NEWTON, MASS.— Members of the Bearing Specialists Assn. will meet in Indian Wells, Calif., next month for their 35th Annual Convention. The program will feature well-known industry speakers along with representatives from the distribution, manufacturing and customer communities. The meeting will be held at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort, April 29 to May 2.

One program highlight is a two-part panel discussion on the state of the bearing industry. On Sunday morning, April 29, panelists will discuss some of the key issues facing the industry, along with their vision for the future. The panelists will return on Monday morning to continue the discussion about what's ahead for the industry and to take questions from audience members.

Panelists include former Applied Industrial Technologies executive John C. Dannemiller; Craig Gipson of Gipson Bearing & Supply Co.; Phil Knights of SKF Service Division; Larry McPherson, NSK Corp.; and Rosemary Mattick of Weyerhaeuser Co. Dennis Bobker of Bobker Bearings, Inc. will moderate both sessions.