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IPC COMMUNITY 99 FALL 2023 sentative sample of assembly equipment and rigid PCB and flexible circuit manufacturers selling in the United States and Canada. To learn more about IPC's statistical programs, click here. Midwest EMS Inaugural Roundtable Event In July, several local Midwest-based EMS leaders attended the first regional EMS Leader Roundtable at IPC headquarters in Bannock- burn, Illinois. Mark Wolfe, executive EMS advi- sor, shared statistics on the size and makeup, and exclusive industry benchmark data of inter- est to the Midwest EMS market. The leaders discussed various benchmarking data oppor- tunities, including wage, component costs, and lead times. Attendees represented companies of all sizes, primary verticals, and structures. Much of the conversation centered around workforce development issues. Participants shared approaches to mitigating the lack of workforce, discussed solutions for attract- ing talent locally and generally to electronics manufacturing, and brainstormed strategies for maintaining and training line workers. Other topics discussed were the value of facility certifications and EMS revenue growth challenges. Participants left with action items, ideas, and contacts. The group will meet again in Q4 2023. For more information on local EMS leader roundtable events in your area or to sign up for monthly EMS statistical content, contact MarkWolfe@ipc.org. Engineering Webinar Series The IPC Engineering Webinar Series offers monthly educational experiences via webi- nars that address topics of pressing concern to members of the electronics manufacturing industry. They feature subject matter experts discussing key design issues, such as aspects of quality, defect detection and remediation, and design finalization and fabrication. Speak- ers include seasoned industry experts, emerg- ing professionals with new research, and tal- ented thought leaders. July's webinar featured Willam Graver, program manager and master IPC trainer, speaking on "Inspection of Failure Analysis of Bottom Termination Components (BTCs)." September's webinar featured Dr. Stanton Rak, SF Rak Company, who provided an overview of best practices for preparing technical data to write a high-quality manu- script suitable for conference presentation and publication. View upcoming webinars in the engineering series, here. Europe By Sanjay Huprikar President, IPC Asia Operations A f te r h o s t i n g a re c o rd-b re a k i n g e i g h t events in the second quarter of 2023, the IPC Electronics Europe GmbH team took advantage of the typical industry event lull during the months of July and August to actively 1) prepare for a busy fourth quarter of events; 2) plan the 2024 event calendar; and 3) submit the highly anticipated "Silicon to Systems Industry Strategy" report to the European Commission.