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Association & institutes news
Sharon Starr, at
sharonstarr@ipc.org or +1
847-597-2817.
www.IPC.org
ipc sponsors all academic poster
sMTa annual awards
executive’s guide to environmental
competition During the Annual Meeting at SMTA
Megatrends
IPC—Association Connecting Electronics International 2008, the SMTA honored
IPC—Association Connecting Electron-
Industries® invites all U.S. and inter- members who have shown exceptional
ics Industries® released its ‘Executive’s
national colleges and universities with a service to the association and the industry:
Guide to Environmental Megatrends That
strong focus on the electronics industry The Founder’s Award honors individuals
Will Shape the Future of the Electronics
to submit poster abstracts for the “all who have made exceptional contributions
Industry,’ a new study to help executives
academic poster competition” at IPC to the industry as well as support and ser-
in the electronics industry steer their
APEX EXPO™, the industry’s premier vice to the SMTA. This year’s award goes
companies through the increasingly
conference on electronics manufacturing, to Dr. Paul Vianco, principal member of
costly and complex landscape of worldwide
March 31–April 2, 2009, in Las Vegas. This technical staff, Sandia National Labs.
environmental requirements. The 67-page
friendly competition presents academic The Member of Technical Distinction
report helps companies position themselves
research departments with a golden oppor- Award recognizes individuals who have
for compliance and meet their customers’
tunity to get international recognition and made significant and continuing technical
future needs.
cash awards for their hard work and quiet contributions to the SMTA. This year the
The focus of the report centers on
dedication. Awards Committee selected two individuals to
three major environmental trends: restric-
Abstracts of approximately 300 words receive this award: Bev Christian, director,
tion of substances, energy efficiency and
must be received by December 1, 2008 materials interconnect research, Research
end-of-life recycling. Each of these three
and must be submitted on behalf of an ac- In Motion, and David Hillman, senior
trends can necessitate design changes
credited college or university. All accepted materials and process engineer at Rockwell
driven by the need to comply. However,
abstracts will be posted on the IPC APEX Collins, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
compliance with requirements arising from
EXPO Web site. Industry technologists The Excellence in Leadership Award
one trend may negatively affect compliance
worldwide will be invited to vote online for honors SMTA members who stand out as
with others.
the best poster abstract based on innova- strong leaders in the Association. The 2008
The report details existing and pending
tion, timeliness of the work and applicabil- recipient of this award is Dale Lee of Plexus
regulations affecting the electronics indus-
ity to industry needs. The primary authors Corporation.
try and provides complete explanations
of the 15 posters receiving the most votes Bob Willis of
ASKbobwillis.com was
and implications of each. Numerous tables
will each be awarded a $1,000 honorarium chosen to receive the Excellence in Interna-
and charts are included that clearly outline
and invited to prominently display his tional Leadership Award for his continuous
important information. For example, an
or her poster at IPC APEX EXPO in Las commitment to SMTA with regard to the
overview of major product-related envi-
Vegas. IPC will also provide each of these SMTA’s international focus.
ronmental requirements for Europe, the
primary authors with four free nights of The 2008 SMTA+ Corporate Partnership
U.S., China, and the rest of the world, is
hotel accommodations and a free technical Award goes to Circuits Assembly Magazine,
provided in one chart. Another helpful
conference registration. a corporate member of the SMTA since
table lists the main impacts of the three
At the event, the top 15 posters will be 1993.
main megatrends on OEMs, EMS provid-
on display on the show floor, where more The Chapter of the Year Award
ers, PCB assemblers, material suppliers,
than 13,000 key engineers, managers and recognizes an SMTA chapter that has
and PCB production equipment manufac-
executives from all segments of the elec- shown exemplary commitment to our
turers.
tronic interconnect community worldwide objective—”Sharing the Knowledge.” The
The Guide to Environmental Mega-
will have an opportunity to vote for the overall rating of each chapter is measured
trends was commissioned by IPC’s
top three. The winners will be announced in membership growth, regular meeting
Executive Market & Technology Forum
at the closing keynote on Thursday, April scheduling, timely reporting and commu-
and developed by ERA Technology Ltd.,
2 and cash awards of $5,000, $2,000 and nication, creative and informative technical
an environmental consultancy in the U.K
$1,000, for first, second and third places, programming, special projects, support of
with expertise in the electronics industry.
respectively, will be presented to the win- students and student chapters, contribu-
Members of IPC’s Executive Market &
ning poster authors. tions to the industry and community and
Technology Forum can access the guide on-
For complete details, visit www. volunteer service on SMTA committees.
line in the Executive Forum members-only
IPCAPEXEXPO.org/AcademicPosters. Ques- The SMTA are proud to recognize for
Web site. Others may purchase it through
tions may be directed to Toya Richardson, the 5th time, the Oregon Chapter as the
the IPC online bookstore at
www.ipc.org/
IPC technical administrative assistant, at recipient of the 2008 Chapter of the Year
onlinestore.
ToyaRichardson@ipc.org or +1 847-597- Award. The Chapter has taken home this
For more information on the guide,
2825. award in 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, and now
contact IPC’s director of market research,
in 2008.
www.smta.org/awards/awards.cfm
74 – Global SMT & Packaging – November 2008
www.globalsmt.net
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