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84 I-CONNECT007 I REAL TIME WITH... IPC APEX EXPO 2022 SHOW & TELL MAGAZINE that I visited IPC committees. I got the invita- tion from Constantino Gonzalez who was the chairman for IPC-A-610 at that time. I knew him because he was giving a training course in our company. He mentioned his IPC involve- ment. For me, it was quite interesting, so I told my boss that it would be a great opportunity to participate in IPC meetings. I have to be sincere. In the beginning, I was a little shy because my first language is not English. I know the IPC committees are very strong especially when there is a lot of discus- sion, and everything is going fast. In the begin- ning, I was quiet. I sat in the back of the room trying to catch everything, making my notes. And, of course, I did try to give some contri- bution, such as writing emails or sending the proposals. For me, it was a great experience. Little by little, I started my involvement in IPC. I began to know people there, and to expand my network, I would say. I met peo- ple from NASA and the military, for example. I never thought I would meet people from NASA, the Army, and from several universities in the U.S. Also, we talked about the similar issues, similar topics, something that we have in production, something that we have in the company. is allowed me to grow from both a profes- sional and personal point of view. I have met and right now have very good friends on the committees, so it's very, very satisfying. I had the chance to make some contributions, for example, to include something specifically for the automotive industry in IPC. is dis- cussion was maybe a couple of years ago, and finally, IPC had agreed to participate in this addendum. To me, it was also a nice surprise that I was appointed as chairman. It was very hard work at that time. Right now, we have a very good spec as a result. Many people are happy around the world because we included missing criteria, new components, and so on. I mean, it seems like aer many years some- body couldn't grow, but right now I'm still growing in IPC. Maybe I'm not, I would say, the person who's always arguing something or doing something. I'm quiet. I always try to contribute in my way, writing things or some- thing. I could make this for many years in IPC. Goldman: I think one of the interesting things about committee work that people may not realize is that you can make a real contribution for yourself and for your company. I'm sure that's been your impression also. Besides the fact that you're learning all the time, meeting a lot of people from a lot of different companies, and learning that way, you're also contributing. You can have an effect. Servin: Yes, that is interesting. It's very satis- factory. I remember that the first contribution I made in IPC was a small change of criteria. We had a lot of these questions on those crite- ria, two or three sentences. As I say, I started slow. But suddenly, I saw this contribution was accepted by the committee. It was funny because I was not there to defend it to this committee, but the committee really liked my contribution. Goldman: Surprise. Servin: Yes, surprising when I saw the stan- dard. I could talk to my boss and say, "is is the contribution that we made." e impact is when you have this discussion, maybe with our customers or with our suppliers, you can use this to help us to agree. And I know, when something is in IPC standards, discussions are stopped. People are accepting it because they know how important these standards and specifications are. at is the impact. Every- body in electronics, if they've been involved in the electronics industry for a few years, will know about IPC. ey know what IPC is. Goldman: Yes. I would say, if someone disagrees or doesn't like a standard, they should get