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IPC COMMUNITY 111 WINTER 2025 in the preliminary rounds, and 32 finalists advancing to the onsite finals after fierce competition. The top prizes went to Yuki Miyashita, Fujifilm Healthcare Manufactur- ing (1st place); Tomohiro Iwata, Sowa-Elec- tronics.pl (2nd place); Tomoki Hara, Mit- subishi Electronics (3rd place). • In collaboration with Pudong New Area Association for Quality And Technology Shanghai, IPC successfully hosted IPC China Electronics Manufacturing Annual Conference (CEMAC), Oct. 24-25, 2024, in Shanghai under the theme "Make Your Imagination Reality." The event featured keynote speeches, forums, committee meetings, task group meetings, CIT Club, committee reception, partner reception, and IPC Asia Annual Member Appreciation and Awards Dinner. The event attracted over 600 industry experts from more than 400 companies. • The second annual IPC Korea Festival of Electronics Standards and Technology (IPC K-FEST 2024), was held Oct. 29, 2024, in Seoul, South Korea. IPC K-FEST 2024 has attracted 160 industry professionals from almost 80 companies. This one-day event featured technical seminars, the IPC-A-610 Regional Task Group meeting, and the IPC Korea Annual Awards. • IPC Japan hosted the IPC WorksAsia 2024 Automotive Electronics Seminar in Nagoya, Oct. 31, 2024, attended by over 200 auto- motive industry experts, both online and in-person. • IPC hosted its Hand Soldering World Championship at electronica in Munich, Germany, Nov. 14-15, 2024, welcoming 14 competitors from 13 companies and 12 countries worldwide. The prestigious title of 2024 World Champion was awarded to Zhiheng Zhou, Jiangsu Jinling Mechanism Manufacture Company, China. Upcoming Events • IPC Masters Competition China will be held in Shanghai during productronica, March 26-28, 2025, bringing together top techni- cal talents from China's electronics manu- facturing industry. IPC Searchable Conference Paper Database: This is a valuable resource for engineering leadership and staff who want to stay up to date on the latest develop- ments in the electronics manufacturing industry. You can search by author, title and keyword. You can also search for keywords and topics in the filter by tag field. Offerings dating back to 2002 include IPC's workforce white paper and IPC APEX EXPO conference papers, featuring such topics as digital transformation, supply chain cybersecurity, conformal coating, PCB fabrica- tion, design for manufacturing, and more. Visit Conference Paper Database. More Valuable Resources: Explore the IPC Library, a central portal providing access to additional technical content, webinar recordings, white papers, reports, economic analysis and industry publications. Visit IPC Library. Year in Review: In 2024, IPC exemplified its unique role as the global electronics association. While maintaining a robust schedule for new and revised standards, IPC expanded the breadth and depth of its industry programs to promote innovation, sus- tainability, workforce development, and supply chain resiliency. IPC kept its focus, as we have for close to 70 years, on working with and for our members and the greater electronics industry globally. The hallmark of IPC's success remains the value we deliver to our members and industry. In this report, we highlight the incredible work that IPC and our members accom- plished together in 2024. Read 2024 Year in Review. IPC Members: Discover Technical Research in Conference Paper Database and Resource Library