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IPC Designers Learning Symposium is Set to Take off in San Diego, CA

Calling all West Coast PCB Designers! IPC's last Designers Learning Symposium in 2006 will take place in San Diego, California on November 8th. It's time to begin making plans to attend this unique event dedicated exclusively to PCB design!

Designers Learning Symposiums are one of the few opportunities for designers to get the latest information on developing trends in the industry. Add in the opportunity to interact one-on-one with industry experts, network with your peers, and get certified, and this is one event you don't want to miss.

Get a head start and begin making your arrangements to attend...    

Symposium Agenda — November 8th , San Diego, CA
8:00 am - 4:15 pm

The Designer — Preparing for Future Challenges Dieter Bergman, IPC
Free to Innovate — Liberating Electronic Product Development Nancy Eastman, Altium
Lead Free Overview for the Printed Board Designer Gary Ferrari, FTG Circuits
High Speed Signal Technology — Changing PCB Design Rules   Gil White Dynamic Details, Inc.
Minimizing EMI & Noise Coupling Among Circuit Regions in Circuit Boards W. Michael King, Sytstems EMC
Solving the Metric Pitch BGA Dilemma Tom Hausherr, PCB Libraries Inc

The IPC is dedicated to making this event available to the design community. Take advantage of the early bird discount by registering for the San Diego Symposium before October 8th to receive $50 off the posted price. Or Buy 3, Get 1 Free by registering four attendees from the same company, at the same time.

Registration is now open for the Symposium.

For more information, please view a pdf of the brochure at http://dc.ipc.org/DLSSanDiego1106 or contact Nate Fitt at 847-597-2827. To register, fill out the registration form on page 7 of the brochure and fax to 847-615-5661, or contact IPC's registration department at 847-597-2861 or registration@ipc.org .

After the Symposium, stay in San Diego to attend the Basic (CID) or Advanced (CID+) IPC Designers Certification Workshop scheduled for the 9th — 11th . We've put together a full week of educational programming sure to increase your value to your employer. Take the next step in designing your future and achieve Certified Interconnect Designer (CID) status. To register for the workshops, visit http://dc.ipc.org/education/regnow.htm .

Come see for yourself why attending these programs enhance your design education and increase your value to your employer.