Greetings,

 Our next meeting will be:

           Thursday, 18 May 2000, 6-9 pm
           Mandarin House NORTH
           314 Merchants Dr.
           (689-4800)

We'll have two presentations:

 Roxanne Ouellet, Manager of Engineering and Quality Control
for Multifor [a PC fabrication house in Montreal, Canada used by
some of our members], will provide a presentation on Design for
Manufacturability from a PCB fabricator's point of view.

 Gary Ferrai, Designers Council Executive Director, will provide
a presentation on GenCAM, the IPC/ANSI  CAD to CAM data transfer
standard.[Information on the GenCAM standard and GenCAM vs Valor's
ODB++ format is available in the April 2000 issue of PC Design
Magazine.]

Please RSVP by Tuesday, 16 May/00 to Tom Martin
[[log in to unmask]   (865) 330-1526]
so we can ensure we have a large enough room to
eat/meet in. Buffet and beverage are  FREE (courtesy
of Multifor.) [Beer is available if you choose to
purchase it.]

           Directions:
           From I-640 (East or West)
           Exit I-640 onto I-75 North
           Take the Merchants Dr. Exit (Exit 108)
           Turn left onto Merchants Dr. and go
           under I-75
           Turn left on Family Inns Dr. (2nd light
           after going under I-75)
           Mandarin House is on the right side of the complex.

         See you there,

         Tom
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Tom Martin
Sr. PCB Designer, ASE Technologies USA
VP Smoky Mountain Chapter, IPC Designer's Council
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V:(1-865) 330-1526; FAX:(1-865) 330-1540
http://www.ase-tech-usa.com/
6721 Baum Drive
Knoxville, TN 37919-7314, USA