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IPC COMMUNITY 29 FALL 2023 You are the winner of several Golden Gnome Awards and it's not easy to get a Gnome. What is your secret to success? I wouldn't say I have done anything extraordinary. I just delivered what I signed up for. Working with IPC is all about volunteering your time and contributing your knowledge to improve the standard. I've worked on so many standards with a lot of material and contribution. For example, because we are building products with fiber optics, there was a lot of material and information that I've passed on for the newest revision of IPC-A-640. It's all about contributing and getting the information out there, answering questions, and clarifying materials that were submitted. I am just doing what I signed up for. So, what's next for you regarding standards development? Honestly, I don't plan in terms of what is next, it is just about what opportunities arise. Chris Jorgensen reached out to me about working with IPC-9716, Requirements for Auto- mated Optical Inspection (AOI) Process Control for Printed Board Assemblies. It sounded very inter- esting to have a standard on how to use that equipment. IPC-A-610 is about visual acceptance and a good guide. It will be a challenge on how to bridge the starting point of visual acceptance, hold over whatever is possible in the automated and inspection envi- ronment, and to lay down based on limitations of the technology and the equipment. Not every- thing in IPC-A-610 is inspectable by AOI, as the industry is finding out day by day. A very aggressive timeline was set for this stan- dard. We have an A-Team meeting weekly for checking the progress. There are busy times ahead. What advice do you have for getting involved in IPC activities? If you work in the electronics industry, no matter what corner of the world, sooner or later you will receive a requirement that says "you shall comply with" a specific IPC stan- dard. IPC is driving the industry to the standards, but that is not all IPC does. IPC, for example, has training programs, certification programs, and training for project program managers. You can learn by working with IPC and with these committees and you can contribute by bringing your knowledge and experience to the table. From my perspective, in the world of electronics it is important to understand where your requirements are coming from, how they are developed, and how you can make them better than they are today. Thank you, Tibi. Tibi at a committee meeting in Chicago a few years ago.