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WASHINGTON – The AeA (formerly the American Electronics Association) will spend about $6.2 million to increase efforts aimed at state government affairs, including hiring staff and branching out to more states.
“Legislation affecting the high-tech industry isn’t limited to just one state,” said Christopher Hansen, president and CEO. “At any given time, one state can introduce legislation that can impact the entire industry, for better or for worse.”
AeA will focus on three initiatives: expanding the state government affairs programs to additional states; hiring staff to oversee the environmental programs in AeA at the state, national, and international levels; and initiating a Web-based resource that provides information on state bills affecting the high-tech industry.
AeA currently has 20 lobbyists across Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington. AeA will contract with lobbyists in additional states, and will also be adding environmental experts to its staff to advocate public policy and “green tech” globally.
The AeA Information Network is intended to offer AeA members a one-stop site for obtaining information regarding relevant state governmental activities.
“Legislation affecting the high-tech industry isn’t limited to just one state,” said Christopher Hansen, president and CEO. “At any given time, one state can introduce legislation that can impact the entire industry, for better or for worse.”
AeA will focus on three initiatives: expanding the state government affairs programs to additional states; hiring staff to oversee the environmental programs in AeA at the state, national, and international levels; and initiating a Web-based resource that provides information on state bills affecting the high-tech industry.
AeA currently has 20 lobbyists across Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington. AeA will contract with lobbyists in additional states, and will also be adding environmental experts to its staff to advocate public policy and “green tech” globally.
The AeA Information Network is intended to offer AeA members a one-stop site for obtaining information regarding relevant state governmental activities.
NAPLES, FL – The first annual Electronic Industry Supply Chain Conference, hosted by ERAI, will be held May 1-2 in Las Vegas.
The event focuses on procurement and quality concerns and regulatory issues affecting the global supply chain, and will include sessions ranging from counterfeit and high-risk part mitigation to IP enforcement, and understanding importing, exporting and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).
Sessions include the Latest Visual Inspection Programs and Techniques to Identify Counterfeit and High-Risk Parts; Testing Techniques and Standards for Various Components Used; Legal Liability of Counterfeits and High-Risk Parts in the Supply Chain; Identifying and Controlling Risks of Item(s) and Vendor Selection; Understanding Government and Industry Reporting Agencies; Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS) Rules and Regulations that Affect Your Transactions; Import Regulations; Export Regulations; and International Traffic in Arms Regulations.
EISCC is open to franchised and independent distributors, original component manufacturers, OEMs, contract manufacturers, government agencies and non-profit associations.
To register, visit www.erai.com.
The event focuses on procurement and quality concerns and regulatory issues affecting the global supply chain, and will include sessions ranging from counterfeit and high-risk part mitigation to IP enforcement, and understanding importing, exporting and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).
Sessions include the Latest Visual Inspection Programs and Techniques to Identify Counterfeit and High-Risk Parts; Testing Techniques and Standards for Various Components Used; Legal Liability of Counterfeits and High-Risk Parts in the Supply Chain; Identifying and Controlling Risks of Item(s) and Vendor Selection; Understanding Government and Industry Reporting Agencies; Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS) Rules and Regulations that Affect Your Transactions; Import Regulations; Export Regulations; and International Traffic in Arms Regulations.
EISCC is open to franchised and independent distributors, original component manufacturers, OEMs, contract manufacturers, government agencies and non-profit associations.
To register, visit www.erai.com.
SACRAMENTO – One of the larger institutional shareholders of Sanmina-SCI is opposing the reelection of seven of its directors.
The California Public Employees' Retirement System claims Sanmina-SCI has not resolved issues with regard to its stock performance and the board's corporate governance practices. CalPERS owns 2.1 million of Sanmina’s shares.
The largest holder of Sanmina-SCI stock is AXA, with some 61 million shares as of Sept. 30.
"Sanmina has been unresponsive to our placing the company on our '2007 Focus List' for underperformance," said Russell Read, CalPERS chief investment officer. "Its stock price continues to decline and trail its industry peers. The board's failed acquisition strategy has destroyed a substantial amount of shareowner value."
Votes will be refused for Neil Bonke, Alain Couder, Mario Rosati, Gene Sapp, Wayne Shortridge, Jure Sola and Jacqueline Ward at the company's annual meeting Monday.
Sola is chairman and CEO of Sanmina-SCI. Sapp is the former head of SCI, whose acquisition Sanmina is still grappling with.
The California Public Employees' Retirement System claims Sanmina-SCI has not resolved issues with regard to its stock performance and the board's corporate governance practices. CalPERS owns 2.1 million of Sanmina’s shares.
The largest holder of Sanmina-SCI stock is AXA, with some 61 million shares as of Sept. 30.
