Attendees called the 2010 Washington Forum "one of the best yet!” The 2011 event delivered even more powerful results. Over 100 industry leaders participated in strategic discussions, two dozen nationally and internationally recognized speakers presented, and more than 100 one-on-one legislative meeting hours were conducted on Capitol Hill.

Join us in 2012 as we meet with our federal lawmakers and show them how the nation’s fiscal future and economic security depend on an improved climate for manufacturing. Among other specific recommendations for policy change on pending metals and chemicals management issues, NASF leaders will ask Congress to:

• Enact policies to incentivize and revitalize a viable manufacturing base.
• Address America’s competitiveness challenge, starting with assessing existing barriers and emerging threats to U.S. competitiveness.
• Review the impacts of an ever-expanding set of regulatory burdens on manufacturers.
• Make health insurance affordable.
• Improve U.S. energy policy to remove barriers to and incentivize energy efficiency, permit the safe exploration of domestic energy resources, and avoid increasing the cost of doing business for U.S. based companies.

Surface finishing's largest event continues to grow! SUR/FIN 2012 will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada June 11th through the 13th. It’s not too early to reserve your space as the 2011 was a sell-out. For exhibit and sponsorship information, simply visit our website or contact: Cheryl Clark at 302-436-5616 or cclark@nasf.org

Interested in NASF?

If your company is looking for tools and resources to inform better business and technical decisions and would like more information on connecting with NASF, please contact Phil Assante at NASF Member Relations directly at (703) 887-7235 or by email at passante@thepolicygroup.com.