MayJune 2010

The ESD Association newsletter, published for everyone with an interest in the understanding and control of electrostatic discharge. Volume 26, No. 3 May/June 2010 In this issue www.esda.org From the President Donn Bellmore, pages 2-3 32 Year Exhibitors, pages 4-6 Nominations, pages 7-9 Education, page 9 Q&A, page 10 ESD on Campus, page 11 Symposium Program Announcement, page 12 Standards Meeting Schedule, page 13 Volunteer Spotlight, pages 14-15 Tech Talk, page 15 Local Sparks, page 16 University Grant, page 17 Calendar, page 18 Register Online! Registration for select Tutorials are now available online! Look for this button at www.esda.org In February of this year, during the ESDA meeting series in Sparks, NV, the ESDA launched a new two-day seminar, Essen- tials for ESD Programs - Factory: Tech- nologies • Controls • Procedures The seminar is a concentration of key concepts and information from the ESD Certified Professional Program Manager Curriculum. It offers broad exposure to the essentials of ESD programs. The seminar includes a comprehensive set of factory technologies and procedures designed for managers, technicians, and specialists desiring ESD control program training and information. The launch of this new seminar drew at- tendees from companies all across the United States. Companies represented were: Achilles USA, Inc., Anritsu, Appareo Systems, ATK Launch Systems, Lockheed Martin, Northrup Grumman, NVIDIA, Poly One Corporation, Rockwell Collins, and Virginia Diodes, Inc. “It’s been just over a month since I took the course, and I’m still finding all sorts of applications for the stuff we learned there. I got plenty of good information out of that two day course”, said Steven A. Retzloff a RF Test Engineer from Virginia Diodes, Inc. At the close of the seminar many of the attendees had very positive comments to make about the experience: Sessions were very informative and gave the foundational information required to understand the ESD concerns that followed. Excellent presentation & demonstrations; the demos and interactions with the audience were great. Visual aids were very helpful. The instructors were very knowledgeable and delivered the information effectively. This course can also serve as a refresher class to those taking the Program Manag- er Certification exam. It does not meet the course requirements for certification. In ad- dition, the course is endorsed by iNARTE and can be used as preparation for those interested in taking the iNARTE Engineer- ing or Technician Certification exam. We will offer this two day seminar again on June 16-17 in Chicago, IL. In addition we are offering Electrostatic Calculations for the Program Manager on June 18th, fol- lowed by both the ESD Certified Program Manager exam and the certified iNARTE exam on June 19. To register please visit http://esda.org/onli- neregistrations.html. Essentials for ESD Programs Factory: Technologies • Controls • Procedures New ESDA Seminar Sparks Positive Reviews