Attention to ALL Designers Council members ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Next year, the Design summit, Expo and Apex are all happening at the same time, in Anaheim (Los Angeles) California -:- February 23rd to 27th 2004 This is a rare opportunity for designers to steep themselves deeply in the greatest electronics event IPC has done so far - a combination of technical sessions and exhibitions that covers design, fab and assembly under the one roof. It's a great event, and gives every designer a chance to see, feel and hear the buzz. It promises to be a GREAT show. So if you want to present a paper, or have a presentation that will be of interest to designers in this unique setting at this unique event, have a look at the following blurb and get your abstracts into the system. Remember, the Designers Council is "BY DESIGNERS, FOR DESIGNERS". Give it some thought - if you do something special in board design, the rest of us would like to know about it. At the same time, the Technical Program Committee is looking for good ideas, so if there's something you would like to see in the conference, or would like to nominate someone to make a presentation who is interesting and doing something special, send an email to Andy Kowalewski at [log in to unmask] Member - Technical Program Committee for the Designers Summit & IPC Printed Circuits Expo Make yourself heard - we need to hear from YOU. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CALL FOR PARTICIPATION You are invited to submit an abstract for the industry's premier conference on electronics manufacturing. The joint APEX, IPC Printed Circuits Expo and Designers Summit technical conference - developed and presented by the industry for the industry -- provides significant visibility for you and your company on your research and knowledge. Over 1,500 companies and individuals will receive the technical proceedings and help ensure that your published paper is seen by key engineers and managers throughout the printed circuit board and electronics assembly industries. February 23-27, 2004 Anaheim, California www.ipcprintedcircuitexpo.org www.goapex.org http://dc.ipc.org/summmit Papers are sought on design, materials, assembly, processes, and equipment in the following areas: Design - including anything to do with the following: PCB Fabrication Soldering (including Lead-free) Electromigration & Tin Whiskers Flexible Circuitry Packaging & Components Area Array - Flip Chip - 0201 Embedded Passive & Active Devices Via Plugging and Other Protection HDI Technologies Surface Finishes High Speed, High Frequency & Signal Integrity Black Pad Factory Automation Environmental Concerns Electronic Manufacturing Services Business & Supply Chain Issues Test, Inspection & AOI Performance, Quality & Reliability Optoelectronics Requirement: Provide an abstract of approximately 300 words that summarizes original and previously unpublished work covering case histories, research and discoveries. It must be received by June 20, 2003. The selection process is competitive and sufficient detail needs to be included to allow the Technical Program Committee to assess content of the proposed paper. If selected, papers will be due December 5, 2003 and should be a minimum of 6 pages in length (text and graphics). The paper should describe significant results from experiments, emphasize new techniques, discuss trends of interest and contain technical and/or appropriate test results. Oral presentations will be limited to 30 minutes including 5 minutes for attendee questions. Organizing Sessions: Individuals interested in organizing a cohesive technical session, a panel discussion or forum, (requires recruiting three to four speakers from different companies), should submit a proposed topic and tentative paper titles and speaker names. Benefits: As a conference speaker/author/session chair you will be entitled to a copy of the Proceedings, a free one-day conference pass the day of your presentation, discounted registration fees for the full conference, and complimentary admission to the Exhibit Hall including the show floor reception. You can earn a FREE pass to the Gala and admission to the Full Conference. All abstracts received by June 20, 2003 and ultimately placed in the conference will be eligible for a Free Gala ticket. All papers selected for presentation and provided to IPC by November 7, 2003 will be eligible for a Free Full Conference Pass. Awards: To recognize exceptional achievement, awards are available to speakers - the "Best U.S. Paper" for U.S. authors and the "Best International Paper" for non-U.S. authors. Each award is for $1,000 with a recognition plaque. Co-authors share the cash award and each receives a recognition plaque. Educational Courses: Proposals are also solicited from individuals interested in teaching full-day (six hours) or half-day (three hours) Professional Development Courses on design, printed circuit board and electronic manufacturing processes and materials to a class of up to 50 persons. Proposals including course descriptions must be submitted by June 20, 2003. A master copy of the course workbook must be submitted by November 21, 2003. An honorarium is offered to Professional Development Instructors. Contact IPC 847-790-5377 for more information and to find out how you can earn a FREE conference pass. ABSTRACT & PROPOSAL FORM For more information about conference participation contact Greg Munie, Conference Director, at email address [log in to unmask] It is highly recommended that you submit your abstract online at either: http://www.goapex.org/html/CFPAPEX2004.htm http://www.ipcprintedcircuitexpo.org/speaker/2004EXPOCFP.htm IF REPLYING BY EMAIL ALL OF THE FOLLOWING *INFORMATION* IS REQUIRED. *Name: *Title: *Company: *Address: *City/State/Postal Code: *Daytime Phone Fax: Cellular Phone/Pager: *Email Address: Alternate Contact Information (Corporate PAO/PR) please include name, phone and email info: [ ] I would like to present a technical paper [ ] I would like to organize a session, panel or forum [ ] I would like to teach an educational course [ ] I am not interested in presenting a paper but please send me attendee information Note: Previously published papers and papers focused on the company or company's products are not appropriate and will not be accepted. Paper Due Dates Abstracts: June 20, 2003 Acceptance: August 8, 2003 Manuscripts: December 5, 2003 Professional Development Due Dates Proposals: June 20, 2003 Acceptance: August 8, 2003 Workbooks: November 21, 2003 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DesignerCouncil Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF DesignerCouncil. To set a vacation stop for delivery of DesignerCouncil send: SET DesignerCouncil NOMAIL Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------