Presentations and tutorials at the TIDE Conference, attended by 132 people, focused on the goal of the TIDE Program: to encourage and assist small manufacturers in the adoption of commercially available software and other information technology solutions. The TIDE Program focuses on small manufacturers that supply goods and services that are important to the nation’s defense.

John Foreman, director of the Dynamic Systems Program at the SEI, delivered a keynote presentation, “Helping Small Manufacturers Succeed in the DoD Supply Chain.” Dan Cundiff, associate director for Manufacturing Technology & Affordability, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Advanced Systems & Concepts), delivered the second keynote presentation, “ManTech Manufacturing Technology Program.”