Computer recyclers to meet. (Scrap Industry News).The third annual Electronics Recycling Summit has been scheduled for May 6 to May 9 in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . The four-day series-of events is co-sponsored by the International Association of Electronics Recyclers (IAER IAER International Association of Electronics Recyclers IAER International Advances in Economic Research IAER Illinois Association of Energy Raters ) and the Computer Society Technical Committee on Electronics and the Environment of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. ). Guest speakers from Ford Motor Co., the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB CIWMB California Integrated Waste Management Board ) and electronic products maker Canon have all been scheduled. Exhibits, tutorials, panel sessions, tours and meetings are also part of the Summit and an accompanying event, the International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment (ISEE ISEE - Integrated Software Engineering Environment - equivalent to SEE. ). Diana Bendz, senior location executive with IBM's Endicott, N.Y. office, and a principal founder of both the ISEE and the Summit, says, "This joint meeting is a unique opportunity to bring together all of the segments of the electronics industry to address critical technical and business issues concerning our industry and its impact on the environment." An advance look at the program, plus conference registration and hotel reservation forms, are available at the IAER's Web site, www.iaer.org. |
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