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The ESD Association newsletter, published for everyone with an interest in the understanding and control of electrostatic discharge. Volume 29, No. 6 November/December 2013 In this issue HRESHOLD TM Find us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter! WWW.ESDA.ORG EOS/ESD Association, Inc. Setting the Global Standards for Static Control! 2014 ESDABoard of Directors, page 1 ESDA awards, pages 2-3 From the President, page 4 Q & A, page 5 Standards Meeting Summary, pages 6-8 ESDA Spotlight, page 9 Annual Report, page 10 Certified Professionals , page 10 IEW Call for Presentations, page 10 Local Sparks, page 11 Regional Tutorials, page 12 Symposium Volunteers, page 13 Symposium Highlights, page 14 Symposium Call for Papers, page 15 Calendar, page 16 Photo Corner, page 17 Election results were reported during the annual ESD Association business meeting luncheon at the 2013 EOS/ESD Symposium, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Elected to the Board of Directors, by the members of the ESD Association, for a three-year term from January 1, 2014, to December 31, 2016, were Reinhold Gaertner (left), Infineon Technologies; David Swenson (center left), Affinity Static Control Consulting, LLC; Wolfgang Stadler (center right), Intel Mobile Communications; and Cheryl Checkets (right), R&R Lotion. THE EOS/ESD ASSOCIATION ELECTS BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS FOR 2014 The Board of Directors elected its officers for the one-year term of January 1, 2014, to December 31, 2014. The following officers were elected: Terry Welsher (right), Dangelmayer Associates, LLC - President; Gianluca Boselli (center), Texas Instruments, Inc. - Senior Vice President; and Ginger Hansel (left), Dangelmayer Associates, LLC - Vice President.