Hi,
In the attached text file are the latest local chapter reports, containing
meeting dates, times, featured speakers, and other news, as well as contact
information for each chapter.
Please support your local chapters. Members are nonmembers are welcome to most
chapter meetings.
Mike Buetow
IPC Communications Manager
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Chapter Reports
ATLANTA
Next meeting: Jan. 20
Activities planned for next year include presentations on DfM, microvias, and electromagnetic interference shielding techniques for PWBs. An education/certification study group is being formed by Marcus Johnson at CADSouth. Those interested may contact him at 770-448-6576. Anyone wishing to help out, be an officer, etc. please call.
AUSTRALASIAN
Dates have been set for a High Speed PCB and System Design workshop to be presented by Lee Ritchey of 3COM Corp. The dates for the Melbourne workshop are April 12 and 13, while one will be held in Sydney April 15 and 16. Obtain details from Andrew Pollock.
Dates for monthly meetings in Melbourne will now alternate between Wednesday (odd months) and Thursday (even months) at 6:30 p.m. at the SMCBA offices.
AUSTRALIAN
Next meeting: February
Topic: Impedance- and EMI-control circuit design
Location: Adelaide and Sydney
Rick Hartley of Applied Innovation Inc. returns to deliver his Impedance Control and EMI Circuit Design program in Sydney the last week of February.
CENTRAL OHIO
Next meeting: Jan. 20
GREATER BOSTON
Next meeting: Jan. 12
Topic: Rigid-flex design
Location: Lockheed Martin
Mike Collier, applications engineer at Teledyne, will present on the design and manufacture of rigid-flex circuitry. Advantages of the approach will be discussed, as well as design rules and considerations, and material choices and characteristics. Rigid-flex boards catch the eye (and imagination) of every designer; let's find out when/where/how to use this technology.
Meeting time is 6 to 9 p.m., and Lockheed is located on Forbes Rd (Route 95, exit 30b), Lexington.
The Steering Committee meets the second Tuesday of each month at the Victoria's Station Restaurant, Burlington (across from the Burlington Mall on Middlesex Turnpike), at 6 p.m. Hope to see you there!
HOUSTON
Next meeting: Jan. 12
Topic: Are your PWB designs up to the latest standards?
Location: Compaq Computer Corp.
There will be a social hour at 6:30 p.m., followed by the presentation. The chapter will sponsor a floor discussion on how individual companies are updating their PWB designs to the latest IPC specifications. Compaq is at 20555 SH 249, Houston. For more information contact Raul Perez Jr. (see index) or Judy Millstid (281-240-2454). RSVP Michelle at Chem-Lab (281-240-2454) by 5 p.m. Jan. 11.
NORTH ALABAMA
Help us get the chapter up and running again, and feel free to invite anyone who is interested.
NORTHEAST OHIO
Next meeting: Feb. 3
Topic: New design software
Location: Pepperl+Fuchs
Meeting time is 4 p.m. Scheduled to present product demos are Incases, which will show EMI products, and Cadence, which will present their latest package.
We are considering creating a Web page for our chapter, and think it would increase interest and communication. Our next meeting is planned for Jan. 20. Hopefully, we will install our 1999 officers. Topic and place to be determined.
NORTHERN ILLINOIS
Next meeting: Feb. 24
Topic: Designing for BGAs
Location: 3COM Corp. (Rolling Meadows)
The Northern Illinois IPC D.C. will present designing for BGA parts, courtesy of Tom Ruberto of 3COM. For further information contact: Karl Bates or Rachel Sheffer (773-880-2327; [log in to unmask]).
NORTH TEXAS
Next meeting: Jan. 7
Topic: IPC design specs: What's new?
Location: Texans Association Building
At the upcoming meeting we'll talk about IPC-D-275, IPC-2221, and IPC-2222--What's New and What's Different, presented by Glenn Miner of Raytheon Systems Co. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m, and will be held at the Texans Association Building at Texas Instruments in Dallas (I-635 at Central Expressway).
