NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER — The final event of the IMAPS NEW ENGLAND 2000-2001 Program Year was held on Tuesday, June 19, 2001, at the Holiday Inn Boxborough Woods Conference Center, Boxborough, Mass. The combined Technical Meeting and Chapter Annual Business Meeting featured Gordon C. Brown of Corning Lasertron, who gave an informative presentation on the challenges of Optoelectronic Packaging & Interconnection being driven by today’s exploding wireless/fiber-optic applications. The Chapter’s Annual Meeting is traditionally devoted to a timely issue and this year was no exception. Approximately 90 people, including many new faces, filled the Grand Ballroom, listened intently, then fired questions at our presenter who was subsequently encircled by a group of fans at the conclusion of the session.
The Annual Business Meeting of the New England Chapter was convened by John Redman, Chapter President, who then reprised his year in office and recognized the support of his individual committee members. John called for a summary of the Chapter’s financial position, which was then presented by Todd Rivard, Chapter Treasurer. Next, Chapter Elections were conducted by Harvey Smith, Past President, on behalf of John Snook, Chairman of the Chapter Nominating Committee. The four current officers were re-elected without dissent and the Business Meeting was adjourned. The Chapter Officers for 2001-2202 are: President - John Redman, Accumet Engineering; Vice-President - Susan Munyon, Zecal; Treasurer - Todd Rivard, RIV, Inc.; and Secretary - Thomas Marinis, Draper Laboratory.
In recognition of the growing importance of Optoelectronics Packaging in our industry, the Chapter Technical Program Committee is planning a special session dedicated to the topic for its 29th Annual Symposium & Exhibition, May 7, 2002. Information concerning the New England Chapter and its Annual Symposium & Exhibition may be found at www.imapsne.org or by contacting Harvey Smith, Publicity Chair [harveys@imapsne.org].
NORTHWEST CHAPTER — The Northwest Chapter of IMAPS held its latest Technical Seminar on July 18, hosted by the Boeing Company in Kent, Washington. The half-day event featured five technical presentations and a tour of the Hybrid Microelectronics Facility at Boeing. Topics ranged from LTCC Technology, BGA, Acoustic Microimaging and MEMS. Over 50 attendees enjoyed the captivating presentations and the ìinside-lookî at the Boeing facility. Door prizes, sponsored by DuPont, Kirby & Demarest, MicroSound Systems, Special Equipment Engineering, Ferro Corp. and JRC & Associates, were given out during the entire evening. Thanks to our sponsoring companies. The chapter would like to extend a great big thank you to the Boeing Company for opening its doors to IMAPS and to its employees for their hospitality and tour guide abilities. For more information on the chapter and its upcoming events, visit its webpage at http://www.imaps.org/chapters/northwest.htm
PHOENIX CHAPTER — The Phoenix Chapter of IMAPS continued it successful string of meetings with its Technical Program on June 6th. The meeting was held at the Grace Inn and featured Stacy Kalisz, Agilent Technologies presenting on Enhancing Yield With Process Control Using UV FIM. The chapter enjoyed a special visit from JP Bradely, President of IMAPS Tucson. After a well deserved summer break the chapter plans to meet in September to discuss OptoElectronics. The chapter would like to thank its members for helping to make this last year a huge success. For more information on the chapter and its upcoming events, visit its webpage at http://www.imaps.org/chapters/phoenix.htm
SAN DIEGO CHAPTER — The San Diego Chapter has presented three of its members with the Meritorious Service Award — Ron Baldan, Herb Duryea and Russ Berger. Each honoree has served the chapter over the years in various chapter officer roles and functions. Their dedication to the advancement of the Chapter and the organizations that it serves, has allowed the chapter to reach and maintain a high level of success. These three members were honored at the July 24th meeting of the Chapter. This meeting also included a Technical Presentation on Ink Jet Fabrication Technology, by James Bohorquez. For more information on the chapter and its upcoming events, visit its webpage at http://www.imaps.org/chapters/sandiego.htm
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