Hi Folks,

Please consider contributing to this study of RoHS-related costs we are
doing for the Consumer Electronics Association. People have bandied about
RoHS costs to industry that range all over the place; our intent is to
finally quantify that cost based on extensive collection of actual cost
information from real companies throughout the supply chain.

Note that this survey is not competing with the Arcadis Ecolas survey done
earlier this year; they received few responses to their (rather complex)
questionnaire so they are looking forward to the results of this for their
report to the European Commission. We will also be presenting the results to
other governments considering RoHS-like regulations.

Mike
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It is not often that one is presented with the opportunity to directly
influence global regions’ regulations, but this is such an opportunity—with
a deadline of December 14th. 

The European Union is reviewing the RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous
Substances) Directive, and dozens of other regional, country, and state /
provincial governments are evaluating substance restrictions for electronic
and electrical equipment. As the EU reviews RoHS and as other economies
consider substance restrictions, it is critical for the industry to provide
policymakers with quantitative data on the true costs of RoHS compliance.

By spending approximately 25 minutes completing a survey administered by
independent consulting firm Technology Forecasters Inc. (TFI is a valued
partner of DCA's; we are involved in the survey development and analysis for
this project) and funded by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), you
will be one of 100 to 200 people reporting business realities, costs, and
benefits of the EU RoHS Directive. The responses are anonymous, but the
objectively analyzed aggregate data will be presented to policy makers who
are eagerly awaiting this necessary feedback.

For reporting your experiences, costs, and benefits by the December 14th
deadline, you will receive a complimentary summary of this landmark study as
well as a copy of Lean and Green: Profit for Your Workplace and the
Environment, a book by TFI Founder and Director of TFI Environment Pamela
Gordon. 

As an alternative to completing the web-based survey, let us know if you
would prefer to be interviewed by telephone by replying to this email with
which days and timeslots are convenient for you, which time zone you are in,
and the telephone number to call.

We invite you to START NOW: http://cearohs.questionpro.com . Thanks from all
of us at CEA, TFI, and DCA.

http://cearohs.questionpro.com

Best Regards,
Michael Kirschner
President
Design Chain Associates, LLC
415.904.8330
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