Attached is the January announcement for the San Diego Chapter of the IPC Designer Council. January's highlights include: o Intro to the Designer Council by Gary Ferrari, Executive Director of the IPC Designer Council. o Chapter officer nominations & elections. o Also, ther are several workshops the IPC will present in in Southern California, in January, including: o Basic PCB Design Workshop, presented by Michelle Worthington President of the Reno Chapter of the IPC Designer Council. * This is ideal for Technicians, or CAD people looking to move into PWB Design. * A good coarse for new or entry level PWB Designers. * An orientation for Engineers (Hardware, or Manufacturing) who would like to understand more about PWB design. o IPC-SM-782 Land Pattern Design Workshop, presented by Gary Ferrari. * This is a review of the IPC-SM-782 Land Pattern Specification, which is what most of the land patterns on our boards at Qualcomm are based on. * Ideal workshop for CAD Library people, & Manufacturing Engineers. o Designer Certification Preparation Workshop, presented by Gary Ferrari. * Excellent refresher of the IPC-D-275, Design Standard for Rigid Printed Boards & Rigid Printed Board Assemblies. * The IPC has created and examination and certification process for PWB Designers. This coarse is aimed at PWB Designers who would like to seek certification. *** All IPC Workshops are independent of CAD tool & PWB vendors. These workshops are presented by the IPC, which is an international standards organization, and will reference IPC standards. IPC materials shall be provided at the presentation. *** All IPC Workshops will be open to the public, so submit your reservations early ! *** For more information on the IPC workshops please look on the IPC web pages (http://www.ipc.org), or contact Maryellen Hilderbrand, Education Coordinator for the IPC, phone: 847-509-9700 x382, email: [log in to unmask] Thank you for your attention joez below is the text version of the attached MS Word document. =========================================================================== >Topic: Chapter Kickoff Meeting / Officer Elections >Speaker: Gary Ferrari, Executive Director of the IPC Designer Council > >Gary will present the IPC Designer Council, what it is about, and how >it can help us: > · The programs that the IPC Designer Council has to offer. > · The education & training opportunities. > · Examples of meeting formats and chapter organization. > · Chapter incorporation. >If time permits, Gary can also talk about new IPC standards. IPC materials >will be distributed regarding the history of the council, education, and >other literature. > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Location: San Diego, > Qualcomm, Bldg S Cafe’, 5535 Morehouse Drive, San Diego >DATE: January 13, 1998 >Primary Contact: Joe Zdybowicz [log in to unmask] 619-651-1096 >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Location: Orange County, > Western Digital, 8105 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine >DATE: January 14, 1998 >Primary Contact: Rich Hagan [log in to unmask] 714-545-6649 >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Location: Los Angeles, > Hughes, 7200 Hughes Terrace, Bldg C01, Rm 1C355, Westchester >DATE: January 15, 1998 >Primary Contact: Johanna Clements [log in to unmask] 619-272-0520 >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >The Plan: > 6:00 Welcome & eats. > 6:30-8:00 Gary Ferrari, Introduction to the Designer Council. > 8:00-8:30 Presentation of chapter organization, officer nominations, > & election. > >Space is limited. Please let one of the contacts know if you’ll be attending. >There may be a cover charge at the door to cover cost of food. > >=========================================================================== >Other IPC Activities in January: > > IPC Designer Council Workshops: > · Basic PCB Design IPC Workshop > Monday, January 12th, in San Diego, > Presented by Michelle Worthington. > > · IPC-SM-782 Land Pattern Design Workshop > Tuesday, January 13th, in San Diego, > Presented by Gary Ferrari > > · Designer Certification Preparation Workshop > Wednesday & Thursday, January 14 &15th, in Orange County, > Presented by Gary Ferrari > > For more information on the IPC workshops please look on the IPC > web pages (http://www.ipc.org), or contact Maryellen Hilderbrand, > Education Coordinator for the IPC, phone: 847-509-9700 x382, > email: [log in to unmask]