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50 I-CONNECT007 I REAL TIME WITH... IPC APEX EXPO 2024 SHOW & TELL MAGAZINE Zhiman Chen Dieter Bergman IPC Fellowship Award Congratulations to Zhiman Chen, who received the 2024 Dieter Bergman IPC Fellowship Award. Zhiman was chosen because she has fostered a collaborative spirit, made significant contributions to standards development, and consistently demonstrated a commitment to global standardization efforts. She embodies the work ethic and spirit of the late Dieter Bergman, an industry pioneer and icon. As part of the award, she will bestow a Dieter Bergman Memorial Scholarship on the university or college of her choice. Zhiman, senior engineer at CRRC Times Electric Co., Ltd., was honored for her extensive knowledge and understand- ing of the industry and the develop- ment of standards. Zhiman participates in the global standardization activities of IPC, IEEE, and ISO/IEC. At IPC, she has served as a two-term member of IPC TAEC-Global, two-term chair of IPC Asian Standards Steering Committee, and founding member of IPC's China Intel- ligent Manufacturing Steering Committee. She has been co-chair of 7-24B, chair of 7-31F-Rail Transit Task Group, and is active on many additional task groups. Zhiman has led the development of the first two IPC documents dedicated to rail transit: IPC-A-610GRail and IPC/WHMA- A-620CRail; guided the successful launch of new standards in advanced packaging: IPC-6921 for IC substrates, IPC-6931 for optical modules, and IPC-9541 for systems in package; and is dedicated to providing expertise for IPC webinars and IPC EDGE, IPC's e-learning platform. Zhiman has chosen Hunan Automotive Engineering Vocational College (HAEVC) to receive the Dieter Bergman Memorial scholarship. S&T Zhiman's Interview