SSMC 10th Anniversary Conference
University of Hawai’i - Manoa
July 9-11, 2024
Early Registration Ends May 26, 2024 Late Registration runs May 27th thru June 14, 2024
Conference Hotel - Ala Moana Hotel
Hotel Reservations Link Conference Registration Link
SSMC has reserved a block of rooms for the conference:
There are two options for booking rooms at the hotel, the Kona Tower rooms are $239.00 per night, single/double occupancy, plus taxes, and the Waikiki Tower is $269.00 per night, single/double occupancy, plus taxes, descriptions of the rooms are below. These prices are also available to you if you extend your stay 3 days before or after the conference dates.
Kona Tower (rooms with city/mountain or partial ocean views): All rooms are decorated in cool colors in contemporary style. Room amenities include 37” LCD flat screen TV, coffee maker (free for first service daily), microwave oven, refrigerator, clock radio, in-room safe, iron/board, hair dryer. Furnishings include one queen bed, armchair, large desk, and bureau. Sliding glass window opens to allow fresh air in to the room.
Waikiki Tower (rooms with city/mountain, partial ocean and ocean views): All rooms are decorated in cool colors in contemporary style. Room amenities include 37” LCD flat screen TV, coffee maker (free for first service daily), microwave oven, refrigerator, clock radio, in-room safe, iron/board, hair dryer. Furnishings include a choice of bed type, either one king bed plus comfortable sleeper chair or two double beds. These rooms also include a large desk, bureau, and sliding glass door opens to an ample lanai (balcony) with two outdoor chairs and table.
Things to See and Do in Honolulu
SSMC Information
Conference Audience
Faculty, staff, and students who oversee, utilize, or consult with academic making environments such as machine shops, wood shops, sculpture studios, theater shops, and makerspaces. EHS and Risk Management personnel with making environment oversight responsibilities.
Conference Goal
Continue development of a professional community that brings together personnel from student shops and making spaces from a broad array of post-secondary educational institutions and disciplines to share case-studies and discuss common challenges such as: safety, training, inclusion, technology, finances, and equipment.
Conference Focus
The focus of this year’s conference will center around the work of three standing committees in the Student Shop Managers Consortium: Health & Safety + Risk Management, Diversity & Inclusion, and Standard Operating Procedures. Over three days each committee will present its work to date while leading a panel discussion of identified major issues and seeking the input of attendees. Small group breakout sessions will afford the opportunity for discussion of panel topics and those additional topics raised by attendees. Further review of these discussions by the whole conference will focus on setting goals for further work by each committee in accordance with the mission of the SSMC.
Tentative SSMC 2024 Hawaii Conference Schedule
Tuesday, July 9
8:00 AM Registration Desk Open
8:00 AM Continental Breakfast Room 306
9:00 AM Greeting & Overview
9:15 AM Keynote/welcome - Brennon T. Morioka, PhD, PE - Dean, College of Engineering, University of Hawai`i at Mānoa
10:00 AM University of Hawaii Presentation - Brennon T. Morioka
10:30 AM Break
10:45 AM Native Hawaiian STEM presentation - Kelli Ching - Director, NHSEMP College of Engineering University of Hawai`i at Mānoa,
11:15 AM Panel Discussion on Native Hawaiian Science and Engineering Mentorship Program
12:00 PM Lunch – Table Discussions - Social Time - Vendor Time
1:00 PM Possible Vendor talk
1:15 PM Talk: Promoting Cultural Competency in Shops and Innovation Spaces - Charles Beach
1:45 PM Panel Discussion on Promoting Cultural Competency in Shops and Innovation Spaces
2:15 PM Break
2:30 PM Candidates for the board: Short introduction to introduce themselves and why they are running for that position
3:00 PM Dismissal to prepare for the Luau
3:00 PM Voting opens
4 pm to ? Bus pickup for transportation to the Luau
Wednesday, July 10
8:00 AM Registration Desk Open
8:00 AM Continental Breakfast Room 306
9:00 AM Greeting & Overview (instructions for tours, etc)
9:15 AM SSMC Business
9:45 AM 10 years of change.
