Mark Your Calendar: Upcoming NFPA Events You Won’t Want to Miss

Trying to plan ahead for future travel? Use this article to lock-in these events into your calendar!

Key Drivers and Strategies for Industrial Applications - Webinar | April 24, 2025

Join NFPA President and CEO, Eric Lanke, for the latest installment of the Advancing Fluid Power – Technology Trends Series, where he will present key insights from the NFPA Industrial Technology Task Force. This webinar will explore findings from a recent industry-wide survey, highlighting the top market drivers and technology strategies shaping fluid power’s role in industrial applications. You can learn more about that survey here. These insights will help identify critical research and development needs to enhance the design, manufacturing, and performance of fluid power systems. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable industry knowledge and contribute to the future of industrial fluid power.

Triton College Job Fair | May 1, 2025

Exhibit and introduce Triton's Engineering Technology students to fluid power careers. Triton is the IL Fast Track Hub.

Career fair (1:00 PM – 5:00 PM)
3-5 panelists needed for a Career Q&A (12:15 PM – 1:00 PM)
1 speaker needed for a talk on fluid power career options with a 2-year technical degree (5:00 PM – 6:00 PM)

Contact jfoster@nfpa.com about the speaker opportunities. Register for the job fair at Spring 2025 ENT Career Fair

Michigan Workforce Engagement Group (WEG) meeting | May 1, 2025

Join us for an upcoming in-person WEG in the Michigan Hub. This meeting will take place on May 1st from 8:30-9:30AM Eastern Time.

This is an opportunity for you to learn more about Macomb's Fluid Power Certificate, provide advisement on a middle and high school fluid power summer camp, and learn more about ways to get involved in the MI Fast Track Hub. Breakfast will be provided. Following the meeting, there is an opportunity to visit the Fluid Power Action Challenge to see NFPA workforce development initiatives in action, and tour Macomb's recently updated Skilled Trades & Advanced Technology Center.

Texas Workforce Engagement Group (WEG) Meeting | May 6, 2025

Join us for an upcoming virtual WEG in the Texas Hub. This meeting will take place on May 6^th from 2-3PM Central Time.

At this meeting, we will be joined by Dr. Christina Robinson, the Executive Director of Work Based Learning at Houston Community College (HCC). Dr. Robinson will explain how your company can host student apprentices through their Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship Program. She will also share state funding opportunities for your company to support student apprentices, and ways they support upskilling and reskilling your current workforce.

Reach out to Haley Nemeth at hnemeth@nfpa.com with questions.

Fluid Power Day - Waukesha County Technical College (WCTC) | May 7, 2025

Waukesha County Technical College (WCTC), our WI Fast Track Hub, is hosting a Fluid Power Day on May 7 (8:30 AM - 2 PM) for high schools. Member volunteers are needed to speak about fluid power careers.

5 panelists needed for fluid power Q&A career panel
Interact with students

Contact James Foster (jfoster@nfpa.com) to volunteer.

Automate | May 12-15, 2025 Full Schedule of Educational Session

Industry & Economic Outlook Conference | August 11-13, 2025 Registration launching soon! View our current speaker line up on our webpage.

iVT EXPO | August 20-21, 2025

There's still time to sign up as an exhibitor!

Utility Expo | October 7-9, 2025

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ANNUAL CONFERENCE | February 17-19, 2026

February 17 - 19, 2026 New Orleans, LA

More information coming soon!

CONEXPO/Con-agg | march 3-7, 2026 The National Fluid Power Association (NFPA) will convene and co-locate an advanced hydraulics conference for off-highway vehicle and other fluid power engineers at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026, to be held March 3-7, 2026, in Las Vegas, NV. Learn more.

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Mark Your Calendar: Upcoming NFPA Events You Won’t Want to Miss

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