Pete, I don't know what "The Benchmark" is - please give more information. Persoanlly I think that you cannot set up a good benchmark or contest so you will, unless you have very strict rules about the participation. Compare it to Formula-1 : anybody (with enough money) can win a F-1 race (it might take a rebuilt F-16 plane), but the point is : can I win within the limits of the rules set up by the FIA (this type of tyres, fuel, etc). Regards, Peter ############################################################## IPC Designers Council Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ############################################################## To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE DESIGNERCOUNCIL <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF DESIGNERCOUNCIL ############################################################## Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. For the technical support contact Dmitriy Sklyar at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.311 ##############################################################