an you believe that the PSMA & APEC are both 35 years young this year? We can look back on our accomplishments and look forward to what we will achieve in the next decade. That means that there is still time to add to the list of accomplishments. For inspiration, here are some PSMA accomplishments over the years:

• Sponsored APEC (Applied Power Electronics Conference)
• Created and organized various APEC Industry Sessions
• Pioneered APEC Presentation Awards
• Pioneered APEC Student Travel Support
• Pioneered pre- APEC Magnetics & Capacitor Workshops
• Supported and contributed to the International Future Energy Challenge (IFEC)
• Supported Industry input on proposed regulations and standards
• Created the Energy Efficiency and Safety & Compliance Databases, a collection of international standards and regulations.
• Pioneered the Power Technology Roadmaps.
• Pioneered the PwrSoC Workshop, 3D-PEIM Symposium and EnerHarv Workshop
• Published series of reports on trends and advances in power packaging and 3D Power Packaging working with leading universities and technical organizations.
• Republished and made available several out of print industry reference books on magnetics

If your company is not yet a member of PSMA, visit www.psma.com/membership/benefits to learn more about joining PSMA and adding your voice to the almost 200 companies, organizations and educators who for 35 years have worked together to support the mission and initiatives of PSMA and to influence the directions of the Power Sources Industry.

Consider how you can contribute to the many opportunities this year, here are few to get started:

• Contact the Power Technology Roadmap Committee on how you can help the upcoming Power Technology Roadmap 2021.
• Attend an Energy Management Committee meeting to learn how you can stay informed and help shape upcoming regulations from the US Department of Energy in external power supplies.
• Attend a Semiconductor Committee meeting to contribute to the adoption of wide bandgap semiconductors.
• Attend a Transportation Power Electronics Committee meeting to understand the electrification of automobiles and other vehicles.
• Attend a Reliability Committee meeting to address power supply communication bus issues.
• Help lead the Safety and Compliance Committee to discuss emerging electromagnetic compliance and certification testing issues facing designers and meeting customer demands.

If you are interested in any of these opportunities, email power@psma.com.

In addition, all of the PSMA Technical Committees welcome your participation in planning and organizing industry sessions for APEC 2021. Help to raise the bar for APEC 2021 Industry Sessions with new presenters with different views discussing their perspectives. Regardless of whether APEC 2021 is the traditional in person conference or virtual event, people still need to hear new points of view and interact with others to discuss the emerging opportunities in the power electronics industry.

APEC has grown and evolved from the first conference in 1986 with 250 Attendees and 20 Exhibitors while staying true to the original ideals, solidifying its status as the leading conference for practicing power electronics professionals. View the APEC 35th Anniversary presentation to see the conference roots and learn more about the volunteers starting with the original "Gang of 8" who have made APEC so successful!

First APEC Social (All 250 Attendees)

Provided by Ada Cheng and Frank Cirolia
PSMA Marketing Committee members

If you or anyone in your company is interested in getting on the distribution list for future issues of PSMA UPDATE, please send e-mail to: power@psma.com. Be sure to include your name and the name of your company.