-Dearborn is an interactive, student-centered institution committed to excellence in teaching and learning. This institution offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional education to a diverse, highly motivated, and talented student body. Academic programs are responsive to the changing needs of society; relevant to the goals of the students and community partners; rich in opportunities for independent and collaborative study, research, and practical application; and reflective of the traditions of excellence, innovation, and leadership that distinguishes the University of Michigan - Dearborn.
The University of Michigan – Flint 
At the University of Michigan-Flint, we’ll help you earn an education that prepares you for your chosen career path, we’ll equip you with a liberal arts background that encompasses cultural diversity, and we’ll provide an innovative environment that encourages you to push beyond traditional expectations.
University of Toledo
University of Windsor Wayne State University  Wayne State University (WSU) is Michigan’s only urban research university, fulfilling a unique niche in providing access to a world-class education at a great value. Wayne State’s 12 schools and colleges offer more than 350 major subject areas for graduate and undergraduate students. WSU is located in the heart of Detroit’s University Cultural Center, the home of renowned museums, galleries and theatres. The WSU main campus encompasses 203 acres of beautifully landscaped walkways and gathering spots, linking 100 education and research buildings. WSU also has five extension centers in the metropolitan area that provide convenient access to a wide selection of courses. Western Michigan University 
Western Michigan University is a vibrant, nationally recognized student-centered research institution focused on delivering high-quality undergraduate instruction, advancing its growing graduate division and fostering significant research activities. Undergraduates have 151 program offerings to choose from, while the Graduate College offers 70 master's, two specialist and 30 doctoral degree programs. WMU's commitment to the discovery and dissemination of new knowledge and insight has resulted in initiatives that reward faculty and student research, scholarship and creative activity.
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