IPC Seeks Industry Votes on Top 10 Academic Posters

Bridging the gap between industry and academia, the IPC academic poster competition returns to IPC APEX EXPO in 2010. Fourteen academic posters from eight universities have been submitted for consideration by the industry. Between today and February 19, 2010, IPC is seeking industry votes to determine the top 10 poster abstracts.

As determined by industry, the 10 academic posters with the most votes will be displayed during the exhibition at IPC APEX EXPO on April 6–8 in Las Vegas. At the show, attendees and exhibitors will be invited to vote for their favorite poster. The authors of the top three posters will be awarded with $3,000, $1,000 and $500, for first, second and third places, respectively, which will be announced at the close of the show floor reception on Wednesday, April 7.

“This is a great opportunity to acknowledge and reward industry research that is taking place at great institutions,” said Greg Munie, IPC technical conference director. “We urge everyone to review and vote for the abstracts they feel are the best in terms of research and usefulness to our industry.”

To review the poster abstracts and to vote, industry members should visit www.IPCAPEXEXPO.org/academic-posters.

Munie added, “Attendees at IPC APEX EXPO will be exposed to new ideas in so many ways — the technical conference, the networking, educational courses and now these academic posters. Visitors are guaranteed to return to their jobs with critical information that can really make a difference back at work.”

All events will take place at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Convention Center in Las Vegas. For more information on other IPC APEX EXPO activities or to register, visit www.IPCAPEXEXPO.org.

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IPC (www.IPC.org) is a global trade association dedicated to the competitive excellence and financial success of its 2,700 member companies, which represent all facets of the electronics industry, including design, printed circuit board manufacturing, electronics assembly and test. As a member-driven organization and leading source for industry standards, training, market research and public policy advocacy, IPC supports programs to meet the needs of an estimated $1.7 trillion global electronics industry.