“The National Electronic Distributors Association (NEDA) will present an industry summit on January 19th in San Jose to discuss lead free issues: Negotiating the Economic, Legal and Logistic Challenges of RoHS/Lead Free Compliance. This meeting is a follow-up to two successful summits held earlier in the year. The goal is to foster discussion among all segments of the electronic components channel. NEDA encourages distributors, manufacturers and customers to attend with your channel partners. A variety of issues will be presented: — An update on Europe and China with Mike Kirschner, President of Design Chain Associates — Mary Carter-Berrios, Technical Product Manager for KEMET Electronics Corporation, and Arnold Offner, Industry Standards Manager, Phoenix Contact Inc. will provide information on IPC 1752 and Materials Declaration. — Customer 411 - What are they doing to prepare? What’s still lacking? What do they expect? — J.P. Brisson, Senior Associate, Global Environmental Group, Allen-Overy, LLP will provide an update on the Legal Aspects Of RoHS/WEEE” Source: emsnow.com