LEWISTON — A Maine Engineering Workforce Summit focused on addressing the shortage of engineers necessary to meet the needs of the state will be held from  7:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, at the Ramada Inn Conference Center, 490 Pleasant St. in Lewiston.

The event was organized by the University of Maine and a coalition of 13 business, economic development and education groups.

Dana Connors, president of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce, will open the summit, which will include two panel discussions focused on engineering employers and employees.

Other speakers will include:

• Economist Charles Lawton, on the role of engineers in Maine’s economy;

• Maine Department of Transportation Commissioner David Bernhardt, on engineers in the public sector;

• UMaine College of Engineering Dean Dana Humphrey, on the current state of engineering education in Maine; and

• University of Maine System Chancellor James Page, on the what is needed to increase capacity to educate engineers in Maine.

The summit is open to the public and includes breakfast.

Cost is $20 per person; registration is online at http://engineeringme.com/mews/. For more information or to request a disability accommodation, contact Victoria Wingo, 207-581-2204; [email protected].