Fort Meyers, Florida. The SMMA is a manufacturing trade association, founded in 1975, comprised of motors and drives manufacturers and their suppliers. The vision of SMMA is to serve as the voice for the motor and motion industry, providing a forum for education, communication, research and networking. The Spring Management Conference will be chaired by John Wolfe, vice president sales and marketing for Ametek. Paul Cherry, Performance Based Results, will present three discussions during the event, including the keynote address. The conference will also feature an economic update from Alan Beaulieu, Institute for Trend Research and a presentation on global motor market trends from Alex Chausovsky, IMS Research. Dan Jones, president of Incremotion Associates will offer a motors and motion college course prior to the beginning of the conference.