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90 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I OCTOBER 2021 worries. Look for the recording of it soon to be listed on our website. With DesignCon in our rearview mirror, the next major event is PCB West, October 5–8. As I was not available to attend DesignCon, I will be attending PCB West. It will be my first industry event since the pandemic started. I am so excited to travel and attend this event but would be lying if didn't say I am a bit cau- tious and nervous with the travel logistics aspect related to the pandemic. I'm sure I'm not the only one feeling this way, but I am so looking forward to finally getting back into my element of in-person engagement, integration, and collaboration. I hope to see many of you there. I have no doubt that it will be another great industry conference. Aer PCB West, there are two more out- standing scheduled conferences to attend here in the U.S.: SMTA International 2021 and PCB Carolina 2021. Both are highly recom- mended conferences to attend. Productronica is an overseas conference November 16–19 in Munich, Germany and is a great one to attend as well. So, there are lot of industry activities and opportunities taking place in these last remaining months of 2021. I hope you'll be able to take advantage of at least one of them. As for PCEA membership and local chapter growth, we're continuing our positive trend upward. PCEA prides itself being an associa- tion for everyone in the industry. is means that we highly value every individual member, not just large corporations. PCEA is a com- mon collective for everyone in the industry. As the saying goes, "ere is strength in num- bers." e collective of PCEA is only as good as its individual members. erefore, as of today, our collective strength is extremely strong, and our positive synergy is very high indeed. We are now up to roughly 17 current local PCEA chapters with about six more in the infancy stage. It's amazing to see people who have that same knack tend to come together and flour- ish as a group. Check out our Events page for more. As always, if you have anything to do with printed circuit engineering, I highly recom- mend you get involved with and join the PCEA collective, if you have not already. By joining the PCEA collective, your percentage of long- term professional development increases sig- nificantly. Stay up to date with the up-and-coming industry events. ere are so many free webi- nars, so please take advantage of these oppor- tunities. To join the PCEA collective, please visit our website, pce-a.org. I continue to wish you and your families health and safety. Best of success as 2021 comes into its final months. —Stephen V. Chavez MIT, CPCD, CID+, Chairman Next Month As the industry marches on, I plan to inter- view new recruits to the PCEA from PCB fab- rication, assembly, testing, and procurement. We'll discuss their plans to help attract more diversity into the PCEA and help foster col- laboration, education, and inspiration. Upcoming Events Here is our list of upcoming events. Hope to see you there. SMTA International 2021 Nov. 1–4, 2021 Minneapolis, MN productronica Nov. 16–19, 2021 Munich, Germany PCB Carolina 2021 Nov. 10, 2021 Raleigh, NC Altium Live 2022 Jan 26–28, 2022 San Diego Convention Center San Diego, CA