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38 PCB007 MAGAZINE I FEBRUARY 2024 convention for the year of the event was changed from Roman numerals to numbers. In addition, many of the WECC members were starting trade shows for their members in their regions. e WECC decided in the future that a stand-alone event was no longer required and decided to have events in conjunction with the host organization's trade show. ECWC8 was the last stand-alone world convention. In 2001, the Hong Kong Printed Circuit Asso- ciation (HKPCA) joined WECC. e Korean Printed Circuits Association (KPCA) joined in 2003. e Electronic Industries Association of India (ELCINA) joined in 2017, and the ai- land Printed Circuit Association (THPCA) joined WECC in 2019. e Electronic Circuits World Conven- tion (ECWC) is the most notable and recog- nized international PCB symposium. It takes place every three years and is hosted by differ- ent members of the World Electronic Circuits Council (WECC). ousands of presentations have been made to tens of thousands of dele- gates. Relationships have started, friendships have grown, and the world is a better place because of the collaboration that started in 1978. We hope you will join us at the 16th meet- ing of ECWC in April in Anaheim, California. PCWC/ECWC • PCWC I: 1978, London England, hosted by ICT and IMF • PCWC II: 1981, Munich Germany, hosted by EIPC • PCWC III: 1984, Washington, D.C., hosted by IPC (for the first time) • PCWC IV: 1987, Tokyo Japan, hosted by JPCA • PCWC V: 1990, Glasgow Scotland, hosted by European Federation of Interconnection and Packaging (EFIP) • PCWC VI: 1993, San Francisco, USA, hosted by IPC • PCWC VII: 1996, Basel Switzerland, hosted by EIPC • ECWC8: 1999, Tokyo Japan, hosted by JPCA • ECWC9: Cologne, Germany, hosted by EFIP • ECWC10: 2005, Anaheim, California, hosted by IPC • ECWC11: 2008, Shanghai, China, hosted by CPCA • ECWC12: 2011, Taipei, Taiwan, hosted by TPCA • ECWC13: 2014 Nuremberg, Germany, hosted by EIPC • ECWC14: 2017, Seoul, South Korea, hosted by Korean Printed Circuit Association (KPCA) • ECWC15: 2020, Hong Kong, hosted by HKPCA • ECWC16: 2024, Anaheim, California, hosted by IPC (for the fourth time) PCB007 Resources 1. "Happy Holden: ECWC15 Virtual Event a Success," I-Connect007, Dec. 15, 2020. David Bergman is IPC vice president of standards.