38 The PCB Design Magazine • November 2016
Institute of Circuit Technology Hayling
Island Seminar 2016
In recent years, the Hayling Island Seminar has be-
come established as the most popular date on the
Institute of Circuit Technology calendar and, as ex-
pected, the 2016 event attracted a large gathering
of industry professionals to the south coast of Eng-
land to share knowledge and experience.
Ventec Talks Strategies to
Gain Market Share
At electronica 2016 in Munich, Germany, Tamara
den Daas, OEM global account manager at Ventec
International Group, speaks with I-Connect007's
Pete Starkey about Ventec Europe's 10th anniver-
sary, as well as the relevance of electronica for the
company.
Mayim Bialik Chosen as Opening
Keynote at IPC APEX EXPO 2017
Actress and neuroscientist Mayim Bialik has been
selected through a vote of electronics industry
professionals to present the opening keynote at
IPC APEX EXPO on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 in
San Diego.
Happy's Essential Skills:
Metrics and Dimensional Analysis
After 20 of my columns, readers probably realize
that I am an analytical person. Thus, I dedicate
this column to metrics—the method of measuring
something. I mentioned the four levels of metrics
in my June column "Producibility and Other Fig-
ures of Merit." I also introduced the five stages of
metrics in the second part of the column "Design
for Manufacturing and Assembly, Part 2."
A New Facility in India for
PCB Fabricator ACI
I-Connect007's Barry Matties met with Raj Dha-
nani and Bryan Ricke of Advanced Circuitry Inter-
national to discuss their growing footprint in In-
dia, recent investments in their U.S. facility, and
the future of the RF and antenna markets.
Weiner's World
This month, I was a guest at the High Density Pack-
aging Users Group (HDPUG) meeting in Nashville,
Tennessee. The consortium, composed of more
than 50 companies (small and large) in the elec-
tronics packaging supply chain, conducts projects
to solve real world problems or develop data for
product parameters, package/component life, and
production processing.
ECWC14 Seeking Abstracts for 14th
Electronic Circuits World Convention
The 14th Electronic Circuits World Convention
(ECWC14) will be held in KINTEX, Goyang City,
South Korea from April 25–27, 2017 along with
the KPCA Show hosted by Korea Printed Circuits
Association (KPCA) and the World Electronic Cir-
cuits Council (WECC).
Volunteers Honored for Contributions
to IPC and Electronics Industry
IPC—Association Connecting Electronics Industries
presented Committee Leadership, Special Recogni-
tion and Distinguished Committee Service Awards
on September 26 at IPC's Fall Standards Develop-
ment Committee Meetings in Rosemont, Illinois.
Lessons in Leadership From My Father
When I was asked to contribute an article for this
issue on leadership, I thought it was an opportune
time since my Dad, Nagji Sutariya, had recently
passed away. I had spent nearly every daylight
hour with him since I started working with him at
Saturn in 2001.
Happy's Essential Skills: Recruiting
and Interviewing
Hopefully, your career has progressed to the
point that you are empowered to recruit your
own team or a key person for your team. There
are always technical people looking for better
jobs, but many times, the most talented are busy
doing their work and not looking for a new op
-
portunity.
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