Don't get left behind! To stay on top of the lead free issue, consider the importance of: * Materials declaration * New alloys and material evaluations * Inspection changes * Avoiding tin whiskers * Advanced packages like chip scale and flip chip-how does lead free fit in? * Reliability Assembly operations may face increased costs as high as 15% to implement lead free operations. In addition, the record keeping and reporting requirements have enormous implications for your company. To remain competitive, your company had better get a firm grasp on lead free criteria now before the EU Directive takes effect in July, 2006. The International Conference on Lead free Electronics, Toward Implementation of the RoHS Directive <http://www.ipc.org/LFBarcelona> , sponsored by IPC and Soldertec Global, a division of Tin Technology, will be held 7-10 June in Barcelona, Spain at the Hotel Fira Palace. This remarkable event will bring together the leading experts in lead free at this major European conference. Don't miss this exclusive opportunity that includes 9 workshops and tutorials and 36 technical sessions. A small sampling of courses include: * A - Z of Lead free Soldering * Lead free Compatibility in Materials and Processes * Lead free Inspection, Process Control and Defect Elimination * Electronic Material Declaration Standards to Support Eco-Compliance Technical sessions include: * RoHS: Implementation and Enforcement Across the EU * Implementation of a Lead free Manufacturing Process for High Complexity Electronic Assemblies * A Database for the Transition to Lead Free * Could Thin Tin Over Nickel be an Answer to Tin Whiskers? Hear company representatives from IBM, Indium, Hitachi, Cookson, Henkel and Hewlett Packard, to name a few, as they share their lead free knowledge. And, check out the tabletop exhibits during the conference breaks where you'll get details on the latest technology. Register today as time is running out! Go to www.ipc.org/LFBarcelona <http://www.ipc.org/LFBarcelona> for more information and to register. Be ready for this momentous change! --------------------------------------------------- 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 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------