DEER VALLEY, AZ – The Symposium on Avoiding, Detecting, and Preventing Counterfeit Electronic Parts requests abstracts for its west coast show to be held June 8 – 10.

The deadline for abstracts is April 9.

Symposium topics include electronic parts supply chain; sources of counterfeit parts; proven methodologies for reducing chances of being victims of counterfeit parts; supply chain management tools to mitigate counterfeit part risks; inspections tools and techniques for detecting counterfeit parts; authentication techniques for securing electronic part supply chain; trade and business issues adopted by industry, and law enforcement and international cooperation.

The symposium is organized by SMTA in conjunction with Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering/University of Maryland.

Abstracts can be submitted online at http://www.smta.org/education/education.cfm#counterfeit_west.