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60 Asia By Sydney Xiao, President, IPC Asia Celebrating Membership Growth and Involvement IPC established its first overseas office in Shang- hai, China, in 2002, the result of the globalization of the electronics manufacturing industry. After 20 years of development, IPC Asia has evolved into an international team with more than 40 employees from Greater China, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam. Offices are located in Shanghai and Shenzhen, China, and in Taiwan. Thanks to the rap- id development of the electronics industry, IPC in Asia has grown to more than 850 members. IPC Asia has been focused on the localization of standards. Every year, the team selects standards that are internationally recognized and then trans- lates them into Asian languages. It must be accu- rate and make sense, which is not an easy process. We have established more than 10 standards task groups in China; Japan recently established the first regional task group; and the first task group in South Korea will be launched this year. At present, there are more than 600 task group members in Asia. In addition to contributing to existing standards, some new standards activities have been launched. We also have training centers in China, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam, and we provide training cer- tification services through our partners in Japan and South Korea. At present, about 6,000 industry professionals in Asia participate in IPC training and certification every year. Since 2016, many companies have earned a spot on IPC's Qualified Manufacturers List. They agree that it has helped them improve their manufacturing processes and customer acquisition abilities. CEMAC is our signature annual event in China, where we offer dozens of industry seminars to share the latest information. Our 2022 event had to be postponed because of closures relating to COVID-19, but we look forward to its return this year, where members can exchange the latest trends in the industry and continue to network. In addition to innovation in technology and man- agement, our industry also needs a steady stream of talent. In 2020, IPC Asia's Scholars Program was established to connect top students with the most innovative and influential companies in the electron- ics industry. The Scholars Program provides mean- ingful and challenging internship opportunities for students to cultivate their talents and abilities. With the support of the TTM Asia team, more than 100 students have completed internship projects. Finally, with our core value to celebrate mem- ber success, we created an Asian member online community where members can freely express their views and discuss issues. We now have more than 1,000 registered members. We see that digi- talization and automotive electronics are the most pressing issues for Asian members. If you are interested in the activities of IPC Asia, please contact Sydney Xiao, president of IPC Asia, at sydneyxiao@ipc.org. India By Gaurab Majumdar, Executive Director, IPC India India at IPC APEX EXPO 2023 For the first time, IPC APEX EXPO is showcas- ing an "India Pavilion" with 16 Indian companies. The initiative was undertaken by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, and implemented by the Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC India). The main objective of the India Pavilion is to pro- mote India's electronics manufacturing capabilities and provide a platform for Indian organizations to IPC Asia 2022 Scholars winners YuTing Xiao (left), and JiaHui Yang (right).