IPC announces APEX/Printed Circuits Expo 2004 keynotes.IPC (1) (InterProcess Communication) The exchange of data between one program and another either within the same computer or over a network. It implies a protocol that guarantees a response to a request. (Northbrook, IL, www.ipc.org) has announced the three keynote speakers for its APEX/Printed Circuits Expo/Designers Summit exhibition and conference, taking place Feb. 22-26 at the Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim Convention Center is a major convention center in Anaheim, California. It is located across from the Disneyland Resort on Katella Avenue. Much of the Anaheim Convention Center has been renovated in recent years with state-of-the-art facilities. , Anaheim, CA. Michael Cannon, Solectron Corp.'s president, chief executive officer and board member, will kick-off the first day of the exhibition. In his address, Cannon will share the direction of Solectron and the current environment for the electronics manufacturing services Electronic manufacturing services (EMS) is term used for companies that design, test, manufacture, distribute and provide return/repair services for electronic component and assemblies for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). (EMS) industry. Cannon has more than 25 years of manufacturing and technology experience. Prior to joining Solectron, Cannon was president, chief executive officer and a director of Maxtor Corp., a provider of hard-disk drives and storage systems. On Wednesday, electronics industry forecaster Walt Custer, Custer Consulting Group, will present "Business Outlook: Global Electronics Industry." Custer will discuss industry data that points to an industry recovery, analyze the impact of low cost offshore production and examine the outlook for the printed circuit board and EMS industries. Winner of the Raymond E. Pritchard IPC Hall of Fame Award in 2001, Custer is a member of the IPC Suppliers Council and the Technology Market Research Council (TMRC TMRC - /tmerk'/ The Tech Model Railroad Club at MIT, one of the wellsprings of hacker culture. The 1959 "Dictionary of the TMRC Language" compiled by Peter Samson included several terms that became basics of the hackish vocabulary (see especially foo, mung, and frob). ) steering committee steer·ing committee n. A committee that sets agendas and schedules of business, as for a legislative body or other assemblage. steering committee Noun . On Thursday, Bill Nye-The Science Guy will discuss the value and importance of science. A scientist, comedian, teacher and author, Nye states that his mission is to teach children the wonders of science. He earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Cornell University Cornell University, mainly at Ithaca, N.Y.; with land-grant, state, and private support; coeducational; chartered 1865, opened 1868. It was named for Ezra Cornell, who donated $500,000 and a tract of land. With the help of state senator Andrew D. and later worked as an engineer at The Boeing Co. |
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