The annual Symposium on Counterfeit Parts and Materials organized by the Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA) and the Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering (CALCE) will be virtual this year. The event to be held August 4 to August 6 will be free to access the virtual exhibit hall, but sessions and courses have nominal charges.

“This symposium will provide a forum to cover all aspects of changes in the electronic parts supply chain on how an organization performs part selection and management through whole life cycle of the parts. Going beyond anecdotes and examples of counterfeit components, this symposium focuses on the solutions that are available and are under development by all sectors of the industry,” the SMTA press release noted.

Going beyond anecdotes and examples of counterfeit components, this symposium will focus on the available solutions and those that are under development by all sectors of the industry; covering all aspects of changes in the electronic parts supply chain on how an organization performs part selection and management through the entire life cycle of the parts. 

Speakers include experts from organizations such as Raytheon Technologies, Underwriters Laboratories, US Air Force Research Laboratory, several universities and more. The technical program runs over the first two days and are half day presentations. The four-hour professional development courses, there are three options, will be held on August 6.

The exhibition will be free to all attendees who will be able to engage with a variety of exhibitors in the exhibits portal. Further details and registration for the conference and exhibition are available online at https://smta.org/mpage/counterfeit/.