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In 2005, our second Symposium was held in Chicago, IL, and was co-chaired by Richard Georgerian and Ken Thomas. This gave us very little time to implement the lessons that we learned from our first Symposium. In 2006, the Symposium was held in Irvine, CA with co-chairs Richard Georgerian and Bansi Patel. (We found out again the hard way that California does not rebate sales taxes to non–profits, resulting in a financial loss for the Society and the Symposium.) In 2007, the Symposium was in Longmount, CO, with Richard Georgerian and Bansi Patel once again co-chairing the event. The 2008 Symposium will be in Austin, TX, and will be expanded by half a day to 2-1/2 days to accommodate the desires of attendees and the increase in the number of paper submittals. For 2009, the Society is traveling to Toronto, Canada in an effort to expand beyond the United States. As for future Symposia, we hope to hold one in Taiwan within the next few years. Local Chapters and Other Offerings A significant achievement within our first year of existence was the formation of 10 local chapters. These chapters were existing product safety oriented sub-chapters of local IEEE EMC Society chapters that now had a new “home” society to report to. Current U.S. chapters include Santa Clara, Central Texas, Oregon, Rochester NY, Orange County, Chicago and Central New England. Three of our Society’s ten chapters are outside the continental United States, in Israel, Taipei Taiwan and Vancouver British Columbia. In 2004, the PSES signed an agreement with the International Association for Radio, Telecommunications and Electromagnetics (iNARTE), a professional association that certifies engineers as competent product safety professionals. The IEEE PSES is the only safety organization worldwide that offers professional accreditation of safety engineering through iNARTE. For many years, product safety engineers had to attend other In 2005, Gary Weidner accepted the Editor-in-Chief position conferences containing one or two sessions on product safety in workshop or tutorial format. Through our annual Symposia, for the Society newsletter, which allowed us to publish our first newsletter as an IEEE Society, and not as a Technical the IEEE PSES now provides to product safety engineers Committee of the IEEE EMC Society. This newsletter was excellent and high-quality, professionally-concentrated safety renamed from the Product Safety Newsletter to the Product technical sessions. However, it may take a few years to have members and other product safety engineers realize there is an Safety Engineering Newsletter. In 2006 the newsletter was IEEE Symposium that caters strictly to their interest in product expanded to 4 issues a year. In 2007 Rich Nute started to 1231_OAK_trd ad_Mil_MECH_1/2pg:1231_OAK_brand ad_1/2pg 12/6/07rewrite his famous “Technically Speaking” column. 10:14 AM Page 1 safety. BE A HERO. AND SAVE THE DAY! Even under the most adverse conditions of extreme heat variation, thermal shock, and vibrations, the FaradFlex ultra-thin Buried Capacitance material will continue to enhance Printed Circuit Board speed and performance! BENEFITS OF BURIED CAPACITANCE ™ » Reduction in Discrete Capacitors and Associated Reliability Concerns of Solder Joints » Improved Power Distribution System » Reduced PCB size and/or increased functionality » Reduced Board thickness » Improved EMC/EMI FEATURES OF FARADFLEX® » Robust Product that is Compatible with Standard PCB Processes » Highest Capacitance Density and Thinnest Products Available » 100% High Potential (Hi-Pot) Tested » Compatible with Lead-Free Assembly ENHANCING SPEED AND PERFORMANCE, ONE LAYER AT A TIME. To start enjoying the benefits of Buried Capacitance technology using the FaradFlex line of products contact Oak-Mitsui Technologies: (518) 686-4961 or FaradFlex.Sales@oakmitsui.com. Visit us at www.oakmitsui.com http://www.oakmitsui.com http://www.oakmitsui.com

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Conformity Magazine - October 2008 Contents Editor's Note FCC Releases Annual Report on National Do-Not-Call Registry Commission Cracks Down (for the Fourth Time!) On Junk Fax Marketer FCC Releases Quarterly Reports on Consumer Inquiries and Complaints Greenpeace Ranks Electronics Manufacturers Standards List For The EU’s Energy Consumption Directive Published EU Commission Publishes Standards List for Directives on Pressure Equipment, Pressure Vessels Standards List for the EU’s Medical Devices Directive Available The IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society: The First Five Years ESD Open Forum Improving Election Security and Accuracy: The Future of Voting System Certification Conformity Assessment and Accreditation: Their Role in the Global Market Design Issues in Extreme EMC Environment Focus On... Test Equipment Buyers Guide Product News Updated Standards List for EU Directive on Active Implantable Medical Devices FDA Warns of Effects from CT Scans on Electronic Medical Devices FDA Provides Report Card on Its PMA Review Process CPSC Releases Import Safety Strategy Other CPSC Actions in the News IEC Standards Update Product Reviews UL Standards Update Telcordia Standards Update From Our “You Can’t Make This Stuff Up” Department Looking Back: Items from Past Issues of Conformity Advertisers

Conformity Magazine - October 2008

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