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IPC COMMUNITY 78 WINTER 2024 T his was the second year for Gno- meapalooza, and for A-Team mem- bers who attended, it delivered on the hype. If you've had experience attending face-to-face committee meetings, close your eyes and imagine a large conference room, coffee in the hallway, and the echoes from those tall ceilings. Scratch that for those attending Gnomeapalooza. Getting a ticket to the October event was easy. There was no need to sit in a virtual room waiting for tickets to go on sale, and no stress trying to secure a ticket before the clock expired. For this event, team lead- ers asked their staff liaisons to set up a meeting and pick the dates. From there, it was simply a matter of get- ting travel arranged and preparing the agenda. The much-anticipated week arrived, and every- thing was ready. Clumpy and Kloumpious greeted everyone at the door with a sign that said, "Wel- come Home to Gnomeapalooza," and each received their VIP Backstage Pass. Some A-Team members knew what that meant, but others were surprised by the atmosphere that prevailed. Each A-Team had a conference room to meet for business, and additional private spaces where members could meet independently or take a call. The atmosphere fostered the abil- ity to generate new content and address dif- ficult topics in a productive and supportive environment. Here's what they worked on: • Bottoms-Up: Content reviewed and prepared for the task group. • Wire Nutz: Reviewed comments for IPC/ WHMA-A-620F. • 7-31BV Automotive Addendum: Completed the relay race looking at the changes in the proposed J-STD-001J and IPC-A-610J doc- uments and reviewed new pro- posed content. • Looks Like a Hangover: Reviewed comments sub- mitted during the circu- lation of the J-STD-001J and IPC-A-610J Proposed Standard for Ballots, and prepared for the next task group meeting. • Team Redundant: Started reviewing the pro- cess and acceptance crite- ria in IPC/WHMA-620F for redundancy. • Blue Hedgehogs: Discussed next steps for revising the ultrasonic welding section in IPC/WHMA-A-620. • Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3: Reviewing and making recommendations for revising the IPC/WHMA-A-620 Chapter 19 Testing requirements. STANDARDS Gnomeapalooza '23 Delivering on the hype By Teresa Rowe, Senior Director, IPC Assembly and Standards Technology