IPC has worked very closely with local authorities throughout the planning of IPC Printed Circuits Expo 2003, taking place March 23-27 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, Calif., and IPC SMEMA Council�s APEX 2003, being held March 29-April 2 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif. IPC, local city officials and personnel at both convention centers and visitor�s bureaus have stepped up their efforts to provide additional security measures for the safety of all exhibitors, attendees and staff.
�The best thing we can do as an industry is continue to do business and continue to build relationships, develop technologies, launch products and implement systems,� said Lisa Griffin, IPC director of assembly industry programs. �We expect safe and successful exhibitions and conferences.�
For more information about IPC Printed Circuits Expo 2003 and IPC SMEMA Council�s APEX 2003, visit http://www.IPCPrintedCircuitExpo.org or http://www.GoAPEX.org.
About IPC
IPC is a Northbrook, Ill.-based trade association dedicated to the competitive excellence and financial success of its more than 2,400 member companies, which represent all facets of the electronic interconnection industry, including design, printed circuit board manufacturing and electronics assembly. As a member-driven organization and leading source for industry standards, training, market research and public policy advocacy, IPC supports programs to meet the needs of a $40 billion U.S. industry employing more than 350,000 people. IPC maintains offices in Taos, N.M.; Washington, D.C.; Garden Grove, Calif.; and Shanghai, China. For more information, visit http://www.ipc.org.