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IPC Events: COVID-19 Updates for 2020
April 3, 2020 | IPCEstimated reading time: 1 minute
We at IPC sincerely hope that you and your families are staying safe during this unprecedented global crisis. The effects of COVID-19 are creating new challenges as we adjust to sheltering in place. You can find current information on scheduled events as well as IPC’s response to the crisis on the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Update page on IPC.org.
Because the health and safety of our attendees, speakers, exhibitors, sponsors and employees is of utmost importance, some of IPC’s planned events for 2020 have been either postponed or transformed into virtual events.
The current updates are as follows:
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High Reliability Forum, scheduled for May 2020, has been rescheduled for May 11-13, 2021.
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Electronics Materials Forum, scheduled for June 2020, has been postponed. New date to be announced soon.
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IPC/ITI Conference, scheduled for June 2020, will now be a virtual event. Date to be announced soon.
Upcoming Events
The events listed below are scheduled as planned and we are closely monitoring the situation for all in-person events. Changes to the schedule will be reflected on the IPC Calendar and announced on the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Update page.
Wisdom Wednesday Webinar: Building Synergies in Power Electronics Members Only
April 8
10:00 am–10:45 am CDT
IPC SummerCom | Raleigh, NC
June 13–June 18
IPC Cares | Global Virtual Event
June 14–June 20
IPC E-Textiles 2020 | Minneapolis, MN
September 29–September 30
High-Reliability Cleaning and Conformal Coating Conference, in cooperation with SMTA
November 3–November 5
M-EXPO Wire Processing Technology
October 14–October 16
IPC APEX EXPO 2021
January 23–January 28
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