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mitigation will serve as the starting point for the committee, which is run by SAE International, a trade association of engineers and technical experts in the aerospace, automotive and commercial­vehicle industries.


Working together Another joint initiative sees ECIA partner with Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) on a joint breakfast programat this year’s EDS, 8 May. The speaker, a contract manufacturing representative, will address the topic of 're­shoring' original and contractmanufacturers. In other conference news, the


Working with like­minded associations


across the globe, the ECIA is expanding with alliances, particularly in the Asian region. Building on these strengths, the ECIA continues to improve the service it offersmembers and the industry at large. As such, it now looks forward to participating in the ESLive Boston event in October, where it will lead the conference debate on anti­counterfeiting to shine the spotlight on this key industry issue.


Chief operations officer, Robin B Gray, Jr www.eciaonline.org


planning committee for the 2013 executive conference is busy selecting topics and speakers for the 27 to 29 October event. This year’s chair,Mike Swenson, of theMel Foster Company, brings a new perspective to this conference, with its focus on trends and outlook.


Once again, ECIA is supporting the


FIRST Robotics Competition® by providing electronic components for the more than 3,200 teams fromaround the world. ECIA will have a booth at this year’s championships to acquaint high school students with career opportunities in the electronic components industry.


Enhanced tools The association’s inventory search website, www.ECIAauthorized.com, continues to evolve. Themost recent enhancement is a new import/export BOMtool, developed as a result of requests fromcustomers who want their BOMneedsmet by authorized distributors. Also ongoing, ECIA’s standards and


guidelines councils, committees and task forces continue to produce technical standards and business practice guidelines. The recently released 'model representative agreement,' for example, provides samples of important clauses such as the duties of each entity; remuneration; terms and termination of agreements; liability; trademarks; and intellectual property rights. The document also outlines best practices to help adapt the agreement to an individual business situation.


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