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14 SMT007 MAGAZINE I NOVEMBER 2022 3. "What the World's First Quantum Satellite Launch Means," by Robert Hackett, Fortune Maga- zine, Aug. 16, 2016. Appearances Dr. Hwang will deliver two professional develop- ment courses: "Solder Joint Reliability—Principle and Practice," from noon to 3 p.m. Jan. 22, and "Pre- venting Product Failure and Manufacturing Defects," from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 23, at IPC APEX EXPO 2023 in San Diego, California. Dr. Jennie S. Hwang—an inter- national businesswoman and speaker and a business and technology advisor—is a pioneer and long-standing leader to SMT manufacturing since its inception as well as to the development and implementation of lead-free electronics tech- nology. Among her many awards and honors, she was inducted to the International Hall of Fame– Women in Technology, elected to the National Academy of Engineering, named an R&D Star to Watch, and received a YWCA Achievement Award. Having held senior executive positions with Lock- heed Martin Corp., Sherwin Williams Co., and SCM Corp., she was the CEO of International Electronic Materials Corp. and is currently CEO of H-Tech- nologies Group, providing business, technology, and manufacturing solutions. She has served on the board of Fortune-500 NYSE companies and civic and university boards; the Commerce Depart- ment's Export Council; the National Materials and Manufacturing Board; the NIST Assessment Board; as the chairman of the Assessment Board of DoD Army Research Laboratory and the chairman of the Assessment Board of Army Engineering Cen- ters; and various national panels/committees and international leadership positions. She is the author of 600+ publications and several books and is a speaker and author on trade, business, education, and social issues. Her formal education includes four academic degrees, as well as the Harvard Business School Executive Program and Colum- bia University Corporate Governance Program. For more information, visit JennieHwang.com. To read past columns, click here. At a National Cyber Workforce and Education Summit at the White House, Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the 120-Day Cybersecurity Apprentice- ship Sprint, an effort to support numerous industries' use of Registered Apprenticeships to develop and train a skilled and diverse cybersecurity workforce. The 120-Day Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Sprint supports a commitment to expand Registered Appren- ticeships to meet industry's need for talent and to con- nect underserved communities to good jobs. Improv- ing the nation's cybersecurity apparatus is critical to the nation's economic and national security. The partnership between the departments of Labor, Commerce, other federal agencies and the White House Office of the National Cyber Director seeks to recruit employers, industry associations, labor unions, educational provid- ers, community-based organiza- tions and others to establish Reg- istered Apprenticeship programs or to join existing programs to ensure the nation's economic sectors have greater numbers of qualified cybersecurity workers. The sprint will continue until National Apprenticeship Week, Nov. 14-20, 2022. There are currently 714 registered apprentice- ship programs and 42,260 apprentices in cyber- security-related occupations. Since Jan. 20, 2021, 199 new programs have been created – a 28 per- cent increase during the Biden-Harris administration. The 120-Day Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Sprint will build upon this progress and focus on creat- ing new pathways for workers in cybersecurity or a related field through partnerships with K-12, higher education, workforce partners and training programs. Introduc- ing more employers to the poten- tial of cybersecurity Registered Apprenticeships is essential to fill the nearly 700,000 open cyber- security jobs, which span all industries. (Source: U.S. Department of Commerce) U.S. Departments of Labor, Commerce Announce 120-Day Cybersecurity Apprentice Sprint to Promote Registered Apprenticeships