A thoughtful piece on need for U.S. political reform from from an experienced Washington hand who works for a company that has long eschewed investment in a PAC. ibm.com/policy/policy-…

I-Connect007 Column - The Government Circuit: IPC is Ready for the Year of Advocacy Ahead, from Chris Mitchell , @IPCassociation bit.ly/35VyBbm

Powerful poem recited eloquently by #AmandaGorman--the first ever national youth poet laureate & youngest poet to read at a pres. inauguration. She credits her storytelling ability in part to her childhood speech impediment which she--like Biden--has worked hard to overcome.

The new Twitter handles for the incoming White House team, including one for Doug Emhoff the Second Gentleman. History in the making.

TTM earns validation of IPC-1791, Trusted Electronic Designer, Fabricator and Assembler Requirements, further bolstering the strength of the IPC-1791 community of trusted supplier for PCBs and PCBAs. pcb.iconnect007.com/index.php/arti…

Biden is meeting with lawmakers this morning and continuing to push for a new covid aid package after today's jobs report. "We can't do too much here," he said. "We can do too little. We can do too little, and sputter."

“Things are now out of control. Everything is a mess, and we are seeing wide-scale shortages.” -- comment from a U.S. producer of electrical equipment and appliances in today's ISM manufacturing report

“Stop what you’re doing and open a browser.” Mr. DJ reminds you to register for #IPCAPEXEXPO 2021 – don’t miss out on amazing content, fun games, and prizes! We look forward to seeing you online! bit.ly/3apW4V5

IPC welcomes US Senate’s bipartisan approval of Katherine Tai to be United States Trade Representative. The daughter of immigrants from Taiwan, she has deep experience. Her priorities includes US workers, trade enforcement, and relations with China, Europe, Canada and Mexico wapo.st/3cA6LDS

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Interested in leveraging US Government resources to pursue foreign sales opportunities? Register now for July 13 webinar featuring Bryan Erwin, former director of Commerce Dept's Trade Advocacy Center. #businessgrowth #internationaltrade @IPCassociation linkedin.com/events/leverag…

#CHIPSAndScienceAct paves way for greater investments in U.S. semiconductor advanced packaging ecosystem. Read more about the bill President Donald J. Trump signs today. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/… via The White House

Interesting piece by @IPCassociation's Suhani Chitalia on how leading electronics manufacturers are tracking environmental & social risks. This kind of analysis is helping to validate and inform IPC's deepening work with the industry on #sustainability. ipc.org/blog/ipc-analy…

Thanks to Eva Maydell (Paunova) for participating in @IPCassociation's European Executive Forum today. She is a leading voice in the #EuropeanParliment on the #ChipsAct, helping to underscore the importance of bolstering packaging and the larger ecosystem.

Hot topics on @IPCassociation's North American Electronics Executive Forum: #CHIPSAct implementation, Presidential Directive on PCBs/IC Substrates, Solder Performance Project, and EU regulation on forced labor. Interested in learning more about the conversation, reach out to me.

A good article on the defense industry's efforts to get creative as chip shortages linger. It also references the letter that @IPCassociation, PCBAA and USPAE sent to President Biden urging issuance of Presidential Direction on PCBs and IC substrates. defensenews.com/pentagon/2022/…

Congrats to Meredith LaBeau of Calumet Electronics and Carol Handwerker of Purdue University for their selection to the U.S. Department of Commerce's new Industry Advisory Committee to inform USG decision-making on the #CHIPSAct implementation & #semiconductor R&D. ipc.org/news-release/i…