MEETING OF THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER OF THE IPC DESIGNERS COUNCIL Date: Tuesday, the 3th of August, 2004 Where: Connies in Derby Time: Networking 6:00pm Topic: Part 3- Lead Free Electronic Manufacturing and Design This month we conclude our Lead Free series with an overview summary presented by Vitronics Soltec. The wrap-up session will summarize the lead free issues in Asia, Europe and North America. Also discussed will be process, joint, technical and pricing considerations. Lastly we will discuss the impact on the supply chain as well as the timing associated with lead free conversion. The series is intended for all segments of product development addressing the needs of designers, assemblers and fabricators. Speaker: Denis Barbini, Ph.D. Manager Advanced Technologies, Vitronics Soltec. Dr. Barbini is assigned to the Surface Mount Laboratory in Binghamton, NY. And actively participates on a number of NEMI Lead Free committees. Host: Vitronics Soltec, NH is our host for this meeting. Vitronics Soltec may be remembered as Zeva or by it’s current name, and is one of the top two suppliers of soldering systems in the world. More importantly, the company strives to be the leader in soldering technology. They are active participants in efforts to seek reliable lead free solutions. Connies requires that we provide a correct number of attendees in advance. So, confirm your attendance. Contact Vin Stabile (President SNEC) by end of business day Monday 6/2/04 or confirm by e-mail at [log in to unmask] Directions to Connie’s Restaurant: Take Route 84 to Route 8 South. Take Route 8 to Route 34, towards Derby (left off exit). Make a right turn at the SECOND traffic light. Connies is one block, on the right. --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 -----------------------------------------------------