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BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC is requesting abstracts for the 2011 Apex/Expo technical conference in Las Vegas.

Presentations are sought on relevant design, PCB fabrication and electronics manufacturing topics. Submissions dealing with reliability, head-on-pillow and Pb-free repair and rework, as well as new research in growing areas such as photovoltaics and printed electronics, are especially encouraged for the Apr. 12–15 event. 

Three-hundred-word abstracts summarizing original and previously unpublished work covering case histories, research and discoveries are due July 16. 

Submissions should describe significant results from experiments, emphasize new techniques, discuss trends of interest, and contain a summary of the technical and/or appropriate test results in the final paper.

In addition, proposals are solicited for full-day and half-day professional development courses on design, printed board and electronics manufacturing processes and materials.

Awards will be presented for Best US Paper for US authors and Best International Paper for authors outside the US.

To submit an abstract or proposal, visit www.ipcapexexpo.org/cfp.

For more information, contact Greg Munie at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Toya Richardson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

For course proposal information, contact Anne Marie Mulvihill at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..