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news & EventsSMTA / iNEMI Medical Electronics SymposiumNovember 12-13, 2013Embassy Suites, Milpitas, CAWe invite you to join us for our 10th MedicalElectronics Symposium co-sponsored this year bySMTA and iNEMI. From 2004 – 2008 this event washeld in Minneapolis. From 2009 to 2012 SMTA was aco-sponsor of the MEPTEC medical electronics eventhelp in Tempe, AZ. This is the first year SMTA willpartner with iNEMI on this particular topic and welook forward to the collaboration.Medical electronics technology offers completesolutions that give people the hope and reality to extendand improve their quality of life. These solutions aresupported by a growing high-tech manufacturingindustry that continues to have a strong NorthAmerican presence. Medical electronics is a vibrant,interactive technical community. Improvements inminiaturization, medical device quality and systemefficiency often result from close working relationshipsbetween industry, universities, government and privateinstitutions. This conference will focus on medicalelectronic devices, carriers and components, advancedassembly techniques, reliability and the complex globalregulatory requirements (including ROHS) requiredfor medical applications.The technical committee members are:Donald Banks, St. Jude Medical, Co-ChairCharles Richardson, iNEMI, Co-ChairBill Burdick, GE MedicalErik Larkowski, Boston ScientificDale Lee, Plexus Corp.John McNulty, Exponent Failure Analysis AssociatesAnthony Primavera, Micro Systems EngineeringPeter Tortorici, MedtronicCheryl Tulkoff, DfR SolutionsExhibit space is available and entitles you to a 6 ft.draped table, two chairs, a copy of the attendee list,company sign, breakfast, lunch & breaks, and onecopy of the conference proceedings. Sponsorships andadvertising opportunities are also available.For more information contact Patti Hvidhyld at952-920-7682 or patti@smta.org.www.smta.org/medical/F-35 Lightning Program Is Focus of SMTA International KeynoteUS Air Force Major General (Ret) DuLaney, Lockheed Martin AeronauticsThe Opening Keynote Session and Annual Meetingat SMTA International, October 15, 2013, will featureBob D. DuLaney, Lockheed Martin and US Air ForceMajor General (Ret), as the keynote speaker. He willpresent “F-35 Lightning II: The Centerpiece for 21stCentury Global Security.” This is a free event at SMTAInternational and includes breakfast treats and coffeefor all attendees.The F-35 Lightning II is a 5th Generation fighter,combining advanced stealth with fighter speed andagility, fully fused sensor information, network-enabledoperations and advanced sustainment. Three distinctvariants of the F-35 will replace the A-10 and F-16 forthe U.S. Air Force, the F/A-18 for the U.S. Navy, theF/A-18 and AV-8B Harrier for the U.S. Marine Corps,and a variety of fighters for at least ten other countries.Bob DuLaney will provide an overview of the F-35program detailing the importance of this particularaircraft, current progress on the program, and itseconomic impact.Bob DuLaney is Senior Manager F-35 CustomerEngagement for Lockheed Martin AeronauticsCompany in Fort Worth, Texas. Bob joined LockheedMartin in August 2007 after a thirty-three year careerin the United States Air Force culminating as theUSAFE Director of Operations at Ramstein AB,Germany. During his thirty plus years in the USAFhe served in various locations throughout the world,including Europe and Asia. Bob is a combat veteranfighter pilot with 4500+ fighter hours in the F-16and F-4. He has held command at flight, squadron,group, wing and joint task force levels; and served onthe Joint Staff in the Pentagon and at North AmericanAerospace Defense Command (NORAD).For more information on SMTAI as well as theopening keynote session, contact SMTA ExecutiveAdministrator JoAnn Stromberg at 952-920-7682 orjoann@smta.org.
news & EventsWelcome Back Joel!SMTA is proud to welcome back Joel Eaton to thestaff. Joel completed an internship with SMTA from2011-2012. He earned his Bachelors in CommunicationStudies and Business Administration from HamlineUniversity in 2012. He joined SMTA as a full-timeemployee in April 2013 in the role of Event Assistant.Joel previously held administrative assistant positionsfor several different college offices throughout his timeat Hamline. He was excited to get the internshipposition at SMTA during his senior year. Joel enjoysthe friendly office environment and the opportunity toapply what he learned in his Marketing courses.Originally from Oregon, Joel moved to Minnesotafor college and has been here ever since. Some of hisfavorite hobbies are reading, playing Ultimate Frisbee,and watching college football (Go Oregon Ducks!)“It was really an easy decision to accept the full-timeposition after the year of interning here at SMTA. Myco-workers are great, and I enjoy working with thevarious members of the organization. I’ve already beenable to connect some of the names with faces, and amhoping to be able to meet even more people soon!”Joel can be reached at joel@smta.org and you willprobably talk to him first if you call the office at 952-920-7682.SMTA International Sponsorship OpportunitiesIncrease your exposure this year at SMTAInternational, the industry’s best technical conferenceon electronics assembly and advanced packaging.Why should your company be an SMTA InternationalSponsor?• To reach focused decision makers• To spotlight your company• To increase your booth traffic• To insure contact with focused electronic assemblyattendees to SMTASponsorship Opportunities:• Beer Cart Sponsorship - New!• Coffee Breaks• Exhibit Hall signage• Show Directory Advertising• Golf Tournament sponsorships• Proceedings SponsorshipSign up on-line: smta.org/smtai/sponsorinfo.cfmand contact Emmy Garner, emmy@smta.org or 952-920-7682, with questions.International Wafer-Level Packaging Conference Turns 10!November 5-7, 2013San Jose, CaliforniaThe SMTA and Chip Scale Review magazine arepleased to announce plans for the 10th AnnualInternational Wafer-Level Packaging Conference andTabletop Exhibition. This premier industry eventexplores leading-edge design, material, and processtechnologies being applied to Wafer-Level Packagingapplications.Paul Wesling, a CPMT Society DistinguishedLecturer, will give an exciting and colorful keynote on“The Origins of Silicon Valley.”The exhibition is a two-day opportunity (November6 and 7) to answer all of your toughest packagingtechnical questions and network with industry leaders.Sponsorship and advertising opportunities are alsoavailable.For more information please visit the website atwww.iwlpc.com or contact Patti Hvidhyld at 952-920-7682, patti@smta.org. We look forward to seeing youthis November in San Jose.
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