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IPC APEX Expo 2009
Join thousands of colleagues from more than 50 countries
at this year’s IPC APEX Expo, featuring the industry’s
premiere technical conference, standards development meetings,
professional development courses, and an exhibition featuring
more than 425 suppliers bringing the newest products and
emerging technologies to the show floor.
The show
This year’s technical conference
The 2009 IPC APEX Expo conference &
features 35 sessions with nearly 100 papers
exhibition takes place March 31st through
on a wide range of topics of immediate
April 2nd in Las Vegas, Nevada. Meetings
interest to the electronics manufacturing
will be held March 29th through April
industry. Alongside the conference, 64
2nd.
professional development courses are on
The opening keynote on Tuesday
offer. This preview includes a schedule of
morning is an event you won’t want to
all sessions and courses as well as the free
miss. Noted author, inventor, entrepreneur
forums.
and futurist Ray Kurzweil speaks about
“The Accelerating Future of Electronics
The Venue
and Information” at 8:30 am on March
All events take place at the Mandalay Bay
31st. Combining wit and keen insight into
Resort & Convention Center in Las Vegas,
contemporary issues of technology and
where the event will encompass more than
its impact on society, Kurzweil’s presenta-
154,000 net square feet of exhibit space.
tion will offer engaging demonstrations
More than 10,000 executives, engineers
of cutting-edge technologies. And if we’re
and managers representing original equip-
lucky, perhaps Ramona, his “virtual female
ment manufacturers (OEMs), electronics
alter ego,” will honor us with her presence.
manufacturing services (EMS) providers
On Wednesday morning, the Global
and printed circuit board (PCB) companies
Business Outlook keynote, presented by
are expected to attend.
Walt Custer, Custer Consulting Group,
Learn more about the Mandalay Bay
and Sharon Starr, IPC’s director of market
Resort & Convention Center at
research, will give attendees insights into
tries.
www.mandalaybay.com. More information
leading global indicators and the latest
On Thursday morning, the first-ever
on what there is to see and do in Las Vegas
trends in demand and production for
OEM summit presents a first-hand look
can be found at
www.visitlasvegas.com.
worldwide PCB, EMS and supplier indus-
into the technology roadmaps of key OEM
companies.
40 – Global SMT & Packaging – March 2009
www.globalsmt.net
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