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SMU Community Chat Webinar: April 22 @ 11 AM ET
Written by John Packard
April 17, 2020
Let’s talk automotive!
Steel Market Update is pleased to host our weekly SMU Community Chat Webinar on Wednesday morning, April 22, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (10 CT, 9 MT, 8 PT). This week SMU President & CEO John Packard will go one-on-one with Bernard Swiecki, Director of the Automotive Communities Partnership and Assistant Director of Research for the Center for Automotive Research (CAR).
Come join us on Wednesday. You can join by clicking on this link to register.

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