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FEBRUARY 2021 I DESIGN007 MAGAZINE 79 industry, we are continuing to do our part to collaborate virtually with many in the industry while inspiring both industry veterans and the new generation of printed circuit engineers, and by adding valuable industry educational content and professional development in sup- port of the evolution of today's printed circuit engineer. When I think about all the industry educational content, both free and fee based, being offered through so many virtual events, it's hard to open my inbox and not find a single virtual event or two being offered by one com- pany or another, by an industry subject-mat- ter expert (SME) here and there, or from one industry source or another offering up indus- try educational content. Because of how 2020 unfolded, since mid-year last year our inboxes have been filled with many educational content events being offered virtu- ally. It's hard enough to find time to attend at least one of these virtual events in each of our respective busy schedules. It's even harder to know which event will provide the best or most valuable content. e challenge then becomes filtering out what is considered "good content" or "not so good content," or what is considered just industry "noise." Which virtual event is right for you to squeeze into your already busy sched- ule and attend? at's the million-dollar ques- tion. I know this because it's a daily dilemma as I go through my email inbox every day. Per- sonally, if I had the time, I'd attend everything I could get my hands on related to printed circuit engineering. You never know where that golden nugget of knowledge will be found or perhaps an opportunity to sync up with an individual who will add positive value or inspiration for you. With PCEA, we definitely do our very best professionally and with passionate due dili- gence to make sure our educational content and our virtual events are on point so that true industry collaboration is taking place. We aim to offer the latest, relevant industry educa- tional content that is directly related to what's going on within today's ever evolving industry technology. Finally, with lots of passion and excitement, we continue to offer inspiration for growth, professional development, and success to every individual taking advantage of what PCEA has to offer. So, the next time you open your inbox and happen to come across that PCEA email, I highly recommend you open and read it so that you can take advantage of all PCEA opportunities we offer. Don't just "swipe le." From one printed circuit engineer to another—you won't be disappointed. I'm sure of this! Refer to our column and the PCEA web- site to stay up to date with the up-and-coming industry events. ere are many free webinars, so take advantage of these opportunities as much as you can. If you have not yet joined the PCEA collective, I highly encourage you to do so by visiting pce-a.org and becoming a PCEA member. I wish all of you health and safety. Best of success to all as 2021 unfolds. Warmest Regards, —Steph Next Month We've got more PCEA Chapter meetings coming up to report on, with some exciting new chapters forming and I will be touching base with some of our international chapters to see what they are up to. Upcoming Events Below is a list of upcoming events which may lead you to mutate your thought process or at least provide you with antibodies to help ward off career stagnation. • March 6–11: IPC APEX EXPO (Virtual) • May 11–13, 2021: IPC High-Reliability Forum 2021 (Baltimore, Maryland) • August 16–18, 2021: DesignCon (San Jose, California) • November 10, 2021: PCB Carolina (Raleigh, North Carolina)