136 PCB007 MAGAZINE I APRIL 2020
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Audio Interview With IPC President
and CEO Dr. John Mitchell:
COVID-19 Global Industry Update E
On March 20, Dr. John Mitchell,
IPC president and CEO, spoke
with I-Connect007 publisher
Barry Matties in an exclusive
phone interview with updates
on COVID-19-related current
events in the manufacturing industry. In this
information-packed 14-minute audio interview,
Dr. Mitchell shared key takeaways from Friday's
IPC Executive Forum conference call.
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I-Connect007 Researchers Survey
Industry on COVID-19 Outbreak Effect E
We surveyed our readers regarding the corona-
virus (COVID-19) outbreak and its effect on our
industry. After reviewing the first 100 survey
responses primarily from North America and
Europe, one-third of the respondents reported
that the outbreak was having at least a small
effect on their orders. Two-thirds of our readers
have yet to see any effect on their orders.
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IPC Chief Economist
Dr. Shawn DuBravac Shares
Industry's Financial Outlook E
On March 23, IPC Chief Economist Shawn Du-
Bravac, Ph.D., CFA, spoke with I-Connect007
publisher Barry Matties in an exclusive phone
interview immediately following DuBravac's
online briefing to IPC member attendees.
4
2020 EIPC Winter Conference,
Day 1 E
Pete Starkey recaps how the
2020 EIPC Winter Conference,
held in mid-February, attract-
ed around 90 delegates from
a dozen European countries—
as well as a few from North
America—to an outstanding
learning and networking experience for mem-
bers of the PCB community. The theme of this
year's event was: "The Needs for Next-Gener-
ation Electronic Devices and Changes in Fab-
rication Solutions for PCBs, PCBAs, Materials,
and Technologies."
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