Event

CALCE/SMTA - Symposium on Counterfeit Parts and Materials - Day 1

Tuesday, June 23, 2026
7:30 a.m.
College Park Marriott Conference Center, 3501 University Blvd E., Hyattsville, MD 20783
Dr. Diganta Das
diganta@umd.edu

The Symposium on Counterfeit Parts and Materials is organized by SMTA in conjunction with the Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering (CALCE) at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD. The objective of the symposium is to raise awareness about the dangers and consequences of using counterfeit materials and to encourage the implementation of measures to prevent and mitigate the spread of counterfeit parts.

If you are interested in participating, organizing, sponsoring, or exhibiting, please contact Dr. Diganta Das and Kristin Nafstad

Who Should Attend?

This event is relevant for quality and reliability managers, supply chain managers, brand protection specialists, inspectors, marketing and procurement policymakers, contracts and legal management, security specialists, regulators, and government agencies. Our focus is to provide professionals with relevant information that can be used to solve problems today while planning for a different business and technology environment in the future.

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