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                    Stirring the Specification Soup
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        Build Success with IPC & Military Fabrication Specifications

                Sponsored by UP Media Group and Cosmotronic

        The Greater Boston Chapter of the IPC Designer's Council will
        hold its next meeting on Thursday, Oct 13th at 5pm in the
        Stark Conference Room at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester
        New Hampshire, in the midst of the PCB East trade show.

        While we've all carried boiler plate from eons gone by the
        subtleties between standard sets need to be understood if we
        are to arrive at the right destinations.  For years now the
        Military world has been in a move to "commercial off-the-
        shelf" but many old programs still call for MIL-P-55110 or
        the obsoleted material specs.  So why do we now find a new
        spec MIL-31032?  How does it compare to COTS (IPC-6012 in
        Class 2 or Class 3)?  How do either of these compare the
        55110 that refuses to go away?  What happens to the spec-
        manship when you start introducing flex?

        And, drum roll please, how do RoHS and WEEE affect spec-
        manship???  Bring your specification questions!

        How do we get the right boards???  Come find out!!!  We're
        kicking off a new meeting season and need to hear from you
        on what topics are needed, what meeting schedules work for
        you, and all that.  See you then!

        Brad Saunders has held numerous positions in the PWB industry
        and is a noted resource in the realm.

        Cosmotronic is a rigid and rigid/flex quick-turn commercial
        and military PWB supplier with over 35 years in the business.

        UP Media Group provides news, analysis, education and the
        latest information on techniques and technologies for the
        electronics interconnect market through leading magazines,
        workshops and trade shows.

        Agenda:

        4:45 pm,    Arrivals/appetizers
        5:00        Jeff Seeger - Chapter Update
        5:15        Brad Saunders, Bare board build specifications

        Location:

        Radisson Hotel, 700 Elm St, Manchester NH 03101, on site with
        PCD East.  Just off the Granite St Exit from rt 293.

        No RSVP's needed, just show up!

        President's Note:

        Many thanks to UP Media and Cosmotronic for sponsoring
        our first of hopefully many meetings this upcoming season.
        After what I hope was a great summer break we will be back
        in as regular a meeting schedule as we can muster, with
        new and time-honored topics for all perspectives.  As
        always your input and support are desired and welcomed.

        Thanks and regards,
        Jeff Seeger,  CTO, Applied CAD Knowledge Inc.
        President, Greater Boston Chapter, IPC Designer's Council
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