The second annual Fall Manufacturing Conference begins at 8 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12, at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center in downtown Fresno. The event is presented by Fresno State’s University Center to Advance Manufacturing and sponsored by Betts Spring Co., CMTC (Creating Solutions) and Fresno Valves and Castings. Workshops will be presented by the local chapters of engineering and technical management organizations and by federal, state and local leaders, educators and economists. Registration is $30 per person (by Oct. 8); $40 at the door. Lunch is provided. INFO: www.fresnostate.edu/ucam or daustin@csufresno.edu. REGISTRATION: http://annualfallconfer101212.eventbrite.com/.