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DECEMBER 2022 I DESIGN007 MAGAZINE 9 the mind of designers: "Why should PCB designers attend IPC APEX EXPO? Isn't that a manufacturing show?" Patrick Crawford high- lights the IPC Design Competition, including changes to the format and lessons learned dur- ing the inaugural event in January 2022. Car- los Plaza discusses the new PCB design cur- riculum, as well as IPC's drive to increase the PCB design offerings. Instructor Jim van den Hogen of Plexus provides details of his class on fabrication, and why designers who have never been to a board shop should attend. Ven- tec's Paul Cooke gives us a preview of his fab workflow class, created especially for design- ers, which illustrates the many factors affecting yield, reliability, and cost during manufactur- ing. Finally, Rea Callender of Altium discusses the company's education initiatives, which will be highlighted during the show. We have columns from our regular contribu- tors Matt Stevenson, Beth Turner, John Coon- rod, Vern Solberg, Happy Holden, and Joe Fjelstad, as well as articles by Doug Brooks and Anaya Vardya. I hope to see you in San Diego! DESIGN007 Andy Shaughnessy is managing editor of Design007 Magazine. He has been covering PCB design for 23 years. To read past columns, click here. several PCB design positions available for each job-hunting designer, some companies are getting creative and developing PCB design- ers in-house. One manager told us he asks staff in other technical positions if they'd be inter- ested in being a PCB designer. e company will pay for their continuing design education in exchange for their promise to stick around. I bet we'll be seeing more of this: If you can't find PCB designers, create them from the ground up. Designers are aging out, but there is one big positive note: For the past few years, we've been seeing more young people enter the PCB design segment again. At this point, it's more of a trickle than a tidal wave, but young people seem to have rediscovered PCB design. Maybe we're all doing a better job of marketing this industry. I hope that all the headlines around the CHIPS Act are leading more young people to consider careers in the electronics industry. All of which means that there's a premium on solid PCB design education. For this issue, we asked the IPC's show staff and Profes- sional Development instructors to discuss their design content, as well as some of the reasons why PCB designers should consider adding this show to their continuing education schedule. We start off with an interview with Kris Moyer, who answers the question that's on