IMAPS Announces Powerful Keynote Program for Its 2007 40th Anniversary Symposium
March 16, 2007, Washington, DC – IMAPS, the International Microelectronics And Packaging Society, is proud to announce that Stephen M. R. Covey, James R. Miller, and Dongkai Shangguan have agreed to be Keynote Speakers at the 40th Annual International Symposium on Microelectronics, November 11-15, 2007, at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, CA.
Stephen M. R. Covey has agreed to speak at the opening of the Symposium on Tuesday, November 13, 2007. Mr. Covey is author of the current bestseller The Speed of Trust and a well-known speaker in the Fortune 500 arena. He is the former CEO of Covey Leadership Center, which, under his stewardship, became the largest leadership development company in the world.
James R. Miller will kick-off the day on Wednesday, November 14, 2007. Miller is Vice President of Product Operations at Cisco. He is responsible for new product introduction and product lifecycle management for Cisco’s software and hardware products; he also drives the NPI Excellence initiative through the strategic implementation of Design for Assembly, Manufacturability, Testability and Reliability design techniques.
Dongkai Shangguan will share his expertise on Thursday, November 15, 2007. He is currently Vice President for Assembly Technology and Platform Realization with the Corporate Technology Group at Flextronics. He is responsible for advanced packaging and assembly technology, environmental technology, design/manufacturing collaboration and DFX solutions, industrialization and product realization.
“The caliber of the IMAPS 2007 Keynote Speakers is unprecedented in the history of the IMAPS Annual Symposium. We are extremely honored that these outstanding individuals have agreed to participate in our 40th Anniversary celebration,” stated Greg Caswell, Virtex Assembly and IMAPS 2007 General Chair.
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About IMAPS:
Founded in 1967, IMAPS is the leading international microelectronics and electronic packaging society with professional members in 23 North American chapters and 19 international chapters. Members of the Society represent every discipline and specialty in the electronics industry and include both technical and marketing professionals. IMAPS hosts a variety of technical workshops and conferences and professional development courses that enable these professionals to enhance their careers.
