Keynote addresses: perspectives on manufacturing USA -- Panel 1: alternative public-private partnership models -- Panel 2: international programs in advanced manufacturing -- Breakout sessions: feedback and future directions for the DoD Manufacturing USA institutes -- Discussion.

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