The next core group meeting will be on Feb. 4 at a time and location to be determined.
ORANGE COUNTY
We are trying to get the IPC Designers Council chapter going for Orange County. We really need help with the organization and running of this chapter. Please consider volunteering your time to keep this chapter alive. Email Rich Hagan ([log in to unmask]).
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Portland)
Next meeting: Jan. 20
Topic: Annual meeting/elections
Location: Mentor Graphics (Wilsonville)
The December Executive Board meeting was held at Mentor. Attending were President Jim Yohe (senior PCB design contractor), Secretary/Treasurer Lynette Hawkins (Tektronix), Nomination Committee Chairperson Mia Liedelmeyer (Tektronix), Geoff Schofield (Mentor), and Don Tabor (senior CAD/PCB librarian contractor). Thanks goes to Geoff for the meeting facilities for this meeting and our Annual meeting, and also the pizza!
We reviewed our goals and status of each item. We officially adopted the bylaws (as published on our Web site). We reviewed the agenda for the Annual Meeting Jan. 20, and discussed the March meeting. We are undecided on the topic for the March meeting but will continue to speak with people in order to develop more ideas.
Mia and Lynette put together a list of eligible candidates for our elections at our Annual Meeting. (Thanks to both for their help and the preparation of the ballot.) We have one person listed for president, vice president, secretary/treasurer (a combined office at this time), and public relations. Gary Ferrari will be our guest speaker.
Watch the Pacific Northwest Chapter Web page for directions and updates.
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
December marked our annual holiday get together. We had a special meal coupled with some door prizes. You would be surprised at how technical information seems to flow over an informal dinner. Summit Solutions International, an Indianapolis-based business consulting company specializing in challenges faced within the EDA community, sponsored the December meeting.
The 1999 program will be finalized in accordance with our recent survey. The survey indicated the chapter wants to start a design certification study group. We will finalize creation of the group, meeting times, and locations. The group hopes to culminate its efforts taking the certification exam in the March/April timeframe. Since the exam will be administered locally we encourage all interested to sign up for the study group, which will begin meeting in January.
SOUTH JERSEY
Next meeting: Jan. 12
Topic: IPC design specs
Location: Formation Inc. (Moorestown)
We're in the midst of reviewing the new IPC design (IPC-2221 and IPC-2222) and fabrication (IPC-6012A) standards.
SUSQUEHANNA REGION
SRC would like to know what you would like to see at upcoming meetings. Currently, we have tentative meetings planned to discuss impedance control, assembly, and possibly a tour of a local assembly company. Forward ideas to Rick Adams at Lockheed Martin (607-770-2467; [log in to unmask]).
We have a number of members interested in designer certification. The chapter is considering holding workshops based on the IPC Designer Certification Study Guide. If interested, email Rick.
SYRACUSE
The PCB Design department at Philips Broadband Networks Inc. is interested in forming a local chapter to expand our skills and knowledge. The group is also in the early stages of obtaining IPC designer certification.
If you have an interest in being part of this chapter, please contact John Tafe at Philips (100 Fairgrounds Dr., Manlius, NY 13104; 315-682-9105 ext. 2470; [log in to unmask]). If the response looks promising we will schedule a meeting. Please pass this message on to anyone you think may be interested. The more cross-functional our membership (design, engineering, fabrication, and assembly) the better.
