Ask Your Boss
Getting Your Manager to Approve Funding to Attend SMTA International in 2011
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As our economy continues to recover, we'd like to share some tips and cost cutting ideas that may help get approval from your manager for you and your colleagues to attend the 2011 SMTAI Technical Conference and Electronics Exhibition in Fort Worth, Texas in October.
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* Use the links to sample formats to highlight papers, courses, or exhibitors that offer significant learning opportunities for your company or your current project. The tips below can be used to personalize the sample memos or for a meeting with your boss.
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ROI Spotlight!
Only SMTAI Provides:
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Cost Saving Ideas
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Opportunities to learn new skills and update technical knowledge that would benefit current projects. Find out where other firms are focusing their energy.
Over 130 Technical Papers presented by global experts provide a forum for discussing latest research and trends.
21 courses taught by internationally respected instructors.
Focused symposia on Evolving Technologies, AIMS/Harsh Environments, Lead-Free Soldering Technology, and Contract Manufacturing
FREE Theatre Sessions on Automated Solder Paste Inspection, Solar Module Manufacturing, Conflict Materials - Panel Discussion, Long-Duration TLP Stress on System Level ESD Design, Process Improvement for QFN Devices Using 2-D/3D X-ray Analysis, iNEMI Roadmap, and Thin Heat Spreader for Embedded Markets.
Time to meet and talk with more than100 exhibitors. The FREE two day Exhibition focuses solely on electronics products and services.
SMTA International RX Doctor's Hours, an exclusive program. Exhibitors will provide attendees a specific time to meet with an upper level technical expert (Doctor) from their company to answer questions and solve problems that attendees are currently experiencing. There is NO cost to attendees!
After The Conference
Provide your manager/team with a brief written report or presentation highlighting your meetings with vendors or potential suppliers, key points from Technical Sessions, information from courses, or answers from SMTA RX Doctor's Hours.
Plan a mini workshop over lunch for employees or team members to share the information and data you gathered during the conference or from SMTA RX Doctor's Hours.
Calculate how much increased productivity results from attending SMTAI, networking, and sharing your new knowledge with colleagues or solving problems.
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The 2011 Harsh Environments/AIMS Symposium on Monday, October 17th is included in the SMTAI Conference pricing this year. There is NO additional conference registration fee for AIMS (a $320 member/ $470 non-member savings in 2011)!
Early Bird registration price is available until September 16th - Members SAVE more than $100!
Multiple Conference Packages are available to get the most value for your training dollars. SMTA Corporate and Individual members save even more!
Four colleagues from the same company can attend for the price of three when they register at the same time! The VIP package discount includes two ½ day or 1 full day course (a $525/$625 value for members/non-members).
A FREE half-day course for members on Thursday taught by STAR Instructor Rob Rowland, RadiSys, "Pb-Free Reflow and Wave Soldering" (a $425/ member value).
Each registered attendee receives a Proceedings CD-Rom (a $160 value), which includes over 130 Technical Papers - FREE!
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View the scrapbook of SMTAI 2011!
What you are saying:
 As a speaker, I have never had such a completely focused attendance for the niche that was being presented.
Jim Hisert
Indium Corporation
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