"Sanmina has been unresponsive to our placing the company on our '2007 Focus List' for underperformance," said Russell Read, CalPERS chief investment officer. "Its stock price continues to decline and trail its industry peers. The board's failed acquisition strategy has destroyed a substantial amount of shareowner value."
Votes will be refused for Neil Bonke, Alain Couder, Mario Rosati, Gene Sapp, Wayne Shortridge, Jure Sola and Jacqueline Ward at the company's annual meeting Monday.
Sola is chairman and CEO of Sanmina-SCI. Sapp is the former head of SCI, whose acquisition Sanmina is still grappling with.
PRAGUE – Unable to resolve certain internal arguments between staff and agency workers, Foxconn has set up a parliament for its 7,000 Czech-based employees, say
published reports.
Foxconn is the largest employer in the area, employing both Czech staff and foreign workers, a Czech paper says.
The parliament has roughly 25 members and meets each month, according to Jaroslav Mariel, Foxconn’s union head.
Foxconn managers will attend parliament meetings, one of which has occurred so far.
published reports.
Foxconn is the largest employer in the area, employing both Czech staff and foreign workers, a Czech paper says.
The parliament has roughly 25 members and meets each month, according to Jaroslav Mariel, Foxconn’s union head.
Foxconn managers will attend parliament meetings, one of which has occurred so far.
ATLANTA – Registration for PCB Austin 2008 is now open at www.pcbshows.com/austin.
Scheduled for Mar. 4-6 at the Wingate by Wyndham & Conference Center in Round Rock, TX, PCB Austin will feature PCB design and fabrication experts teaching full and half-day courses.
Scheduled speakers include Cadence Design Systems, Doug Brooks, Happy Holden, National Instruments, Susy Webb and Wayne Pulliam. Course topics include signal integrity, HDI, designing for the Asian fabrication market, PCB design basics and BGA routing.
PCB Austin 2008 consists of three days of targeted conference courses; a one-day tabletop exhibition; several free technical presentations, and an evening reception on the show floor sponsored by National Instruments.
Part of the PCB Shows family of conferences, PCB Austin 2008 is produced by UP Media Group, parent company of Circuits Assembly and Printed Circuit Design & Fab.
For more information, visit www.pcbshows.com/austin.
PCB Shows are the premier conferences and exhibitions for PCB engineering, design and manufacture professionals. PCB East (www.pcbeast.com) and PCB West (www.pcbwest.com) are annual showcases for emerging technologies used in the design and manufacture of PCBs, programmable logic devices (PLDs), multichip modules (MCMs), high-density interconnect (HDI), flexible circuits and related technologies.
For additional information, visit www.pcbshows.com.
ORLANDO – The SMTA requests abstracts for the AIMS Harsh Environment Electronics workshop, taking place Aug. 18-19 in Orlando.
The SMTA, with Auburn University, is moving the program from Indianapolis to Orlando to co-locate with SMTA International.
The workshop will focus on harsh environments with an added emphasis on military and space. Abstracts with new and timely information on the latest developments are solicited.
Specific subject areas may include semiconductor technology; substrate advancements; connectors and interconnect technology; lead-free implementation; advancements in materials; next-generation harsh environment automotive systems; the latest developments in thermal cycle testing for extreme environment electronics; substrate surface finishes for harsh environment applications; chemical, thermal and vibration considerations for industrial electronics; reliability (ESS, HALT, HASS), and operating environments for military electronics (land, sea, air and space).
The deadline for abstracts is Feb. 29.
Speakers will be required to submit presentation materials for inclusion in the workshop proceedings. Please note there is not a paper requirement for this event.
Interested participants should send a 200-300 word abstract to Melissa Serres at melissa@smta.org or to the SMTA Web site at http://www.smta.org/education/education.cfm#harsh.
The SMTA, with Auburn University, is moving the program from Indianapolis to Orlando to co-locate with SMTA International.
The workshop will focus on harsh environments with an added emphasis on military and space. Abstracts with new and timely information on the latest developments are solicited.
Specific subject areas may include semiconductor technology; substrate advancements; connectors and interconnect technology; lead-free implementation; advancements in materials; next-generation harsh environment automotive systems; the latest developments in thermal cycle testing for extreme environment electronics; substrate surface finishes for harsh environment applications; chemical, thermal and vibration considerations for industrial electronics; reliability (ESS, HALT, HASS), and operating environments for military electronics (land, sea, air and space).
The deadline for abstracts is Feb. 29.
Speakers will be required to submit presentation materials for inclusion in the workshop proceedings. Please note there is not a paper requirement for this event.
Interested participants should send a 200-300 word abstract to Melissa Serres at melissa@smta.org or to the SMTA Web site at http://www.smta.org/education/education.cfm#harsh.
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