PEACHTREE CITY, GA – The Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) today announced it has closed the acquisition of the functional assets of UP Media Group Inc., including its industry leading publications and trade shows.

The deal, which was announced during the PCB West conference and exhibition last October, includes the annual PCB West and PCB East trade shows; PRINTED CIRCUIT DESIGN & FAB (PCD&F) and CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY magazine; the PCB UPdate digital newsletter; the PCB Chat podcast series; the PCB2Day workshops and webinars; and Printed Circuit University, the dedicated online training platform.

The deal establishes PCEA as the leading association for printed circuit engineers worldwide, with over 2.5 million engagements annually to printed circuit engineers, designers, fabricators and assemblers.

Upon closing, Mike Buetow has been named president; Frances Stewart has been named vice president, sales and marketing; Chelsey Drysdale has been named chief content officer; and Brooke Anglin has been named senior sales executive.

The staff reports to the PCEA board of directors, which is made up of 10 industry professionals led by chairman Stephen Chavez and vice chairman Michael Creeden.

“We have been looking forward to this day since we entered negotiations with PCEA several months ago,” said Mike Buetow, president, PCEA. “We are fired up and ready to engage with our members, starting with PCB East, our first live event as part of PCEA, which takes place in April in Marlborough, MA.”

“I cannot believe we finally closed the deal,” said Stephen Chavez, chairman, PCEA. “Simply amazing, but I’m more amazed at what we just accomplished from only being in existence for two years and starting from scratch.

“We are extremely excited and very eager to attack this great new adventure. We’re even more tenacious and passionate in our eternal quest to collaborate, educate, and inspire for the betterment of the industry. The first upcoming PCEA conference is PCB East. We hope to see you there.”

About Printed Circuit Engineering Association, Inc.

Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) (pcea.net) is a nonprofit association that promotes printed circuit engineering as a profession and encourages, facilitates, and promotes the exchange of information and integration of new design concepts through communications, seminars, workshops, and professional certification through a network of local and regional chapters. PCEA serves the global PCB community through print, digital and online products, as well as live and virtual events. PCEA publishes PRINTED CIRCUIT DESIGN & FAB (pcdandf.com) and CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY (circuitsassembly.com), as well as the PCB UPdate (pcbupdate.com) e-newsletter. UPMG also produces the PRINTED CIRCUIT UNIVERSITY (printedcircuituniversity.com) online training platform, and trade shows and conferences, including PCB East (pcbeast.com), PCB West (pcbwest.com) and the PCB2Day workshop series.