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51 1994 The First Annual Convention is held September 25-26, 1994 at the Ramada O'Hare in Rosemont, Illinois, and is well attended. The schedule of events includes a networking reception, committee meet- ings and technical presentations. WHMA hires a Chicago-based management com- pany to manage the association and bestows them with the position of Executive Director. During this 10-year management period, WHMA membership doubles in size. Wiring Harness News (WHN) launches as the pre- miere wire harness/cable assembly industry journal. WHN partners with WHMA to give members a free subscription to this informative industry print maga- zine. 1998 WHMA signs MoU with IPC to develop an indus- try standard for wire harness/ cable assembly workmanship, titled IPC/WHMA-A-620, Require- ments and Acceptance for Cable and Wire Har- ness and Assemblies. Today, Revision E which was released in October 2022, has more than 700 full-color pictures and illustrations. Included in the 19 chapters are criteria on safety wires and prep, requirements for individual wire seals, soldering to terminals, crimping of stamped and formed con- tacts and machined contacts, insulation displace- ment connectors, ultrasonic welding, splicing, con- nectors, molding, marking, coax/biax cables, race- ways, grommets, shielding, assembly, over-molding of flexible flat ribbon, and wire-wrap terminations. IPC/WHMA-A-620 is the only industry-consensus standard for requirements and acceptance of cable and wire harness assemblies. 2019 WHMA signs an affiliation agreement with IPC. Per the affiliation agreement, IPC and the WHMA Board work to grow the involvement of the cable assembly and wire harness industry globally. All current WHMA members become part of IPC's membership and receive all IPC member benefits including education, standards development, leadership, advocacy, and solutions to industry challenges and opportunities. IPC Vice President of Standards and Technology David Bergman is named as WHMA's executive director.