EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY TOURS
ITEEA's 74th Annual Conference
Long Beach, CA
March 15-17, 2012
Thursday and Friday’s tour programs depart the Convention Center at various times, so be sure to check the on-site program.
Participation is limited on each tour, first-come, first-served, so register early. The cost for each tour also varies. Due to the limited
availability of these educational tours, you must be a fully registered conference attendee in order to qualify for participation.
Thursday, March 15
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1:00pm–5:00pm
Northrop Grumman has a principal role in the design and production
of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Block II, the U.S. Navy’s
frontline carrier-based strike fighter. The most advanced multirole
strike fighter available today and for the foreseeable future,
the Super Hornet has the capability, flexibility, and performance
necessary to modernize the air or naval aviation forces of any
country. As principal subcontractor to the Boeing Company,
Northrop Grumman produces the F/A-18’s aft/center fuselage
section and vertical tails and integrates all associated subsystems
at its facility in El Segundo, California. Northrop Grumman
has delivered more than 1,800 fuselage “shipsets” since the F/A-18 program began in the 1970s. Limited to 30 participants.
Cost: $35pp. |
International Printing Museum
1:00pm–5:00pm
An exciting, hands-on experience awaits you at the International
Printing Museum, a dynamic museum devoted to
bringing the history of books, printing, and the book arts to
life for diverse audiences. The staff and volunteers make it their
mission to take one of the world’s most significant collections
of antique printing machinery and interpret it for today’s audiences
through working demonstrations and theater presentations.
Share what has been experienced by more than 400,000
people since 1988 and learn about the Museum’s innovative
school outreach program. The International Printing Museum
has been recognized worldwide for the size and importance of
its collection and for the successful and creative approach to
interpreting the collection for the community and the world at
large. Of special interest to educators may be the programs the
museum provides to bring the history of printing, books, great
inventions, and their impact on our history and society to life for
students.
Cost: $35 pp.
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Friday, March 16
Ace Clearwater Enterprises
1:00pm–5:00pm
Since 1949 Ace Clearwater Enterprises has been building complex
formed and welded assemblies for the aerospace and power-generation industries. Operating from three facilities within a
10-square-mile radius in Southern California, our employees are
the best problem-solving team in the business. Ace is the place
for Engineering, Forming, Bending, Welding, Machining, Water
jet, and Assembly. We have over 350,000 square feet of pure
manufacturing agility and people with the experience to make
it happen. Key customers include Honeywell, Lockheed Martin,
Textron/Bell, Cessna, General Electric, Monogram Sanitation,
Northrop Grumman, Sikorsky, Pratt & Whitney, Middle River, U.S.
Government, Airbus, and Boeing.
Cost: $35pp.
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California Science Center
1:00pm–5:00pm
Experience the West Coast’s largest hands-on science center,
the California Science Center. Named by Forbes.com as the
most popular museum destination in Southern California, its
mission is to stimulate curiosity and inspire science learning in
everyone by creating fun, memorable experiences that assist
visitors in understanding our world. The Center has received
more than 18 million visitors since opening in February
1998. The Science Center provides a rare model for
science learning by combining exhibits with an on-site
Science Center School and Amgen Center for Science
Learning as well as a teacher professional development
program.
Cost: $35pp.
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ITEEA Conference Sponsors
ITEEA and its membership extend a special THANK YOU
to the sponsors who generously support this event
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