The Perfect Combination - 

Lock in on the one trade show that has what you need:  IPC Printed Circuits Expo, APEX, and the Designers Summit.  This year's event has a number of educational opportunities that you won't want to miss.  Choose from OVER 60 educational courses - everything from hot topics such as embedded passives and lead free to industry basics on printed circuit boards and assembly.

Participate in specific EMBEDDED PASSIVES courses:
* Printed Resistor Design, Measurement and Analysis for Embedded Passive Technology
* Embedded Passives: Applications, Theory, Science, Materials, Design and Manufacturing
* Embedded Passive and Active Devices
* Embedded PWB Technologies and What They Are Used For
* Embedded Passives Laser Trim Guidelines

Check out the courses on LEAD FREE.  There are over TWENTY of them.  Here is a small sampling. 
* Implementing a Lead Free Conversion Project for PCBs
* Crafting of a Lead Free Solder Process
* Lead Free Soldering--Metallurgical Fundamentals, Reflow Applications and Challenges
* Practical Lead Free Assembly
* Best Practices in Implementing Lead Free Assembly
* Quality in Manufacturing Lead Free Motherboards 
* Implementing the Pin in Paste Process
* Essential RoHS Lead Free Compliance
* Lead Free Compatibility in Materials and Processes
* Lead Free Implementation & Production
* Lead Free Solder Joint Reliability
* Principles for BGA Technology Implementation
* Flexible Circuitry: Materials, Process & Construction
* Lead Free Solutions are Typically Not Drop in Replacements
* A - Z of Lead Free Soldering
* Lead Free Inspection, Process Control and Defect Elimination
* The Real Cost of Lead Free SMT

And if you're a newcomer to the industry, get the basics here, too.  

* Fundamentals of Printed Circuits - Materials, Structures and Processes
* Surface Mount Technology: Principles and Practice
* Introduction to Advanced Packaging
* IPC-A-610 Revision D: An Overview of the Acceptability of Electronic Assembly
* J-STD-001D and IPC-A-610D: Requirements and Acceptance for the Electronics Industry

And, the event offers plenty more than educational courses.  You can also attend all the FREE sessions - keynotes, forums, poster presentations and networking activities.  

This year's special highlight is the ECWC 10 (Electronics Circuit World Convention) technical conference. International speakers from across the world will be presenting technical sessions on technologies, trends and processes.  You can choose from 40 sessions and 115 paper presentations.  See what's available and register for a package here.  Packages include both educational courses and the technical conference. You can save up to 30% over the cost of purchasing items separately.  
Register today at www.GoIPCShows.org and get the information you need to succeed in your business.  

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