Hi Dave - does this mean that the Fall Meeting is now in March? Or are we
having an PC Expo, a IPC/SMEMA show, and the Fall conference?

Dave




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Contact: Dan Green
  847-790-5371
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
IPC/SMEMA COUNCIL UNVEILS PLANS FOR NEW ELECTRONICS ASSEMBLY PROCESS
TECHNOLOGY SHOW

Northbrook, IL 11/12/98

 The IPC/SMEMA Council has announced plans for an industry sponsored trade
show and
conference on electronics assembly process technology.  The event, yet to
be named,
is being organized by all of the major assembly equipment suppliers with
the
leadership of the IPC/SMEMA Council.
The event will be launched in March 2000 at the Long Beach Convention
Center in Long
Beach, California, with the exhibition being conducted March 14-16.
Focused on the
electronics assembly industry, the scope of the exhibition will include the
entire
assembly process, from bare boards to tested electronics assembly.
Developed by the
industry for the industry, the new show will present a broad exchange on
electronics
production technology among equipment manufacturers, materials suppliers
and their
customers.
Combining the technical capabilities and competence of IPC and IPC/SMEMA
Council
members, the event will feature educational sessions and conference
programs lead by
the best and brightest in the electronics assembly industry.  Based on the
highly
successful model developed for the IPC Printed Circuits Expo, the program
will be
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IPC/SMEMA Show, Pg. 2
conference focused, with exhibit space fairly allocated among all sponsors
and
industry  suppliers.  All income from the conference and exhibition will be
used to
benefit the industry through programs of IPC and the IPC/SMEMA Council.
 "This new show will provide our customers with a tightly focused
exhibition and
educational program to allow them to make the best use of their time and
money,
maximizing the attendees investment.  For industry suppliers, the event
will not only
provide focus, but significantly reduce the cost associated with
communicating with
their customer base," says IPC/SMEMA Council Vice Chairman Stephen Hall of
BTU
International.
The IPC/SMEMA Council Trade Show Committee, which is leading this effort,
includes:
Steve DeCollibus, Speedline Technologies; Neil Edmundson, Universal
Instruments; Timm
Rose, Fuji America; Eddie Kawase, Panasonic Factory Automation; Steve Hall,
BTU; Pat
O'Brien, JOT Automation; Brian Duffey, Mydata Automation; Patrick Trippel,
Siemens
Energy and Automation; Michael Newkirk, Zevatech; Richard Heimsch, DEK;
Michael
Buscher, Philips EMT; Craig Ramsey, Quad Systems; and Mark Peo, Heller
Industries.
Additional members for the IPC/SMEMA Council Trade Show Committee,
representing other
suppliers to the electronics assembly industry, are being sought to ensure
broad
representation of the supplier community.
"The companies on the Trade Show Committee are committed to the new
Electronics
Assembly Process Technology Show and want to make this the preeminent
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IPC/SMEMA Show, Pg. 3
conference and trade show in North America dedicated to electronics
assembly," says
DeCollibus, chairman of the Trade Show Committee.
 A website is being developed to bring the industry up-to-date information
as plans
develop in the coming months.  To keep informed of plans and developments
for the
show, log on regularly to www.ipc.org/html/smematradeshow.htm.
 For more information, contact IPC Vice President of Industry Programs Tony
Hilvers
at (847) 790-5338, or e-mail [log in to unmask]
 The IPC/SMEMA Council was formed through the recent merger of IPC and the
Surface
Mount Equipment Manufacturers Association, and represents companies that
manufacture
equipment for or produce software for surface mount board production.
 The IPC is a US-based trade association dedicated to the competitive
excellence and
financial success of its nearly 2,500 member companies which represent all
facets of
the electronic interconnection industry, including design, printed wiring
board
manufacturing and electronics assembly.  As a member-driven organization
and leading
source for industry standards, training, market research and public policy
advocacy,
IPC supports programs to meet the needs of a $26 billion US industry
employing more
than 250,000 people.
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NR8150.smemashow

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