SMTA Issues Call for Papers for Symposium on Battling Counterfeit Electronic Parts
6 June 2008
SMTA and CALCE of the University of Maryland announce that the 2nd Annual Symposium on Avoiding, Detecting, and Preventing Counterfeit Electronic Parts will be held on September 9-10, 2008 at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.
Going beyond anecdotes and examples of counterfeit parts, this symposium focuses on the solutions available and under development by all sectors of the industry.
Topics will include:
Methodologies of affected industries mitigating chances of victimization
Efforts and initiatives that will affect the future of combating counterfeit parts
Supply chain management tools to mitigate counterfeit part risks
Tools being developed/used by part manufacturers for short and long term solutions
Inspection tools and techniques for detecting counterfeit parts
Impact of counterfeit parts on the military and avionics industry
Sources of counterfeit parts
Authentication techniques for securing electronic part supply chain
Interested participants should provide an abstract (within 300 words) on any relevant topics to Dr Diganta Das via email to diganta@umd.edu no later than June 30, 2008.
For more information about conference participation or registration, contact Melissa Serres Marx at Melissa@smta.org.
