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IPC/iNEMI Webinar on Circularity Challenges in Electronics Manufacturing
July 2, 2024 | iNEMIEstimated reading time: 1 minute
IPC and iNEMI held a workshop with industry experts at the Electronics Goes Green conference in Berlin last month to discuss circularity challenges in electronics manufacturing. The workshop — "There’s no end to a circle: A workshop on how to address circularity challenges in electronics manufacturing" focused on scoping industry solutions to address pressing circularity challenges.
Join us for this webinar to learn more about workshop results and discuss next steps that will lead to work by iNEMI and IPC to assist industry with: Scope of Work statements for new industry standards, tools, and education Ideas for solutions to address the identified problems.
Next steps and additional workshop opportunities. Solutions driven by industry collaboration will help enable efficient and effective adoption of circularity through the electronics manufacturing value chain.
Presenters
Kelly Scanlon, IPC
Lead Sustainability Strategist
Mark Schaffer, iNEMI
Project Manager
Registration
This webinar is for people who attended the EGG workshop as well as those who could not attend but would like to join the conversation. We will be continuing — and building on — the discussion about solutions needed to enable circular economy principles in the electronics industry. The webinar is open to industry; advance registration is required (see link below). If you have any questions or need additional information please contact Mark Schaffer (marks@inemi.org)..
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
10:00-11:00 a.m. EDT (Americas)
4:00-5:00 p.m. CEST (Europe)
10:00-11:00 p.m. CST (China)
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