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In 2001, United Recycling Industries became one of the first Certified Electronics Recyclers under a program offered by the International Association of Electronics Recycling (IAER), Albany, N.Y.

That organization is one of two associations convening at the third annual Electronics Recycling Summit, taking place May 6 to May 9 in San Francisco.

The four-day series of events is co-sponsored by IAER and the Computer Society Technical Committee on Electronics and the Environment of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).

The Summit will offer sessions on the progress of its focus teams as well as all of the participating organizations involved in electronics recycling--and this year will also include a special breakout program.

Guest speakers from Ford Motor Co., the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) 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).

An advance look at the program, plus conference registration and hotel reservation forms, are available at the IAER's Web site, www.iaer.org.