The week begins with the Georgia Tech Manufacturing 4.0 Consortium Annual Public Meeting, featuring a technical symposium, facility tours, and a poster session highlighting research taking place at the newly renovated Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility. The following day continues with the Georgia AIM Infrastructure Celebration and a public open house, recognizing the growing national ecosystem supporting next-generation manufacturing technologies. Together, these events offer opportunities to connect with researchers and industry partners, and see emerging research and infrastructure shaping the field.
Events take place at the AMPF, 575 14th St NW, Atlanta, GA 30318.
Ribbon Cutting: Georgia AIM Infrastructure Celebration
Thursday, April 30
8 a.m. – 10 a.m.
By invitation only.
Open House
Thursday, April 30
2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Georgia Tech faculty, students, partners, and media are welcome to take guided tours of the facility. Registration is not required.
Wednesday, April 29 | Georgia Tech Manufacturing 4.0 Consortium
Time
8:30 a.m.
Topic
Guest arrival, registration, light refreshments and coffee (mezzanine)
Speaker
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9–9:30 a.m.
Opening Remarks
Tom Kurfess
executive director, GTMI
Steven Ferguson
managing director, Georgia Tech Manufacturing 4.0 Consortium
9:30–10 a.m.
How Companies Use the Pilot Facility
Aaron Stebner
professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering
Kyle Saleeby
AMPF project lead, GTMI
10–10:45 a.m.
Integrating AI and Automation Technologies in Manufacturing
Small business panel discussion
10:45–11 a.m.
BREAK
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Noon–1 p.m.
Networking Lunch
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1–1:45 p.m.
Inside Project Genesis: Building an Integrated AI Platform for Research
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1:45–2:30 p.m.
Advanced Manufacturing Technologies and the Evolving Workforce
Steven Jahng
Vice President, Hyundai
2:30–3:30 p.m.
AMPF Tour
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4:15–4:30 p.m.
BREAK
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4:30–5:15 p.m.
The Role of Trade Organizations in the Manufacturing Ecosystem
Rebecca Taylor
5:30–7 p.m.
Poster Session and Cocktail Reception
Student research presentations
7 p.m.
Event Concludes
Thursday, April 30 | Georgia AIM Infrastructure Celebration
The Georgia AIM Infrastructure Celebration highlights the statewide infrastructure investments enabled by the Georgia AIM EDA Grant. The projects focus on advancing AI-enabled innovation, manufacturing, and workforce development. This event recognizes key Georgia AIM infrastructure projects, including a ribbon cutting for the AI Manufacturing Pilot Facility project, the UGA and RICE Mobile Labs, and the Advanced Manufacturing Studios at Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) institutions:
- Central Georgia Technical College
- Georgia Piedmont Technical College
- Lanier Technical College
- Southern Regional Technical College
- Wiregrass Georgia Technical College
Together, these initiatives expand access to cutting-edge manufacturing technologies, hands-on training, AI and automation enabled research, and industry-aligned education—strengthening Georgia’s leadership in AI advanced manufacturing and preparing the next-generation workforce. Due to limited this space, this event is by invitation only.
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Parking
Visiting the Georgia Tech Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility
📍575 14th Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
Event parking is limited. You may wish to consider using rideshare or carpooling.
Event Parking
Parking for AMPF Week is available on the east side and rear of the building.
After parking, enter through the east-facing front entrance, where the event tent will be located.
Overflow Parking Options
If AMPF parking is full, the following nearby garages are available.
The Interlock Garage
📍 1115 Howell Mill Road NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
🚶 0.4 mile walk to AMPF
Walk east on 14th Street to reach the facility.
Dalney Parking Deck
📍 Guest entrance on Greenfield Street (off 10th Street NW)
Options to reach AMPF:
- 🚶 0.9 mile walk to AMPF
- 🚌 0.3 mile walk to the Green Line Stinger Shuttle stop
(10th Street & Hemphill) for campus shuttle access
Hotels
The Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center is located in the heart of Atlanta’s Technology Square at 800 Spring St. NW Atlanta, GA 30308. Click the button below to make reservations, get directions and find information on the nearby attractions including restaurants and activities. In addition, Georgia Tech has partnered with a variety of nearby hotels to provide discounted rates to our visitors. View our hotel list and pricing on our Campus Travel page.