2025-11-17T07:36:14-05:00 2024-12-31 381988006 CURTIS BAILEY EXELBY & SPOSITO PC 2008 HOGBACK RD STE 7 ANN ARBOR MI 48105 990 2024-01-01 382073194 ASSOC FOR ADVANCING AUTOMATION ASSO 7349946088 900 VICTORS WAY RM/STE 140 ANN ARBOR MI 48108 JEFFREY BURNSTEIN PRESIDENT 7349946088 2025-11-17 true true HENRY E ALVAREZ CPA P00028202 7346637492 2025-11-17 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JEFFREY BURNSTEIN 900 VICTORS WAY SUITE 140 ANN ARBOR MI 48106 31412763 false X HTTPS://WWW.AUTOMATE.ORG X 1974 DC TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP FOR THE RESPONSIBLE ADVANCEMENT OF ALL ROBOTICS, VISION, MOTION CONTROL, AND RELATED SOFTWARE & AUTOMATION INDUSTRIES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS AND TRADE SHOWS, PUBLICATIONS AND STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT. 11 10 44 574400 2002005 2423461 15502272 17866998 732071 1391999 57563 268159 18293911 21950617 0 0 5474510 6637603 0 0 8762051 10802845 14236561 17440448 4057350 4510169 34878972 42088471 14376295 16294419 20502677 25794052 X TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP FOR THE RESPONSIBLE ADVANCEMENT OF ALL ROBOTICS, VISION, MOTION CONTROL, AND RELATED SOFTWARE & AUTOMATION INDUSTRIES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS AND TRADE SHOWS, PUBLICATIONS AND STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT. false false EXPOSITIONS CONSISTING OF EXHIBITORS REPRESENTING VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE ROBOTIC, VISION, AND MOTION CONTROL INDUSTRIES. 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CONFERENCES & SEMINARS FOR EXHIBITION & EDUCATIONAL DISCUSSION OF ROBOTIC, VISION, AND MOTION CONTROL APPLICATIONS THROUGHOUT THE AUTOMATION INDUSTRIES. false true true true false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true 26 0 true 44 true true true false false false false false false false X 11 10 false false false false false true false true true true false true true true true true true true false false X SHARON M ADAMS 7349946088 900 VICTORS WAY SUITE 140 ANN ARBOR MI 48108 JEFFREY BURNSTEIN PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 412094 0 284520 DARCY BACHERT MEMBER X 0 0 0 GUNNAR BLOCK MEMBER X 0 0 0 LOU FINAZZO MEMBER X 0 0 0 MILTON GUERRY CHAIR X X 0 0 0 STEVE KINNEY MEMBER X 0 0 0 JOHN LIZZI MEMBER X 0 0 0 RASHMI MISRA MEMBER X 0 0 0 ERIC RICE MEMBER X 0 0 0 STEVE WARDELL MEMBER X 0 0 0 MATTHEW WICKS MEMBER X 0 0 0 412094 284520 1 false true false 2306131 99830 17500 2423461 SPACE SALES 12561222 12561222 A3 FORUM 977840 977840 REGISTRATION 917040 917040 SPONSORSHIPS 619350 619350 ONLINE PROJECTS 519130 574400 574400 2217146 2217146 17866998 1347613 1347613 71041 71041 9506532 9461385 761 45147 -761 44386 44386 HOTEL REBATE 195173 195173 ADVERTISING 1000 1000 OTHER INCOME 945 945 197118 21950617 18952756 574400 X 4712720 4712720 704424 704424 844150 844150 376309 376309 29478 29478 30268 30268 12500 12500 81720 81720 462792 462792 4407669 4407669 68423 68423 693426 693426 31675 31675 114330 114330 293582 293582 479526 479526 188434 188434 108091 108091 A3 FORUM 881828 881828 HALL EXPENSE - RENT 448562 448562 AUDIO VISUAL 361583 361583 AMR 259942 259942 1849016 1849016 17440448 17440448 0 0 6127689 20693538 299491 207491 1166703 1819629 25087 24124 1378323 1416331 267646 146200 88599 121446 24656886 17131889 450083 283855 686111 390168 34878972 42088471 313594 518579 13573720 15367739 488981 408101 14376295 16294419 X 20502677 25794052 20502677 25794052 34878972 42088471 4510169 781206 X true false true false RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1875 false false false false 2299280 1875 1875 1875 SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1 THIS ENGAGEMENT SUPPORTS THE ADVANCEMENT OF OUR NATIONAL ROBOTICS STRATEGY, WHICH OUTLINES POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN THE US ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION INDUSTRY. OUR GOAL IS TO HELP THE COMPANIES WE REPRESENT COMPETE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITHIN THE US AND GLOBAL MARKETS BY SHAPING A POLICY ENVIRONMENT THAT ENCOURAGES AUTOMATION ADOPTION AND INVESTMENT. THE ISSUES WE ARE FOCUSED ON - SUMMARIZED IN THE NATIONAL ROBOTICS STRATEGY AND FURTHER DEVELOPED THROUGH OUR ADVOCACY COMMITTEE - REFLECT INPUT FROM OUR MEMBER COMPANIES ACROSS ROBOTICS, MACHINE VISION, AI, AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES. 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