10:30 AM Break /Vendor Time/ Set Up for Panel Discussion
10:45 AM 10 years of change panel discussion: Charles V. Beach, Lena Grotz, Amy Kavalewitz Dern, Dennis Tapella
11:45 AM Possible Vendor talk
12:00 PM Lunch – Social Time - Vendor Time
1:00 PM Equipment access for students
1:30 PM break /Vendor Time/ Set Up for Panel Discussion
1:45 PM Equipment access for students panel discussion
2:30 PM transportation to the University of Hawaii for tours
3:00 PM Voting ends
3:00 PM Vendor Time/Shop Tours 1
4:00 PM Vendor Time/Shop Tours 2
5:00 PM Return to the convention center
Evening Dinner on your own
Thursday, July 11
8:00 AM Continental Breakfast Room 306
9:00 AM Greeting & Overview, announcement of election
9:15 AM EH&S Presentation
9:45 AM EH&S Discussion/Group Discussion
10:30 AM Break
10:45 AM Technical Committee: Shop Safety culture, use of monitors in shops
11:15 AM Shop Safety culture Group Discussion
12:00 PM Lunch – Social Time - Vendor Time
1:00 PM SSMC outreach: Teachers from around Hawaii are invited to attend the conference
1:00 PM Events to encourage students to work in a shop presentation
1:30 PM Open mic: Members can share what they have done to bring students into their shops
2:30 PM Break /Vendor Time
2:45 PM Poster session/ vendor time
3:30 PM Talk to be determined
4:00 PM Wrap Up - Look Ahead - SSMC 2025
4:30 PM Conference Ends
Hawaiʻi Convention Center Information
Driving Directions to the Convention Center
From Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
On exiting the Airport, take the H-1 EAST on-ramp
Stay in the right lane and exit onto NIMITZ HIGHWAY
Stay on NIMITZ HIGHWAY for 6 miles (becomes Ala Moana Blvd.)
Turn LEFT onto ATKINSON DRIVE
Turn RIGHT onto KAPIOLANI AVENUE
Turn RIGHT onto KALĀKAUA AVENUE
Enter the parking garage on the RIGHT
From H-1 Westbound
Take EXIT 25A to KING STREET
Proceed 1.5 miles (King Street becomes Beretania Street)
Turn LEFT onto KALĀKAUA AVENUE and proceed ½ mile
Enter the parking garage on the RIGHT
From Waikīkī
Proceed WEST on ALA WAI BOULEVARD
Turn LEFT onto NIU STREET (Becomes Ala Moana Blvd.)
Turn RIGHT onto ATKINSON DRIVE
Turn RIGHT onto KAPIʻOLANI AVENUE
Turn RIGHT onto KALĀKAUA AVENUE
From H-1 Eastbound
Take EXIT 23 and merge RIGHT onto PUNAHOU STREET
At the 1st stoplight, turn RIGHT onto BERETANIA STREET
At the next stoplight, turn LEFT onto KALĀKAUA AVENUE
Proceed approximately ½ mile
Enter the parking garage on the RIGHT
Parking at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center
Parking in the Hawaiʻi Convention Center parking garage is available during normal business hours and events (from one hour before until one hour after) for $15 per entry.
Additional Parking Garage Information
Enter the parking garage from Kalākaua Avenue
Accommodates up to 690 vehicles with a max vehicle height of 8’11”
Parking for less than 30 minutes at no charge
No overnight parking
Row A offers ADA accessible parking
Row F gives exhibitors optimal freight elevator access (standard-sized vehicles)
For oversized vehicles, dock reservations required: (808) 943-3018 or dockres@hccasm.com
For assistance, call (808) 943-3500 or the parking hotline at (808) 943-3081.
Bus Routes to the Hawaiʻi Convention Center
Honolulu’s “The Bus” system provides convenient access to and from the Hawaiʻi Convention Center. For information, call (808) 848-5555 or visit http://www.thebus.org.
Hawaiʻi Convention Center Address
1801 Kalākaua Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96815
