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PSMA Committees Meet During APEC 2006
A s reported in the last issue of the Update, the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dallas, TX was the venue for the PSMA Annual Meeting of members during APEC 2006. In addition to the Annual Meeting, a number of PSMA committees also held meetings during that week. Most of the work of PSMA is done by the committees and APEC provides an opportunity for the committee members to meet in person, rather than by teleconference.

As usual, the Marketing Committee meeting was well attended. Could it be the free lunch? Marketing Committee Chair, Lou Pechi, gave an overview of the work of the committee during the past year. He also went over the results of the PSMA survey of members.


Marketing Committee

Lou welcomed Barry Papermaster as Co-chair of the Marketing Committee and led the discussion as committee members made plans for the coming year.

Lou Pechi & Barry Papermaster

 

Alex Levran
 
The first meeting of the newly formed Alternative Energy Committee was held during APEC 2006. Committee Chair Alex Levran led a discussion about the growing importance to the power sources industry of alternative sources of energy. The group approved the mission statement for the committee and discussed the objectives and plans for the year ahead.

Tim Cassidy, Co-chair of the Energy Efficiency Committee, discussed the activities of the committee during the past year. This is one of the most active committees and its meetings are always well attended. The committee is an industry advisor to the EPA, the California Energy Commission (CEC) as well as the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) as these organizations develop efficiency standards for electronic power supplies in different applications.


Energy committee

The Packaging Committee, led by Co-chairs Brian Narveson and Cian O’Mathuna, has also had a busy year. The committee made contributions to the Power Technology Roadmap Workshop. Committee members reviewed the accomplishments of the past year and developed a plan of possible activities for the coming year.


Packaging committee

BMPS committee
Lars Thorsell, Chairman of the BMPS Committee, held the final committee meeting during this week to summarize the history and results of the group. The committee has met its objectives and the continuation of the project will be under the auspices of the High Density Packaging User Group (HDPUG).

Other committees that met during the week of APEC 2006 included the Industry-Education Committee, the Magnetics Committee and the Semiconductor Committee. Members of all the PSMA committees that had meetings during this busy time were enthusiastic about their activities and look forward to another very busy and productive year.

A complete listing of PSMA committees can be found on the PSMA web site. Most of the committees manage their own Technical Forum on psma.com which provides information on their current activities, upcoming industry events and resources including useful web sites.

Participating in one or more committees is the best way to increase the benefits from your PSMA membership. You are encouraged to join a committee and get involved in their activities. Most committees meet about once a month for about one hour by teleconference. View a list of upcoming committee meetings. You are welcome to attend a committee meeting before making a decision to join the group. If you are interested in attending one of the meetings, please contact the Association Office for call-in information.

 
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