Hazardous Substance Process Management (HSPM) Symposium to Be Held in San Francisco; HSPM2006 -- June 5 and 6.

RENO, Nev. -- Companies in the electrical and electronic industries face a staggering and growing number of laws and trade regulations worldwide restricting hazardous substances in products and production processes. At the upcoming inaugural HSPM2006 International Leadership Symposium, experts will examine a new International Electrotechnical Commission standard, entitled IECQ HSPM (Hazardous Substance Process Management), and detail why it's being adopted around the world as a common sense approach to satisfying requirements imposed by RoHS, WEEE, Green Process Management and related trade regulations in China and the U.S.

HSPM2006, June 5 and 6 at the San Francisco Airport Marriott, Burlingame, Calif., is hosted by The Salot Bradley Group International (SBGi), a committed leader in partnering with industry and regulators to move the world toward a hazardous substance free future. The symposium is designed to deliver a comprehensive understanding of IECQ HSPM and how it moves industry from costly product testing to process management and from questionable self-declarations of compliance to third-party certification.

Keynote speakers will address the legal and financial implications of the new standard, the future of related trade regulations and how IECQ HSPM is a great tool for meeting emerging requirements in China, Europe, and the U.S.

Senior executives, business managers, supplier or customers, will gain from the leaders presenting valuable insights into how HSPM helps:

--Ensure that products and processes will satisfy all statutory, regulatory and customers' Hazardous Substance Free (HSF) requirements.

--Significantly reduce the Cost of Compliance.

--Preserve access to global markets.

--Improve supply-chain management.

--Reduce legal liabilities.

--Gain a competitive advantage.

Three tracks of concurrent sessions addressing important HSPM impacts and implementation strategies are provided.

"Achievement of Hazardous Substance Free (HSF) products and production processes cannot be realized without an effective integration of management disciplines." said Hugh D. "Chip" Evans, Jr., founder, president and CEO of SBGi. "This symposium will provide the understanding and resources for companies to leverage IECQ HSPM to define, refine and adjust their processes to achieve HSF."

To register or for more information, visit www.HSPMsymposium.com or call toll-free 877-415-0191.

SBGi and affiliate companies provide comprehensive, integrated services and technology to the electronics, electrical and avionics/aerospace industries for implementation and maintenance of hazardous substance process management requirements and other IECQ and ECCB specifications and standards.