IPC - Association Connecting Electronics Industries(r) and JEDEC, the Solid State Technology Association have circled the globe to bring industry up-to-speed on critical lead free issues, including the European Union's Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) legislation. Building on successful conferences in North America, Asia and Europe, IPC and JEDEC will host an International Conference on Lead Free Electronic Components and Assemblies on Dec. 6-8, 2005 in Boston. Both the workshops and technical conference will be held at the Hyatt Harborside, 101 Harborside Drive, Boston, MA. To reserve your room, please contact the hotel directly at 617-568-1234 and ask for the IPC/JEDEC Lead Free Conference rate of $149 (single/double) per night, guaranteed through November 21. Rooms are subject to availability after that, so please make your reservations early. Top experts from around the world will be in Boston to deliver an exceptional educational program and technical conference. Conference topics will include: case studies in RoHS compliance; the aerospace industry response to the global transition to lead free solder; impact of RoHS compliance on exempt industries; lead free and miniaturization; and an update on the New England Lead Free Electronic Consortium. Workshop topics will include: protocols for WEEE and RoHS compliance; rework and repair of lead free solder joints; impact of RoHS on design, materials, process, and reliability of packaging and PCB assembly; best practices in implementing lead free assembly; key stages of the reflow soldering process; strategies for assuring the reliability of solder attachments, printed circuit boards (PCBs), and components in electronic product subjected to lead free soldering; key areas in production process/material options and reliability evaluation; and more. In addition to conference and workshop sessions, top suppliers will be showcasing their new products and services. For more information about this conference, visit www.ipc.org/leadfreeNA. Tabletop exhibits will be displayed on December 7-8, 2005. --------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------