MINNEAPOLIS, MN – SMTA and CALCE of the University of Maryland are pleased to announce 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.

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 Cleaning Requirements
• 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

Please 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. Watch for additional symposium information at http://www.calce.umd.edu/ and at http://smta.org/education/education.cfm#counterfeit.

For more information about conference participation or registration, contact Melissa Serres Marx at SMTA, Melissa@smta.org, 952-920-7682.