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Among the keynoters at the conference will be Dr. James P. Womack, founder of the Lean Enterprise Instiâ€" tute in Massachusetts and worldâ€"renowned author; Dr. Jayson Myers, senior vice president and chief econoâ€" mist of Canadian Manufacâ€" turers and Exporters; Art Church, CEO of Mancor Industries based in Oakville, Ontario; Anthony Laraia, plant manager of Wiremold The conference will feaâ€" ture eight leading keynote speakers, 12 tours of area manufacturing plants showâ€" casing the latest best pracâ€" tices, 14 toolâ€"based workâ€" shops, and 36 "best pracâ€" tice" presentations from business leaders and practiâ€" tioners from across Canada and the U S. ixâ€"hundred business S)eaders from across North America will be traveling to Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo this June to learn about the latâ€" est techniques in lean thinkâ€" ing and other best practices in operations excellence. The 2006 Canadian Lean Conference is led by the Association for Manufacturâ€" ing Excellence (AME) Canaâ€" dian Region and will take place from June 12 to 15 at the Delta Kitchener Hotel in Kitchener. June conference attracts international interest I Nix:hindrad buaimans | Wremakqanoen t ul Fourteen practical workâ€" shops will be offered. preâ€" sented by some of the world‘s best providers giving attendees the knowâ€"how and tools to equip their businesses with leading management practices. Coach in Brantford; Eaton Electrical in Milton; Rockâ€" well Automation in Camâ€" bridge; Bombardier Aeroâ€" space in Malton; and CFN Precision in Concord, will open their doors to show attendees how they have solved real world problems and will do questionâ€"andâ€" answer during the tours. Fourteen Southern Ontario businesses will be featured during this year‘s conference. Companies such as Toyota in Camâ€" bridge, Canadian Blue Bird Press in Washington state, and author of several books on lean manufacturing; Dr. Dan Shunk, professor at Ariâ€" zona State University; and lerry Evanshen, former CFL football player, now a motiâ€" vational speaker and the inspiration for the movie "The Man Who Lost Himâ€" self". Legrand in Connecticut and coâ€"author of The Kaizen Blitz; Dan Joseph, managing director of ESS China based in Xuzhou, China; Norman Bodek. president of PCS The cost to attend the conference is $1.495 for AME members and $1,695 for nonâ€"members ({price Each stream will feature best practices presentations from leading companies like General Electric. Aerco International, Canadian Blue Bird Coach, Technicolâ€" or, Red River Army Depot, and Eaton Electrical. es" focusing on continuousâ€" ly improving, capable processes and value streams that are sustainable; "Techâ€" nology" focusing on applyâ€" ing lean thinking and techâ€" nology to lever and accelerâ€" ate the elimination of waste everywhere; and "The High Performance Organization" detailing novel leadership and enterpriseâ€"wide approaches to winning while making customers successful. For leaders at all levels there will be four value streams aligning various presentation‘s in the proâ€" gram: "People" focusing on results through leadership, teams, internal/external customer success; "Processâ€" Topics including as Introâ€" duction to Lean, Mixed Model Value Streams, How to Prevent Lean Implemenâ€" tation Failure, and Achievâ€" ing Operational Excellence will be discussed. includes a oneâ€"year memâ€" bership to AME}. For more information on the conferâ€" ence visit www.measureupâ€" forsuccess.com. John Tennant, CEO of Canada‘s Technology Trianâ€" gle Inc, says the conference is an excellent way to share manufacturing successes and enhance the processes to remain competitive in the global marketplace. "The Waterloo Region economy is marked by diversity and technological leadership. The area is known for skills, orientation to quality and a tradition of entrepreneurâ€" ship." Complete Collision and Refinishing Service \430 Albert Street, Waterioo 88 ‘Northdale Y}** Auto Bodusf & Early Childhood Music â€" imagine your child in a small group learning to play the keyboard. singing into a microphone on our special stage, playing on a full set of drums, being introduced weekly to every kind of musical instrument. hearing them played, handling and trying them.