Programs for Executives

IPC PCB Executive Management Meeting
Monday, March 30

Senior leaders of PCB manufacturing companies are invited to this exclusive meeting. Before the action begins on the show floor, PCB executives from around the world will gather to discuss best practices. Expert speakers and peer networking make this a "must attend" for PCB industry leaders.

The IPC PCB Executive Management Meeting is open to both members and nonmembers, but you must represent a PCB manufacturer to attend. Past topics include forming international alliances, successful growth strategies, benchmarks for capital investment, expanding capabilities with complimentary assembly operations and the popular “how’s business” roundtables.

IPC EMS Management Meeting
Monday, March 30

If you head an EMS company, this meeting will help you find solutions to the many challenges you face each day. Before the show opens, spend the day with other EMS executives from around the world discussing business strategy and best practices and learning from experts.

The IPC EMS Management Council Meeting is open to both members and nonmembers, but you must represent an EMS company to attend. Past topics include inventory management, battling counterfeit components, RoHS conversion, EMS mergers and acquisitions, securing funding for growth, managing your supply chain and the popular “how’s business” roundtables.

IPC EMS Program Manager Training & Certification Continuing Education Series: Find It. Book It. Grow It: A Robust Process for Account Acquisitions in EMS
Thursday, April 2

Finding the customer is only part of the battle. What happens after the order is booked is a critical component of program management. How does one build strong customer relationships to ensure account growth? This special continuing educational series of the IPC EMS Program Manager Training and Certification Program will cover the best practices of not only winning business, but also ensuring that the account grows.

This course is open to anyone in the EMS industry. However, those who have completed or are currently enrolled in the IPC EMS Program Manager Training and Certification Program receive a $200 discount.

Introduction to EMS Program Manager Certification

The first of a four-part training and certification program, this training session develops and reviews knowledge of EMS program management and the EMS industry. Interactive lectures, group discussions and exercises with others in the industry, will help attendees understand the basics of program and operation management. After completing the segment, program managers will have a fundamental knowledge of the industry and what will be expected of them in the field. They are also introduced to the program as a whole and the requirements for certification.

EMS Program Manager Certification Training II

During EMS Training II, students will build on the basic business concepts covered in the previous segments by applying them to specific EMS situations. By focusing on the EMS industry, this portion prepares students for the real situations they will face everyday on the job in the areas of operations management, finance and contracts in the EMS Industry.

IPC CCA Golf Outing
Sunday, March 29

Snow Mountain Course, Las Vegas Pauite Golf Resort
Network in a wonderful, enjoyable setting. With its spectacular views of the mountains and desert, the course has been named as “One of the Top Courses in the West,” by PGA Magazine. The fee includes 18 holes of golf, GPS-equipped golf carts, lunch, reception and raffle.

Registration: 11:00 am; Tee-off: 1:00 pm; Fee: $200 (includes golf/lunch/reception)

Pre-registration is required. Register online at www.IPCAPEXEXPO.org/register or call +1 847-597-2880.