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REAL TIME WITH... IPC APEX EXPO 2020 SHOW & TELL MAGAZINE I I-CONNECT007 135 IPC-8921: Requirements for Woven and Knitted Electronic Textiles (E-Textiles), Integrated With Conductive Fibers, Yarns, and/or Wires. Stees, a materials and process engineer at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control— who also recently completed IPC's Emerging Engineer Program, was honored for her leader- ship roles on the IPC-A-610 committee. Chen, an engineer with ZhuZhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd., was honored for her leadership of the IPC/WHMA-A-620C-R and 7-31 China Task Group and IPC-A-610G-R, as well as her promotion of IPC in China. "The work that the Rising Star recipients have done to enrich the industry and IPC within the last five years will continue to have a lasting impact for many years to come," said John Mitchell, IPC president and CEO. "IPC is privileged that Gaston, Kate, Stephanie, and Zhiman have chosen to share their knowledge and expertise with us and with the entire elec- tronics industry." IPC President's Award In recognition of their significant contribu- tions of time, talent, and ongoing leadership in IPC and the electronics industry, four IPC volunteers were presented with IPC President's Awards at IPC APEX EXPO 2020. Award recipi- ents were Michael Ford, Aegis Software; Dale Lee, Plexus Corporation; Joe O'Neil, Green Cir- cuits; and S. Manian Ramkumar, Ph.D., Roch- ester Institute of Technology (RIT). Ford was honored for his thought leadership on Industry 4.0 and his considerable contribu- tions to IPC industry standards, including the Connected Factory Exchange (CFX) and IPC- 1782 traceability standard. An active partici- pant on more than a dozen IPC technical com- Gaston Hildago, Toyota Motor, NA Stephanie Rodgers, Apex Mills Kate Stees, Lockheed Martin