TitleAssociation & institutes news
Association & institutes news
Schaumburg, IL, in conjunction with circuit technology: structures, applications,
IPC Midwest materials and manufacturing processes;
• October 5-7 (Processes) in San Diego, and testing and design strategies on flexible
CA, in conjunction with the SMTA In- circuits.
www.ipc.org/flex-conference-2009
ternational Conference and Exposition
• October 6-8 (Six Sigma/Green Belt) in Call for participation: IPC Midwest
SMTA Boston Academy
San Diego, CA, in conjunction with IPC—Association Connecting Electronics
SMTA Boston will be held April 22-23,
the SMTA International Conference Industries® has issued a call for partici-
2009 at the Boston Convention Center in
and Exposition pation for the IPC Midwest Conference
conjunction with Electronics New England
Exhibition to be held September 23rd &
(including NEPCON East). This year’s SMTA Certification is intended for manu-
24th at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel
program will feature a series of half-day and facturing and process engineers. Addition-
& Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL.
full-day courses led by top industry instruc- ally, production, design, test and quality
Technical experts are invited to present a
tors and addressing both cutting edge and engineering personnel, as well as SMT
paper or teach a professional development
fundamental topics in electronics manufac- assembly managers who want to confirm
course at this unique event.
turing and business issues. their current competence at a fundamental
“This year’s conference will focus on
All Academy attendees who are not level of overall process technology should
the quality and reliability of printed circuit
currently members of the SMTA will also consider participating.
smta.org/
boards (PCBs) and assemblies,” says IPC
receive a one-year Individual Membership certification/certification.cfm
conference director Dr. Greg Munie.
with their registration. Current Individual
“In these tough economic times, these
members will receive a one-year renewed
issues can have an immediate impact on
membership (one renewal allowed per
a company’s profitability. We are going to
year).
www.smta.org/education/academy/
put together a conference that will offer
academy.cfm#boston
companies tangible information in these
critical areas.”
2009 SMTA certification dates and
Growing applications of flexible
locations
circuit technology subject of IPC
Technical presentations and/or papers
are being sought in the areas of board com-
The SMTA announced nine offerings of
international conference
pliance: advances in plating technology,
Processes and Six Sigma/Greenbelt Cer-
Used in a broad range of applications from
advances in flex and rigid-flex, via forma-
tification scheduled for 2009. The SMTA
high-volume consumer to high-reliability
tion and fill; assembly technology: rework
Certification program is unique, as it recog-
medical products, flexible circuit technol-
and repair, lead-free assembly, backward
nizes and certifies the entire SMT assem-
ogy has risen from a niche interconnection
leaded/lead-free compatibility; quality/
bly process at an engineering level. Each
solution to a mainstream technology that is
test/reliability: solder joint reliability, elec-
SMTA Certification program is a three-day
increasingly becoming the interconnection
trical test, x-ray/AOI; and eco-compliance:
offering consisting of a 1.5-day refresher
method of choice in product design. From
REACH, halogen-free technology and lead
workshop on topics in SMT Processes or
fine lines to multilayer to high density, flex-
free.
Six Sigma/Green Belt. The program con-
ible circuits offer an array of choices with
cludes on days two and three with an open
a growing number of benefits. Providing
Abstracts must be submitted by April
and closed book examination.
timely information on the potential appli-
14, 2009 and should include detailed case
cations of flexible circuits, IPC Association
histories, field data, new technologies or
2009 Certification Schedule:
Connecting Electronics Industries® will
innovations or research and findings. In
• April 21-23 (Processes & Six Sigma/
host the IPC International Conference
addition, abstracts should summarize the
Green Belt) in Boston, MA, in
on Flexible Circuits on April 21-23 in
problems and resolutions, methods used,
conjunction with Electronics NE &
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
results of experiments and benefits to the
NEPCON East
Half-day workshops will be offered
industry.
• April 21-23 (Processes) in Shanghai,
April 21 and 23, with a full-day technical
Proposals are also being solicited from
China, in conjunction with SMTA
conference featured on April 22. Joe
individuals interested in teaching full-day
China East and NEPCON China
Fjelstad, president of Verdant Electron-
(six hours) or half-day (three hours) profes-
• May 19-21 (Processes) in Toronto,
ics, will headline the technical confer-
sional development courses on design,
ON, Canada, in conjunction with the
ence with his keynote, “Flexible Circuit
printed circuit board and electronic manu-
International Conference on Soldering
Technology—New Applications, Challenges
facturing processes and materials. Propos-
& Reliability
and Solutions for the 21st Century.” The
als including course descriptions must be
• August Dates TBD (Processes) in
workshops will cover flexible and rigid-flex
submitted by April 14, 2009.
Shenzhen, China, in conjunction with
circuit design principles and fabrication
www.IPCMidwestShow.org
SMTA China South and NEPCON
requirements; key aspects of desmear,
China South
metallization and electroplating of flexible
• September Dates TBD (Processes) in
and rigid-flex printed boards; flexible
50 – Global SMT & Packaging – March 2009
www.globalsmt.net
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