Event

The Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering (CALCE) at the University of Maryland, College Park, along with its student chapters – IPC, iMAPS, and SMTA will jointly host an online/virtual 5-minute elevator pitch contest as part of the Fall Technical Symposium 2020 on November 19, 2020.

The elevator pitch aims to describe the research/project’s need to be conducted, its background, objectives, scope, interim or final results, and benefits to the organization and broader society. The topics for the presentation are inclusive of any subjects relevant to the electronics industry. Some of the suggested topics are as follows: 

• Materials & Processing·    
• Photonics
• Packaging technology
• Interconnects· 
• Applied Reliability 
• Emerging Technologies – Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
• Assembly & Manufacturing Technology
• Thermal or mechanical simulation & characterization 

The top three presenters will be awarded cash prizes of $300, $200, and $100 respectively. Also, the ten selected participants will receive appreciation gifts.

Interested applicants should use the following link to learn more and submit an abstract for the event. The abstract submission deadlines have been extended to 9th November, with selection of abstracts and declaration to the top 10 selected participants by November 10th. November 11th - November 16th is the duration for the presentation submission.

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For any event-related details, such as deadlines for submission, presentation topics along with the registration link can be found in the attached flyer.