by Gregory Willard (Quality Control Corporation), NFPA Chairman of the Board, 2010-11. When NFPA launched our New Directions initiative six years ago with the long-term goal of strengthening the fluid power/motion control industry by integrating the entire supply chain within NFPA, it was our intention to unify our industry's stakeholders in efforts that would advance our technology, expand fluid power into new markets, and foster individual member success. The recent June 2010 Board of Directors meeting provided an opportunity to review our progress, reaffirm or adjust our objectives, and determine the next steps in our association's evolution. Under the leadership of our immediate past chairman, Allen Carlson of Sun Hydraulics Corporation, and with the dedication of numerous Board members both past and present, NFPA has remained a strong and robust organization. Our membership has grown and diversified, with suppliers, distributors and educators all represented in great...

3rd Annual NFPA Foundation Invitational Golf Tournament
August 16, 2010
Chevy Chase Country Club, Wheeling, Illinois

NFPA 2010 Industry and Economic Outlook Conference
August 16 – 18, 2010
Westin Chicago North Shore, Wheeling, Illinois

PTC Asia 2010
October 25-28, 2010 - Shanghai, China

NFPA’s Economic Update Webcast 
October 28, 2010
1:00 pm Central
By: Alan Beaulieu, Institute for Trend Research

AG CONNECT 2011 Expo
January 8-10, 2011
Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia.

2011 NFPA Annual Conference
February 16 – 19, 2011
Hyatt Regency Coconut Point, Bonita Springs, Florida

IFPE 2011
March 22 – 26, 2011
Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
co-located with CONEXPO-Con/AGG. Please check www.ifpe.com for more details.

Hannover Fair 2011
April 4 - 8, 2011
Motion, Drive & Automation (MDA), Hannover, Germany

NFPA 2011 Industry and Economic Outlook Conference
August 16 - 17, 2011
Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel, Schaumburg, Illinois