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IPC COMMUNITY 93 SPRING 2023 Asia By Sydney Xiao, President of IPC Asia Operations The COVID pandemic spread rapidly in China and, by December 2022, a large amount of the Chinese population was infected. By February, it seemed that China's economy was recov- ering rapidly. We're happy to learn that our members in Asia are very busy and businesses are accelerating. In Q1, our most important activity was to visit IPC member companies, government agencies, and partners in Asia to understand their priorities in 2023 and seek for areas where IPC can provide support. Q2 and Q3 are typically the two busiest quar- ters in the industry, and the IPC Asia team has planned for a wide range of events. In April, we will hold high-reliability confer- ences in Thailand and Vietnam to share with member companies how to achieve high prod- uct reliability through IPC standards and the latest industry technology solutions. In May, we will organize a delegation to par- ticipate in IPC SummerCom and EWPTE; repre- sentatives from China, Taiwan, and Japan will join. Also in May, the Asia Standards Steering Committee, the Asia Education Steering Com- mittee, and the China Automotive Electronics Advisory Committee will meet in China for annual face-to-face events. In June, July, and September, we have planned hand-soldering competitions in Thai- land, China, and Vietnam, respectively. In addition, in June and September, we will hold webinars with content that focuses on advanced packaging, Factory of the Future, and automotive electronics. Europe By Sanjay Huprikar, President of Europe and South Asia Operations IPC Electronics Europe GmbH has planned another exciting year of member engagement in 2023 with no fewer than eight trade shows, two technical conferences focused on such hot topics as advanced packaging and e-mobility, and numerous "IPC Day" events targeting the European EMS and PCB industries. The highlights of Q1 included the Southern Manufacturing and Electronics event in the UK in February, the Global Industrie event in France in early March, and the Innoelectro