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Arrive early. Shuttles from Reno and Bishop.
Arrive and check in. Ski if you like: the lift ticket is any 3 of 5 days. Pizza, then the opening keynote.
Mountain mornings, afternoon sessions, evenings together. Thursday finale at McCoy.
Ski, or half-day sessions in the condos. Shuttles home.
Staying the weekend? Shuttles home Saturday too.
Machining Summit 2027 · April 12–15 · Mammoth LakesYour week at a glanceOpen the full week ↓
Fly into Reno, Bishop or Mammoth, or drive.
We handle the shuttle from the airport.
Mammoth Mountain Brewing
Gondola up · opening keynote and trivia
One choice covers the whole week.
Small groups, talks, panels, hands-on · by availability
In a condo or the Village
Gondola up · reception
Lift tickets + rentals
2 backcountry mornings + 1 breakfast
Small groups, talks, panels, hands-on · by availability
In a condo or the Village
Gondola up · reception
2 mornings on the Owens + fly tying
Networking every morning
Small groups, talks, panels, hands-on · by availability
or Partners in Manufacturing dinner for couples
Stay Friday morning for a deeper dive.
Shuttle back to Reno, Bishop or Mammoth.
One choice for the week.
By availability. Pin the ones you like, swap the rest.
Meals, receptions and shuttles.
“There are moments in your career that remind you why you fell in love with this industry in the first place—and this was one of them.”
The day starts on the mountain.
Networking activities, not meetings. Ride the lifts and talk between runs, fish the upper Owens with a guide, or sled the backcountry. Not into any of that? Networking breakfasts run all three mornings.
Two breakouts, two formats.
Two 90-minute blocks every afternoon. Small-group conversations in the condos: one host, a few couches, no slides. Or talks and panels in the ballroom. Pick one of each, or two of one. Three themes every day: People, Process, Product.
Dinner, then everyone together.
Themed dinners in the condos and the Village first. Then the whole Summit at one networking reception: Canyon Lodge on Tuesday and Wednesday, the finale at McCoy Station on Thursday. Gondola up, drinks, appetizers, RC cars on the course outside.
The best breakthroughs don't happen in a boardroom.
They happen on a chairlift, in a condo and over dinner. Now fully independent under G28: backed by a coalition of partners, owned by no single company. Neutral ground, on purpose. See all the photos from 2026 →
What people made of it.
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Machining Summit on the Summit: Top 10 Takeaways for ManufacturersArticle · CLA
What's the coolest thing you've ever made?
What gave you this crazy idea?
Why drone manufacturing is moving in-house
Why he bought a machine shop
Jason Erickson on engineering & relationships
The Radical Job Shop Show
A Stormtrooper helmet & the White House
Would you live above your machine shop?
Building a shop your own way
Manufacturing, marketing & machining careers
He bought a shop with zero customers
Engineers aren't always great at marketing
Reinventing trade shows
How Instagram built a manufacturing companyPresenting
PresentingOnboarding new hires through standardization
PresentingProgramming from 1,000 miles away
PresentingGovernment contracting 101 (bring a laptop)
PresentingShop management showcase
PresentingShop owner roundtable
PresentingSales: help I need a MEDDIC
Joe Bailey is an engineer who mastered the art and process of sales. He started as a design engineer at General Motors, spent eight years at PTC from applications engineer to consultant in Japan, ran sales for two startups, then spent 14 years at Autodesk leading CAM sales and channel teams across the Americas, Europe and Latin America, growing the CAM business more than 300% and launching the fastest-selling product in Autodesk history. He went on to be VP of Sales at KETIV and today leads a senior sales team at Dassault Systèmes covering the power, industrial equipment and AEC industries. He also sits on the board of aviation tech startup PACAVI Group. Few people are better at working with prospects to understand what they actually need.
LinkedIn →
PresentingFinancing growth in manufacturing
PresentingCEO panel: Mitch Free with SendCutSend and Hadrian
Presenting3D printing
Who's coming
17 partners and 50 companies so far. The 2026 photo mountain, the chairlifts and the river now live on the games: play Week Climb, Summit Slam and Ski Sessions for $150 off →
Room blocks
Fly into Reno, Bishop or Mammoth
We meet you at the airport. Arrive Sun 11 or Mon 12, head home Fri 16 or Sat 17. The smaller the plane, the closer you land, so book the short hops early.
The most flights and the biggest planes. A longer ride in, with the conversation starting on the bus.
Regional flights from Denver and San Francisco. In 2026 the Denver flight was 65 of 70 seats Summit people.
Advanced Air from Hawthorne (10 minutes from LAX) or Carlsbad. About an hour, nonstop, roughly $500 round trip. Small planes, few seats: book early.
Land. We handle the rest.
Sessions, activities, all meals and evenings, and ground transport from the airport. Not doing the on-mountain activity? Networking breakfasts instead, and $300 off: $2,100.
Guest Pass$600Bring a guest: dinners, receptions and daytime mountain activities.
Fresh TracksApplyEducators, students, veterans and first-year shop owners. Tell us your story.
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