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WHY HTEC CONFERENCES?

 Collaborative Community of World-Class CNC Educators, Focused on Leading-Edge, Industry-Relevant Equipment and Technology

 For more than a decade, Haas Automation and Haas Factory Outlets across the globe have worked with local secondary, post-secondary, career, and training centers to host Haas Technical Education Community (HTEC) conferences throughout North America and Europe.

These conferences provide opportunities to gain insight into best practices for teaching CNC machining, CAD, CAM, simulation, automation, metrology, and related technologies from your peers, industry experts, and leading partners. It’s time we break down the barriers in the modern advanced manufacturing lab and classroom, and start kicking some axes.

“It is an honor to be a part of the Haas Technical Education Community and a blessing to be able to connect with so many talented and committed educators. Whether collaborating with my peers annually at conferences or drawing help from the network of instructors, I find HTEC to be the single best organization for CNC education.“

Georgia Northwestern Technical College
Philip Shirley | Instructor, Precision Machining and Manufacturing | Georgia Northwestern Technical College

2021 On-Demand

Recorded, on-demand content from the 2021 HTEC Virtual Conference is available through December 31, 2021. Take advantage before it’s gone. We hope to see you in-person next year in Tennessee.

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HTEC

HTEC 2022 | Tennessee | July 25-28

In 2022, HTEC is taking it to the next axis! Come join partners and peers to take a deep dive into best practices for teaching 4th-, 5th-, and Y-axis machining for beginners and beyond. This year’s host is the Tennessee College of Applied Technology Murfreesboro. We’ll be gathering at the Smyrna Campus and Nissan Training Center.

Planning Team

In 2001, the Haas Technical Education Community established a Member Council (the HTEC Council) that would work collectively with a hosting school and Haas Automation to organize and realize an annual CNC Educators Conference that would be second to none in the industry.

The success of each year’s conference can be widely attributed to the members of both the elected HTEC Council(s) and their designated host team members who, alongside Haas Automation, ensured the needs of their peers were met each year, enabling continuous growth.

2022 HTEC COUNCIL EXECUTIVES:
BRIAN CUMMINGS, COUNCIL PRESIDENT | WORCESTER TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL | [email protected]
TRIAN GEORGEOU, COUNCIL VICE-PRESIDENT | CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY | [email protected]
ERIC MCKELL | SECRETARY | BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY | [email protected]

2022 HTEC COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES:
JIM WEBER | CAPITAL HIGH SCHOOL | [email protected]
BRIAN AIKEN | PICKENS COUNTY CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER | [email protected]
MATT ERBACH | STREAMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL | [email protected]
PHIL SHIRLEY | GEORGIA NORTHWESTERN TECHNICAL COLLEGE | [email protected]
ED DOHERTY | SUNCOAST TECHNICAL COLLEGE | [email protected]
BOB DIAZ | COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA | [email protected]
AUBRIN HEINRICHS | MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY | [email protected]
RICK WILLEY | TARTLETON STATE UNIVERSITY | [email protected]
DIKA HANDAYANI | CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY | [email protected]

2022 HOST TEAM:
CAROL PURYEAR | TCAT MURFREESBORO SMYRNA CAMPUS PRESIDENT
MIKE SCHOEN | TCAT MURFREESBORO SMYRNA CAMPUS MACHINE TOOL INSTRUCTOR
LINDSAY CLINE | HFO PHILLIPS DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION
KEN POTTS | HFO PHILLIPS REGIONAL SALES MANAGER
AMBER GEORGEOU | HAAS AUTOMATION EDUCATION PROGRAM MANAGER

You can play a vital roll by joining the HTEC Council. Nomination required.*

Constitution & bylaws

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Previous Hosts

North America’s Annual HTEC CNC Educators Conference has seen substantial growth every year since its inception in 2007. Here’s where we’ve been all these years. Will your school be next?

2007 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy, NY
2008 Haas Automation Headquarters | Oxnard, CA
2009 Guildford Technical Community College | Greensboro, NC
2010 Macomb Community College | Warren, MI
2011 Arizona State University | Phoenix, AZ
2012 Hudson Valley Community College | Troy, NY
2013 Northern Alberta Institute of Technology | Edmonton, AB
2014 Dunwoody College of Technology | Minneapolis, MN
2015 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA
2016 Central Maine Community College | Auburn, ME
2017 Lincoln College of Technology | Grand Prairie, TX
2018 Danville Community College | Danville, VA
2019 Flathead Valley Community College | Kalispell, MT
2021 Inaugural Virtual Conference

Past Council Presidents

Alex Barnhill | 2020-2021 | Nash Community College
Grant Paul | 2019 | Saskatchewan Polytechnic
Torbjorn Bergstrom | 2018 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Trian Georgeou | 2017 | California Polytechnic State University
Bob Heffentrager | 2016 | Lehigh Career & Technical Institute
Chris Canceliere | 2014 | Lehigh Career & Technical Institute
Trian Georgeou | 2013 | Arizona State University

Paul Driggers | 2012 | Mount Pleasant Technical Center
Torbjorn Bergstrom | 2011 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Paul Hill | 2010 | Lenoir Community College
Doug Bowman | 2009 | Vincennes University
Wayne NP Hung | 2008 | Texas A&M University
Ken Wright |  2004-2007 | Henry Ford Community College
Chris Brown | 2001-2003 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Fort Smith Arkansas | PEAK Innovation Center

HTEC 2023

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NEBRASKA 

6th North Central Regional HTEC Conference

March 18-19, 2022

Metropolitan Community College

Omaha, Nebraska – USA

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