--- title: User Summit Early-Bird Pricing Ends March 15 description: The CAT Squared User Summit adds value to food production operations by sharing best practices for adopting new technology in manufacturing processes. image: https://www.catsquared.com/hubfs/Early-Bird-Last-Chance.png --- [![logo-web-white](https://www.catsquared.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo-web-white.png?width=250&height=129&name=logo-web-white.png) ![logo-web-color](https://www.catsquared.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo-web-color.png?width=250&height=129&name=logo-web-color.png) ](https://www.catsquared.com?hsLang=en) [![Request a Demo](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/5976339/e5150a58-a274-410c-a164-4ef1b1555b90.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/5976339/e5150a58-a274-410c-a164-4ef1b1555b90) [**](https://www.catsquared.com/blog/user-summit-early-bird-deadline#tmpmodule_1568761248550301) ** ###### 1 min read # [User Summit Early-Bird Pricing Ends March 15](https://www.catsquared.com/blog/user-summit-early-bird-deadline) By [Kathy Barbeire](https://www.catsquared.com/blog/author/kathy-barbeire) on Mar 14, 2022 11:54:17 AM ###### Topics: [News](https://www.catsquared.com/blog/topic/news?hsLang=en) [continuous improvement](https://www.catsquared.com/blog/topic/continuous-improvement?hsLang=en) [manufacturing software process alignment](https://www.catsquared.com/blog/topic/manufacturing-software-process-alignment?hsLang=en) [ctb food supplychain solutions](https://www.catsquared.com/blog/topic/ctb-food-supplychain-solutions?hsLang=en) [improving manufacturing performance](https://www.catsquared.com/blog/topic/improving-manufacturing-performance?hsLang=en) [CAT Squared User Summit](https://www.catsquared.com/blog/topic/cat-squared-user-summit?hsLang=en) ![CAT Squared User Summit Early Bird Deadline](https://www.catsquared.com/hubfs/Early-Bird-Last-Chance.png) #### Last Chance to save $100 off the Registration Price The theme of this year's [User Summit](https://whova.com/web/catus_202008/?utm_campaign=2020%20User%20Summit&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_99B4f4UXnECZL9I1-YRcfmBdFvuLGbovwnILlH1xby9RFVKvYYv9Yhp8TokZAnDR7Fu19) is Accelerating Continuous Improvement by Applying Industry 4.0 to Protein Production. CAT Squared along with our CTB sister companies are building a fully integrated platform that enables smart-manufacturing concepts such as the application of AI and machine learning to manufacturing processes. Several keynote presentations will demonstrate how these Industry 4.0 principles are being applied to meat and poultry processing. For a preview, check out CAT Squared's TECHTalk featured at IPPE 2022: [![TechTalk-Video-Link](https://www.catsquared.com/hs-fs/hubfs/TechTalk-Video-Link.png?width=715&name=TechTalk-Video-Link.png)](https://youtu.be/edaa_HDBcVA) [![Register Now](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/5976339/4e3669f6-fec1-4451-8cb3-588889889b66.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/5976339/4e3669f6-fec1-4451-8cb3-588889889b66) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Kathy Barbeire](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/479ecbdebd3158d1e27b7bcfc1ecd8e2) #### Written by [Kathy Barbeire](https://www.catsquared.com/blog/author/kathy-barbeire) Kathy Barbeire is Senior Manager of Marketing at CAT Squared, where she helps communicate the role of connected software, operational data, and manufacturing execution systems in modern food production. Since joining CAT Squared in 2015, she has developed content that helps meat, poultry, egg, and further processing companies better understand topics such as MES, traceability, food safety, quality, inventory control, ERP integration, and plant-floor visibility. Kathy’s work focuses on turning complex technical and operational concepts into clear, practical stories for food manufacturers navigating change. She supports CAT Squared’s mission to help processors reduce manual work, improve visibility, strengthen traceability, and turn operational complexity into clarity. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Professional and Technical Writing, graduating magna cum laude with minors in Sociology and Information Technology, as well as an MBA from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Before joining CAT Squared, Kathy worked with nonprofit organizations in data analysis, stakeholder engagement, program evaluation, and community outreach. 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