Archive for the 'Press Releases' Category
Mar
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IEEE issues call for papers for Electrical Safety Workshop.
March 4, 2016 | Comments Off on IEEE issues call for papers for Electrical Safety Workshop.
IEEE IAS Electrical Safety Workshop will be held Jan 31 through Feb 3, 2017. Papers selected and approved by ESW Technical Program Committee will be presented in 45-min slide show or poster format during workshop. Case Studies can focus on “what went right” or “lessons learned” and will be presented during workshop in 15-minute slide show presentation format. Tutorials are in-depth, multi-hour instructional sessions that may qualify for CEU credits. Proposals are due no later than April 1, 2016.
Mar
4
IPC releases PCB industry results for January 2016.
March 4, 2016 | Comments Off on IPC releases PCB industry results for January 2016.
According to IPC’s monthly North American Printed Circuit Board Statistical Program, sales and orders slumped in January, but orders continued to outpace sales, bringing book-to-bill ratio up to 1.04. Total North American PCB shipments declined 1.6% in January 2016 compared to January 2015. Compared to December 2015, January 2015 shipments were down 19.2%. PCB bookings fell 3.4% below level of January 2015, and orders in January 2016 were down 14.3% from previous month.
Mar
4
IPC opens office in Brussels, Belgium.
March 4, 2016 | Comments Off on IPC opens office in Brussels, Belgium.
IPC has announced the official opening of a new office in Brussels, Belgium. Office will deliver full suite of IPC products and services, including member support, standards development activities, and educational opportunities to all members in Euro…
Mar
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SPI’s Garrison promoted as new membership/business development VP.
March 4, 2016 | Comments Off on SPI’s Garrison promoted as new membership/business development VP.
Mark Garrison will lead SPI’s marketing, sales, and membership services functions as SPI’s first senior vice president of membership and business development. SPI President and CEO William R. Carteaux cited Garrison’s “long history of experience” in plastics industry and 8+ years at SPI and also complimented his knowledge and background as “invaluable” to “keeping our trade shows and events fresh and up to date” as well as figuring out how to add value to SPI’s membership and industry.
Mar
4
ANSI Names Deadline for World without Standards paper competition.
March 4, 2016 | Comments Off on ANSI Names Deadline for World without Standards paper competition.
As part of its ongoing efforts to spread awareness among postsecondary students of strategic significance of standards and conformance, ANSI, in conjunction with its Committee on Education (CoE), announced fifth annual student paper competition. Appl…
Mar
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NIST Report examines how cloud computing can assist the disabled.
March 4, 2016 | Comments Off on NIST Report examines how cloud computing can assist the disabled.
“Cloud Computing and Accessibility Considerations” explores difficulties employees with disabilities may encounter as organizations migrate to the cloud. In addition to providing 8 known challenges with new IT technology, draft publication from NIST Cloud Accessibility Public Working Group lists barriers specific to cloud-computing environments. Working identified potential accessibility barriers and how to prevent them and also developed cloud computing accessibility taxonomy/vocabulary.