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Pack Your Bags! We’ve Got Your Trade Show Calendar Here
September 23, 2022 | Michelle Te, I-Connect007Estimated reading time: 1 minute
Summer vacation? Check.
Kids back in school? Check.
New issues of I-Connect007 magazines downloaded? Check.
Keys, wallet, phone? Check, check, check.
So, what’s missing? Ah, that’s right, it’s time to start planning your trade show attendance. To help you make decisions about when and where to go, we’ve put together a list of industry trade shows. It has been two long years with no or few in-person trade shows, and we’ve felt it.
Hats off to the associations and other industry leaders that have pulled off virtual trade shows during the pandemic. But let’s face it: Zoom trade shows could never replicate the feel and energy of a live show. We humans crave personal interaction, and live trade shows and conferences offer networking opportunities that just don’t exist on our computer screens.
So, now we’re back in business and ready to hit the road. Do you have a show or conference to add to our list? Let us know!
SMTA Events
SMTA hosts a variety of regional trade shows and gatherings in North America.
Empire Expo and Tech Forum
Sept. 27
Rochester, New York
Carolinas Technical Chapter Meeting
Sept. 28
Charlotte, North Carolina
Tampa Expo and Tech Forum
Oct. 4
St. Petersburg, Florida
Space Coast Expo and Tech Forum
Oct. 6
Melbourne, Florida
Utah Expo and Tech Forum
Oct. 11
Salt Lake City, Utah
Long Island Expo and Tech Forum
Oct. 19
Melville, New York
SMTA International
Oct. 31–Nov. 3
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Los Angeles/Orange County Expo and Tech Forum
Nov. 15
Long Beach, California
San Diego Expo and Tech Forum
Nov. 17
Escondido, California
Silicon Valley Expo and Tech Forum
Dec. 7
San Jose, California
Pan Pacific
Jan. 30–Feb. 2, 2023
Kauai, Hawaii
More Industry Events:
Vehicle Display and Interfaces
Sept. 27-28
Detroit, Michigan
Defense TechConnect Summit and Expo 2022
Sept. 27-28
National Harbor, Maryland
PCB West
Oct. 5
Santa Clara, California
New Cabin Technologies 2022
Oct. 6
Novi, Michigan
IPC Advanced Packaging Symposium: Building the IC-Substrate and Package Assembly Ecosystem
Oct. 11–12
Washington, D.C.
TechBlick
Oct. 12-13
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Medical Design & Manufacturing
Nov. 2-3
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Electronica
Nov. 15–18
Munich, Germany
2023 Events
CES
Jan. 5-8
Las Vegas, Nevada
IPC APEX EXPO
Jan. 21–26
San Diego, California
DesignCon
Jan. 31–Feb. 2
Santa Clara, California
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