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CAMX FAQs

Find answers to your questions and access the information you need to make your CAMX experience valuable and beneficial.

General

San Diego Convention Center
111 W Harbor Drive
San Diego, CA 32101 USA

Conference: September 9 – 12, 2024
Exhibition: September 10 – 12, 2024.

The exhibit hall is open Tuesday, September 10 – Thursday, September 12. Please see the Schedule at a Glance for the full schedule and hours.

CAMX offers a wide range of registration packages for members, non-members, and students. Most packages include access to the exhibit hall, General Session, opening reception, Good Day, CAMX, and access to conference proceedings. A la carte items, group and press registrations will also be available. Visit the registration page for details on registration rates and options.

To add an a la carte item, you can do so by clicking Modify Registration in your Registration Account

We will miss you seeing you at this exceptional learning and networking experience! However, we know things happen so if it turns out you are not able to attend, please submit a request in writing to info@theCAMX.org by Friday, August 9, 2024 . Refunds will be processed minus a $100 processing fee and will be issued within 30 days after the show.

For a full list of registration policies, please visit www.theCamx.org/registration.

The full conference program will be available early July. Please see the Schedule at a Glance for the full schedule and hours.

Business casual dress is suggested. Remember to bring a light sweater or jacket with you during the day as convention center rooms are air conditioned.

REGISTRATION & NETWORKING

Platform Questions

ACMA / SAMPE Events

ASTM Committee D30 on Composite Materials Technical Meetings

ASTM D30 on Composite Materials will meet over a day in a half to discuss standard test methods, practices, terminology, and guides, primarily pertaining but not limited to aerospace. Discussions will include new and revised ASTM standard test methods on laminate fracture toughness, sandwich facesheet disbonding, bolted and bonded joints, and terminology within the composites industry.

Registration: STM technical meetings are open to any individual interest in the subject matter. To register please visit ASTM D30’s website.

Additive Manufacturing Conference at CAMX

Composites is one of the fastest growing areas for additive manufacturing. This comprehensive workshop will focus on the materials and applications for 3D printing production parts for composites. This workshop will be held on Wednesday, September 25, 2019. Learn more.

Conference Program

Yes! Much like the live event, the virtual CAMX conference program will consist of a variety of featured sessions, plus two other types of sessions—Technical Papers and Education Sessions. Technical Papers are 20-minute virtual presentations and include formal written research papers reviewed by industry peers. Education Sessions are 30-minute virtual presentations and are not accompanied by formal research papers, instead, they focus on case studies, best practices, issue reviews, etc. and are presented as lectures and discussions. Registrants will have unlimited access to the entire virtual conference program.

Hotel / Travel

Airport shuttle cost estimates and information for John Wayne, Los Angeles International, Ontario International and Long Beach airports are outlined below.

John Wayne/Orange County Airport

Approximate rates to & from Anaheim:

Shuttle Services: starting at $13 per person/one way
Taxi: metered rates, ranging from $95-$125 per car or van load/one way.

Los Angeles International Airport

Approximate rates to & from Anaheim:

Shuttle Services: starting at $19 per person/one way.
Taxi: metered rates, ranging from $95-$125 per car or van load/one way.

Long Beach Airport

Approximate rates to & from Anaheim:

Shuttle Services: starting at $39 per person/one way
Taxi: metered rates, ranging from $45-$80 per car or van/one way

Ontario International Airport

Approximate rates to & from Anaheim:

Shuttle Services: starting at $53 per person/one way
Taxi: metered rates, ranging from $95-$125 per car or van/one way.

CAMX will provide a letter of invitation to registered attendees and exhibitors. Letters will be made available after the registration process is completed and paid in full. To generate a Visa letter, you will need to Log back in to your registration and access “My Account”. It is recommended that you have this letter for your visa application and interview.

The following is required when requesting a letter of invitation:

Full name as it appears on Passport
Passport nationality
Passport number and expiration date
Personal address/phone/email

Registrants will have immediate access to their letters and will be made available to print immediately and can be saved as a PDF document.

Note: Country entry procedures are the responsibility of the individual, not CAMX. CAMX will not intervene with any decisions made by any government on behalf of the attendee nor accept responsibility for a filed entry visa. CAMX is not acting in the role of a sponsor and accepts no responsibility for the individual’s stay in the country. Learn more about visa requirements.

Hotel and Travel

HOTEL/TRAVEL

ASTM Committee D30 on Composite Materials Technical Meetings

Registration: STM technical meetings are open to any individual interest in the subject matter. To register please visit ASTM D30’s website.

Additive Manufacturing Conference at CAMX

Please be aware that companies other than the CAMX official housing provider (Conference Direct) may contact you and indicate that they are affiliated with CAMX, ACMA or SAMPE, and claim to offer hotels at ‘reduced’ rates. These companies are not affiliated in any way with CAMX and it is highly recommended that you do not use their services. At past events, exhibitors and attendees have used these companies and lost deposits or did not receive the hotel rooms they reserved. The CAMX Housing Bureau, Conference Direct, is the ONLY authorized hotel reservations contact.

Solicitors may also offer to sell you the CAMX attendee list. Please know that CAMX does not offer the attendee list for sale. These companies are not affiliated with CAMX.

If you receive solicitations from other companies, please forward them to Lauren McLean at lauren@sampe.org

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS

About CAMX

CAMX has established itself as North America’s go-to industry event which connects and advances the world’s composites and advanced materials communities – the go-to marketplace for products, solutions, networking and advanced industry thinking. CAMX provides an expert technical conference program, a marketplace for business opportunities, product displays and demonstrations, and access to professionals within the composites, advanced materials, and end use markets.

CAMX is owned and produced equally by the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) and the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE), with Gardner Business Media as the official media partner. These three organizations are the primary composites and advanced materials organizations in the U.S. ACMA and SAMPE joined forces to create CAMX to serve the composites industry. Each association continue to service their members and independent missions.
Learn more about ACMA – www.acmanet.org.
Learn more about SAMPE – www.nasampe.org.