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74 I-CONNECT007 I REAL TIME WITH... IPC APEX EXPO 2021 SHOW & TELL MAGAZINE that you are connected. For me, a very good way to be connected was to join IPC. You get a lot of connections with people thinking not necessarily the same as yourself, but they're working with the same topics. If you're into electronics with manufacturing design, PCB manufacturing, assembly, or test, there are lots of people connected to IPC that are willing to share with you and discuss. I think that's the best way to be on top of what's going on. Goldman: Yes. Now, one of the things with the Dieter Bergman Fellowship Award is a scholar- ship to the university or other school of your choice. Have you made a choice yet? Pedersen: Yes, I have chosen two students working on a medical project at the University of South Eastern Norway. ere are three rea- sons for choosing this project: it is medical, it needs miniaturization, and I have a close rela- tionship to the electronics industry in this area, the "electronic coast." We use the university's premises when we meet, discussing PCBs in harsh environments and IPC standards. e project is called "Arm neuroprosthe- sis equipped with artificial skin and sensorial feedback" (ARMIN), and the two students are Saad Rabbani and Samarbir Singh. Funny enough, none of them are Norwegians. One of them is from Pakistan and the other from India, and their hometowns are on the oppo- site sides of Kashmir—but the conflict has not stopped the friendship between these two stu- dents! Saad and Samarbir are both masters in micro- and nano-systems technology, working on their master's theses related to the ARMIN project. Both are working on research that is very central to this project. Since we are giving the scholarship to two students, Elmatica has decided to double it to $2,000 USD. Inspired by IPC, we plan to take this opportunity and make the scholarship into a yearly Elmatica event. Goldman: at's great to hear. anks Jan, and congratulations again. S&T Jan Pedersen Stars in Dieter Bergman Award Acceptance Video