Chapter Anniversaries
Atlanta (1992)*
Orange County (1998)
Los Angeles (1998)
San Diego (1998)
*Charter member
INDEX
A/HOT (Austin/Heart of Texas)
President: Rick Prekup, XeTel Corp. (512-435-1376; [log in to unmask]) www.ipc.org/ahot/index.html
ATLANTA
President: Joseph Gibson, Hadco Inc. (770-474-6645; [log in to unmask])
AUSTRALASIA
Chapter Administrator: Andrew Pollock, Surface Mount & Circuit Board Association (+61 3 9568- 0599; [log in to unmask]) www.smcba.asn.au/docs/ipc.html
AUSTRALIAN
President: Tony Saunders, Telstra Electronic Products and Services (+61 08 8352 3055; [log in to unmask]) www.attecaustralia.com/designers.htm
CANADA (Toronto)
President: Greg Bordash, ATI Technologies Inc. (905-882-2600, ext. 8370; [log in to unmask])
CENTRAL OHIO (Dayton, Cincinnati, Columbus)
President: Dan Tagg, Mettler-Toledo Inc. (614-438-4314; [log in to unmask])
CHESAPEAKE (Baltimore-Washington)
President: Linda Mazzitelli, Details Inc. (703-392-7556; [log in to unmask])
www.ipc.org/ches/index.html
COLORADO (Denver)
Contact: JoAnn Vigil, Maxtor (303-678-2670; [log in to unmask])
DETROIT
Contact: Alex Goodall, Voyager Tech (248-888-9250; [log in to unmask])
EL PASO BORDERLAND
Contact: Steve Collins, Antec (800-351-2345 ext. 5572; [log in to unmask])
GERMANY (Europe)
Coordinator: Lutz Treutler, FED (+49 30 834 9059; [log in to unmask])
GREATER BOSTON
President: Jeff Seeger, Applied CAD Knowledge (978-649-9800; [log in to unmask])
GREATER PHOENIX
President: Lewis Burnett, Honeywell Inc. (602-436-4744; [log in to unmask])
HIGH SIERRA (Reno, NV)
Contact: Jon Woodward, DNI Nevada Inc. (702-883-3400, ext. 203; [log in to unmask])
HOUSTON
President: Raul Perez Jr., Compaq Computer Corp. (281-514-9346; [log in to unmask]) www.ipc.org/houston/Hou-dc.htm
LOS ANGELES
Contact: Johanna Clements, Lear Astronics Corp. (310-915-6873; [log in to unmask])
MINNEAPOLIS
Contact: Todd Linker, Emerson EMC (612-401-3051; [log in to unmask])
NORTH ALABAMA
Contact: Frank Frank ([log in to unmask]) or Mark Ambrose, Amtec (256-842-9741; [log in to unmask])
NORTHEAST OHIO (Cleveland)
President: Dave Artman, Pepperl + Fuchs Inc. (330-425-3555; [log in to unmask])
NORTHERN ILLINOIS
President: Karl Bates, Lucent Technologies (630-713-9853; [log in to unmask]) www.ipc.org/nidc/index.html
NORTH TEXAS
Contact: Glenn Miner, Raytheon Systems Co. (972-462-2298; [log in to unmask])
ORANGE COUNTY (California)
Contact: Rich Hagan, Litronic Industries (714-545-6649; [log in to unmask])
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Portland)
President: Jim Yohe (503-202-9643; [log in to unmask]) www.ipc.org/pnw/index.htm
SAN DIEGO
President: Raymond Aguilar, Tacan Corp. (760-438-1010; [log in to unmask]) www.ipc.org/SanDiego/index.html
SILICON VALLEY
President: David Aylward, Design Plus (408-224-1850; [log in to unmask])
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
President: John Laseter, Power Systems (860-687-4831; [log in to unmask])
SOUTH JERSEY
President: Arnold Gold, Aydin Telemetry (215-968-4271; [log in to unmask])
SPACE COAST (Melbourne, FL)
President: Cliff Lamson, Harris Corp. (407-727-5158; [log in to unmask])
SUSQUEHANNA Region (New York state)
President: Sally Meyers, Celestica Inc. (607-763-3041; [log in to unmask])
www.ipc.org/src/index.html
SYRACUSE
Contact: John Tafe, Philips Broadband Networks Inc. (315-682-9105 ext. 2470; [log in to unmask]).
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