DOWNTOWN EVENTS CALENDAR
CHECK OUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN DOWNTOWN DAYTON
Because you’re tired of the same routine...
BE DOWNTOWN
Find something fun to do with our calendar of downtown events.
BECAUSE YOU’RE TIRED OF THE SAME ROUTINE…
BE DOWNTOWN
Find something fun to do with our calendar of downtown events.
There’s always something fun going on downtown! Below you’ll find a list of events scheduled for today. Use the filters at the top to find events by date, keyword, and more. You can also view the calendar by month or as a list of 20 events at a time.
Have an event to submit to our calendar? If it is located downtown (within our service area) and open to the public, it’s likely we’ll include it. Send us your event info using our event submission form.
Subscribe to our weekly “e-vents” emails to get downtown event information delivered straight to your inbox.
Downtown Events Calendar
- This event has passed.
Model Makers Industry Expo
Saturday, March 4, 2023 @ 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Event Navigation
Everything humans make starts out as an idea. When those ideas need help to become something tangible, model makers step in to help by creating physical or virtual objects from these ideas.
Model Makers working in the fields of Product Development, Architecture, TV/Film, Exhibits, Gaming, Transportation, Education and more will get training, tour facilities, meet vendors, network, and more to help advance their careers and businesses during their biennial industry conference, taking place in Dayton March 3–6, 2023 at the Dayton Convention Center.
“The Dayton Convention & Visitors Bureau is thrilled to welcome the Association of Professional Model Makers to Dayton,” states Jacquelyn Y. Powell, Dayton Convention & Visitors Bureau President and CEO. “This prestigious conference brings attendees from around the country, as well as international visitors, to Destination Dayton, the Birthplace of Aviation & So Much More! It’s a wonderful opportunity to introduce them to everything the region has to offer.”
The Association of Professional Model Makers (APMM) is an international organization founded in 1993 to represent and unite model makers, managers, and business owners who turn ideas into reality for their clients or coworkers.
Past conference participants have come from large corporations such as Nike, Disney, Whirlpool, Garmin, Steelcase, Bose, and Microsoft. Other participants include universities with model making programs both in the United States and United Kingdom, regional companies, independent shops, and consulting firms from around the world.
A highlight of the conference will be the Industry Expo, which will be open to the public and showcases what’s new in materials, methods, equipment, and tools for making models and prototypes. Visitors will also be welcome to speak with industry experts on how to pursue a future career in Professional Model Making. The Industry Expo takes place from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 4.
For conference participants, the four-day schedule includes visits to model making facilities and behind-the-scenes tours of museums and other sites of interest in the Dayton, Columbus, and Cincinnati areas. They will be able to choose from 30 workshops designed to enhance their own model-making capabilities, as well as the productivity and profitability of their workplaces. There will be a variety of opportunities to network, win prizes, and have fun. Students in model making programs are especially welcome!
Anyone in model making, or a related industry, is invited to check out the APMM and consider participating in the conference. For more information, go to www.modelmakers.org or contact info@modelmakers.org or 315-750-0803 to learn more.
The Dayton/Montgomery Convention & Visitors Bureau, an independent, non-profit organization funded by a county-wide customer hotel/motel bed tax, serves as an economic catalyst by marketing and promoting the community as THE Ohio destination and providing services for tourism events, conventions, leisure and business travel and advocacy for destination development.