IPC Executive Market and Technology Forum Conference will be held in Brussel, Belgium, 29-30 November 2006.

Overwhelmingly, both OEMs and EMS companies indicated reliability concerns, component acquisition and labeling, and inventory management as the greatest hindrances to lead free implementation.

To be held Thursday 26th October 2006 at the Deer Park Golf and Country Club, Livingston, Scotland. 

During the annual meeting at SMTA International on Wednesday, September 29th, the association honored members who have shown exceptional service to the association and the industry. 

David Raby explains the decision to move SMTAI to Orlando in 2007.

IPC announces the publication of two major industry reports: "Worldwide High Speed Electronics Technology and Market Trends for the Years 2006-2016” and “Medical Electronics Market Opportunities for Interconnect Manufacturers”

All three studies are available to IPC members and nonmembers.

The 4th annual Medical Electronics Symposium will be held May 1-3, 2007 at the Sheraton Hotel in Bloomington, MN, USA. Deadline for abstracts is December 1, 2006.

IPC - Association Connecting Electronics Industries® welcomes Dr. Buzz Aldrin, Walt Custer and iNEMI representatives as keynote speakers at IPC Printed Circuits Expo®, APEX® and Designers Summit, February 20-22, 2007 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, Calif.  

Four half-day workshops will be offered on November 1 at the International Wafer-Level Packaging Conference (IWLPC). 

SMART Group will hold a special seminar, question time and table-top exhibition on November 7th at Wycombe FC Conference Centre. 

IPC's OEM Critical Components Committee hopes to release the standard by the second quarter of 2007. 

Submissions must be received by November 15, 2006.

New to the award category this year was the presentation of committee leadership awards.

The IMAPS EMPC is Europe’s premier conference related to microelectronic packaging and interconnection technologies. The EMPC conference, which takes place June 17-20, 2007, addresses "everything in electronics between the chip and the system."

Starting September 15, exhibitors will have one more tool to assist them in getting the most out of the exhibition and having the greatest possible success in attracting the attention of qualified attendees 

iNEMI and IPC sponsor event to discuss emerging environmental regulations. 

Workshop to be held Wednesday, 11 October 2006 at the Oxfordshire conference center in Thame. 

Partnering with CircuiTree and EMSNow, EIPC will bring global OEM, ODM, EMS, PCB makers and industry suppliers together in Koelnmesse, Cologne, Germany, October 4th & 5th.

The IWLPC, co-presented by Chip Scale Review and the SMTA, will take place from November 1-3, 2006, at the Wyndham Hotel, San Jose.

September 17 - 20, 2006 at the Elite Park Hotel, Gothenburg 

While traditionally this level of incentive negotiation was conducted for only the largest manufacturers, all members of IPC will now have access to the services offered by LMS at no upfront cost.

Highlights of the report include regional summaries of PCB production covering Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and the Americas; commentary on flexible printed circuits; data on foreign investment in China and overseas investment by U.S. companies; and historical data on world rigid PCB production.

SMART Group to hold four-module workshop 7th September at Soldertec's research faciilities, St. Albans, UK. 

Dr. Jacob’s speech will be in conjunction with the RF and Wireless Day at the Symposium – Tuesday, October 10, 2006.

IPC will hold a technical summit meeting in mid-September in San Jose, Calif. to begin development of standards for the manufacture of lithium ion batteries for portable and handheld electronics.

IPC/JEDEC International Conferences on Lead Free Electronic Components and Assemblies 

SMART Group announces three autumn events, two in Thame and one in Wycombe, UK. 

Dr. Jacob’s speech will be in conjunction with the RF and Wireless Day at the Symposium on Tuesday, October 10, 2006.