Conformity Magazine - January 2009 - (Page 39) thereby enhancing the exchange of information and often facilitating the elimination of organizational barriers and departmental agendas that impede compliance efforts. Fees for private seminars can vary, but are generally less expensive than sending individual employees to public seminars, since travel expenses can be eliminated and instructor fees can be more effectively negotiated. Here are some firms that offer private, customized seminars: • Cherry Clough Consultants (www.cherryclough.com): Seminars include basic and advanced EMC design, the EMC Directive and EMC engineering practices for “fixed installations,” EMC testing techniques, and EMC for functional safety. • DLS Electronic Systems (www.dlsemc.com): Practiceoriented seminars and workshops on EMC design and regulatory compliance issues. • ED&D (www.ProductSafeT.com): Seminars in electrical product safety and CE marking requirements. • Kimmel Gerke Associates, Ltd. (www.emiguru.com): Seminars on EMC design fundamentals and techniques, and on techniques for ensuring EMC compliance. • LaMothe Associates (www.lamotheapprovals.com): Seminars in electrical product safety, including IEC 609501 (ITE), IEC 61010-1 (measurement, control and lab equipment), and electrical safety certifications. • Montrose Compliance Services (www.montrosecompliance.com): Seminars on achieving EMC compliance, and on EMC design fundamentals and techniques. • Valkom Laser Consulting (e-mail—valkom@sympatico.ca): One-day seminar for manufacturers of laser products on U.S. and international certification requirements. Industry Symposia Workshops An often overlooked source for technical workshops is the annual symposia sponsored by the IEEE’s EMC and Product Safety Engineering Societies, and the ESD Association. In addition to an extensive technical program, each symposium typically offers a number of technical workshops on a wide range of compliance subjects. Some symposia also offer preand post-symposium seminars and workshops, either as part of the symposium program or as a separate optional offering. Workshops offered as part of industry symposia tend to run a few hours in length, instead of the full-day or multi-day public and custom seminars noted above. However, the benefit is that symposia attendees can sample multiple workshops on a range of subjects quickly and efficiently, greatly leveraging their investment. And, there’s the added benefit of meeting a large number of like-minded professionals from across the country and around the world. Here are the locations, dates, and web sites for the three leading compliance industry symposia scheduled for 2009: • IEEE EMC Society Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility: Austin, TX, August 17-21, www.emc2009.org. • 6th Annual IEEE Symposium on Product Compliance Engineering: Toronto, Ontario (Canada), October 26-28, http://ewh.ieeg.org/soc/pses/symposium/index.html. • 31st Annual Electrical Overstress/Electrostatic Discharge Symposium: Anaheim, CA, August 30-September 4, www.esda.org. On-Line Training With the widespread availability of high-speed Internet access, more and more training providers are delivering seminars and workshops on-line as so-called webcasts or webinars. As an example, TUV SUD America offers the following webinars on demand for viewing anytime. (Go www.tuvamerica.com/ tuvnews/webinars for more information.): • Overview of the New EU EMC Directive: This session covers the new European Union EMC Directive 2004/108/ EC, and highlights differences between the new Directive and the current version. • EMC 101: An Introduction to Electromagnetic Compatibility: This webinar covers the basic points of electromagnetic compatibility, and includes the design of electronic products for EMC. • WEEE & RoHS Directives: This briefing on the EU Directives covers product requirements and categories, as well as an overview of the approvals process. • ATEX for Electrical and Non-Electrical Apparatus and Equipment: This webinar provides an overview of the EU’s ATEX Directive, which deals with equipment used in potentially explosive atmospheres. • NRTL Best Practices: Your Guide When Working with a Certification Laboratory: Topics include design reviews, construction reviews, guidance for manufacturers new to product certification, and technical documentation. • CE Marking Compliance Overview: Covers the CE Marking compliance requirements as they relate to electrical and mechanical equipment. • China: Understanding the CCC Mark Certification Process: An overview of the CCC Mark, product categories and an understanding of the submittal/approvals process. 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