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(2002), "IPC", Circuit World, Vol. 28 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/cw.2002.21728dab.007

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IPC releases attendance numbers for Expo^® 2002

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IPC reports that more than 5,000 visitors gathered in Long Beach, California for IPC Printed Circuits Expo^® 2002, held March 26-28.

The exhibit floor attracted more than 3,000 attendees to view a wide range of equipment and products on display by more than 250 exhibitors. IPC Printed Circuits Expo 2002's tutorials and workshops trained 450 individuals and the technical conference drew more than 900 attendees, matching last year's total.

Call for papers for 2002 annual meetingIPC has announced a call for papers for its 2002 IPC Annual Meeting and Technical Conference, taking place November 3-7, 2002, at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans in New Orleans, La.

Selected papers will be presented at the Next Generation Interconnecting and the Hole Truth of High Density Interconnects technical conference and published on the technical proceedings CD. Papers are being sought on Next Generation Interconnecting and Microvia Technology.

For more information about presenting a paper, visit http://www.ipc.org/html/ 2002Annual MeetingCFP.htm or contact John Perry, IPC echnical project manager, at JohnPerry@ipc.org or 847-790-5318

IPC forms new photonics manufacturers association councilIPC has announced the creation of the Photonics Manufacturers Association (PMA) Council, a newly formed IPC council which plans to organize and coordinate roadmapping, standardization, legislative, market research and education efforts within the photonics industry.

"The formation of the PMA Council was a result of a strong grassroots initiative to both organize and accelerate standardization efforts in the photonics industry," said Randy Heyler, PMA Council steering committee chairman and Newport Corporation's vice president of business development. "It was widely felt that not only OEMs, but the entire supply chain could benefit from a more formal and coordinated effort to establish more industry wide roadmaps and standards to address universal manufacturing cost issues.

"By forming the PMA Council within IPC, we can immediately access a well-established industry trade association infrastructure. IPC provides the combination of an official standards body, along with other important industry trade association activities, such as market measurement and legislative contacts, enabling the PMA Council to rapidly address our priorities across several fronts."The PMA Council held its first organizational meeting at the Optical Fiber Conference, March 17-22, 2002, in Anaheim, California. Interested attending companies came from several industry segments, including OEM, component suppliers, production equipment and service providers.

The Council is currently assembling a 10- member steering committee and searching for senior management and executive level volunteers to serve on its proposed Roadmapping; Standards Guidelines and Specifications; and Industry Statistics subcommittees.

Once assembled, the Council's Roadmapping Subcommittee will support, interpret and amplify existing IPC, NEMI, OIDA and SIA roadmap efforts in order to generate roadmaps specifically designed for assembly, test and standardization of optoelectronic devices and modules.

For more information about the PMA Council, contact David Bergman at DavidBergman@ipc.org or 847-790-5340.

IPC honors best paper at IPC printed circuits expo^® 2002IPC recognized the winner of this year's Best Paper in Conference award at IPC Printed Circuits Expo^® 2002, held March 24-28, in Long Beach, California.

"Embedded Passives Technology Implementation in RF Applications," authored by John Savic, Motorola, Inc., received this year's award. Co-authors included fellow Motorola employees Dr. Robert T. Croswell, Aroon Tungare, Greg Dunn, Tom Tang, Robert Lempkowski, Max Zhang and Tien Lee.

The winning paper received $1,000 and a commemorative plaque from IPC.

Copies of the winning paper are in the IPC Printed Circuits Expo 2002 technical conference proceedings.

Call for papers for IPC printed circuits expo^® 2003IPC has announced a call for papers at IPC Printed Circuits Expo^® 2003, taking place March 23-27, 2003, at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California.

Selected papers will be published in the technical proceedings for IPC Printed Circuits Expo 2003, which is distributed to more than 1,500 companies and individuals throughout the electronics industry. Papers are being sought from the following areas:

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  Optoelectronics

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  Embedded Passive or Active Devices

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  HDI Technologies

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  Flexible Circuitry

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  High Speed/High Frequency

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  Signal Integrity

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  Environmentally Acceptable Products

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  Advances in Printed Board Design, Materials, Processes and Performance

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  Testing and AOI

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  Alternate Surface Finishes

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  Via Plugging and Other Protection

For more information or to submit an abstract for a paper presentation at IPC Printed Circuits Expo 2003, visit www.ipcprintedcircuitexpo.org/ CFPExpo2003.htm or contact Mary Tunk, IPC conference coordinator, standards/technology at >MaryTunk@ipc.org or 847-790-5325.

IPC names new director of communicationsIPC has announced that Paul Engstrom, 51, has been named its director of communications.

In his position, Engstrom is responsible for all IPC communications, including the monthly IPC Review newsletter, several on-line newsletters, IPC Web site content and media relations.

Engstrom was most recently the public relations director for the U.S. Navy's Smart Card Group for Unified Industries, Inc., Springfield, Va. Prior to Unified Industries, he worked for the U.S. Navy, Edelman Public Relations Worldwide and Hill and Knowlton, Inc.

Engstrom has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Southern Illinois University and a master's in organizational development and workplace learning from the University of Massachusetts.

For more information on Engstrom, contact IPC Communications Manager Joe Dudeck at JoeDudeck@ipc.org or 847-790-5371.