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PCB East 2025 Conference Task Group Named
August 28, 2024 | PCEAEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
The Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) has announced the PCB East 2025 Conference Task Group members.
Troy Hopkins, senior hardware design engineer at Connect Tech Inc., will be leading the group as the chairman alongside nine other printed circuit industry veterans.
Other industry experts in the task group include John Burkhert Jr., Stephen Chavez, Tomas Chester, James Jackson, Keith Kowal, Matt Leary, Matt McBride, and Susy Webb.
“Building off the continued growth of last year's conference, I am thrilled to bring together this exceptional group of industry experts,” said Hopkins. “Their experience and collective wisdom will help ensure PCB East 2025 will showcase content that addresses the challenges facing PCB designers as well as showcasing the latest innovations and best practices in PCB design and manufacturing.
“With this group I am confident this conference will continue to provide massive value, empower PCB designers, and bring our industry together.”
PCB East is the largest technical conference and exhibition for the electronics design, fabrication and assembly industry in New England.
The four-day technical conference takes place April 29-May 2 at the Boxboro Regency in Boxborough, Massachusetts, with a one-day exhibition on April 30.
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