IPC International Community magazine an association member publication
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IPC COMMUNITY 6 SPRING 2023 Making Friends Around the World COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS By Dr. John W. Mitchell, IPC President and CEO I was recently asked what I like about traveling to IPC member locations around the world. My reply was, "How much time do you have?" As IPC president and CEO, I have so many stories to share about the people I've met, the new and exciting things I've learned, and the electronics manufacturing community I see flourish- ing everywhere I go. On a visit to Japan last fall, I met with staffers at CMK, a PCB company with a specialization in the automotive industry. As part of my visit, I hoped to teach CMK more about the benefits of a connection with IPC. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that one