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Call for Participation: Cleaning and Conformal Coating Conference
April 17, 2020 | IPC and SMTAEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Share your expertise on cleaning and coating issues at the High Reliability Cleaning and Conformal Coating Conference, presented by IPC and SMTA. November 3-5, Dallas, TX.
The High Reliability Cleaning and Conformal Coating Conference covers technological developments in strategies to achieve surface reliability, through technical presentations, tutorials, tabletop exhibits and networking events. Professional Development courses will take place on November 3, and the Technical Conference will take place November 4–5.
We invite you to submit an abstract for a professional development course or a technical presentation. This conference will address the many facets of this topic including:
- Electrical Performance and Reliability
- Cleaning Process Design
- Maintaining and Monitoring the Cleaning Process
- Material Choices and Compatibility
- Conformal Coatings
- Supply Chain Management “When Failure is NOT an Option”
IMPORTANT DATES
Abstract Submission Deadline: July 10
Notification of Acceptance: August 1
Presentation Submissions Deadline: October 13
Conference: November 3–5
Submit your abstract by July 10, 2020 by emailing Brook Sandy-Smith, BrookSandy@ipc.org, IPC technical conference program manager.
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