Symposium Proceedings

CALCE Symposiums are commonly held at the University of Maryland’s College Park Campus in College Park, MD. Symposiums are open to members of CALCE consortiums and registered attendees. For information on becoming a member of a CALCE consortium or attending a symposium as a registered attendee, visit this page.

Proceedings from recent CALCE symposiums can be found below:

Symposium on Counterfeit Parts and Materials (June 2024) 
Held on June 25-27, 2024, at The College Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center.

Symposium on Counterfeit Parts and Materials (June 2023) 
Held on June 27-29, 2023, at The College Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center.

Counterfeit Electronics and Materials Symposium (UK 2023) 
Held on March 14-15, 2023, at The Manufacturing Technology Centre, Coventry, UK

Symposium on Counterfeit Parts and Materials (2022) 
Held on June 28-30, 2022, at The College Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. 

CALCE Reliability Science Symposium ( Spring 2022) 
Held on March 22-23, 2022. This two-day on-line symposium provided a forum for the latest research being conducted at CALCE.

Symposium on Counterfeit Parts and Materials (2021) 
Held on August 3-5, 2021. This two-day on-line symposium provided a forum for the latest research related to Counterfeit Parts and Materials.

Symposium on Counterfeit Parts and Materials (2020) 
Held on August 4-6, 2020. This two-day on-line symposium provided a forum for the latest research related to Counterfeit Parts and Materials.

Symposium on Counterfeit Parts and Materials (2019)
Held on June 25-26, 2019 at The College Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center and University of Maryland, College Park, MD. This two day symposium presented the latest research related to Counterfeit Parts and Materials.

Symposium on Counterfeit Parts and Materials (2018)
Held on June 26-28, 2018 at The College Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center and University of Maryland, College Park, MD. This three day symposium presented the latest research related to Counterfeit Parts and Materials.

LED Assembly, Reliability, and Testing (A.R.T.) Symposium (2017)
Held on November 28-30, 2017 at the Archie K. Davis Confrence Center in Research Triangle, North Carolina. This three-day symposium presented the latest research and information for semiconductor physics and the architectural 
design-level issues in LED supply chain.

Symposium on Counterfeit Parts and Materials (2017)
Held on June 27-29, 2017 at The College Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center and University of Maryland, College Park, MD. This three day symposium presents the latest research related to Counterfeit Parts and Materials.

Research Forum (2017)
Held at the University of Maryland March 21, 2017. This one day forum provide a review of current and future research thrusts to support the development of cost effective, reliable electronic products and systems

LED ART (Assembly, Reliability and Testing) Symposium (2016)
Held on November 29 - December 1, 2016 in Atlanta, GA. This three day symposium presented the latest research related to LED Assembly, Reliability and Testing.

Symposium on Counterfeit Parts and Materials (2016)
Held on June 28-30, 2015 at The College Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center and University of Maryland, College Park, MD. This three day symposium presents the latest research related to Counterfeit Parts and Materials.

LED ART (Assembly, Reliability and Testing) Symposium (2015)
Held on November 17 - 19, 2015 in Atlanta, GA. This three day symposium presented the latest research related to LED Assembly, Reliability and Testing.

9th International Symposium on Tin Whisker (2015)
Held on October 13, 2015 in Essen, Germany , this one day symposium presented the latest research related to tin whiskers.

Symposium on Counterfeit Parts and Materials (2015)
Held on June 23-25, 2015 at The College Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center and University of Maryland, College Park, MD. This three day symposium presents the latest research related to Counterfeit Parts and Materials.

8th International Symposium on Tin Whisker (2014)
Held on October 29, 2014 in Raleigh NC , this one day symposium presented the latest research related to tin whiskers.

Counterfeit Electronic Parts and Electronic Supply Chain Symposium (2014)
Held on June 24-26, 2014 at the Marriott Inn & Conference Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, this two day symposium presented the latest research related to counterfeit electronic parts and electronic supply chain.

Counterfeit Electronic Parts and Electronic Supply Chain Symposium- West (2013)
Held on November 19–21, 2013 at the Town & Country Resort, San Diego, CA, this two day symposium presented the latest research related to counterfeit electronic parts and electronic supply chain.

7th International Symposium on Tin Whisker (2013)
Held on November 12-13, 2013 in Costa Mesa, CA, USA November 12-13, 2013 , this two day symposium presented the latest research related to tin whiskers.

Counterfeit Electronic Parts and Electronic Supply Chain Symposium - East (2013)
Held on June 25–27, 2013 at the Marriott Inn & Conference Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, this two day symposium presented the latest research related to counterfeit electronic parts and electronic supply chain.

Counterfeit Electronic Parts and Electronic Supply Chain Symposium (2012)
Held on December 4–6, 2012 at the Crowne Plaza Anaheim Resort, Garden Grove (Anaheim), CA, this two day symposium presented the latest research related to counterfeit electronic parts and electronic supply chain.

6th International Symposium on Tin Whisker (2012)
Held on November 27-28, 2012 at the University of Loughborough, Loughborough, UK, this two day symposium presented the latest research related to tin whiskers.

Counterfeit Electronic Parts and Electronic Supply Chain Symposium (2012)
Held on June 26-27, 2012 at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, this two day symposium presented the latest research related to counterfeit electronic parts and electronic supply chain.

Counterfeit Electronic Parts and Electronic Supply Chain Symposium (2011)
Held on December 6–7, 2011 at the Crowne Plaza Anaheim Resort, Garden Grove (Anaheim), CA, this two day symposium presented the latest research related to counterfeit electronic parts and electronic supply chain.

5th International Symposium on Tin Whisker (2011)
Held on September 14-15, 2011 at the University of Maryland, College Park, this two day symposium presented the latest research related to tin whiskers.

Symposium on Counterfeit Electronic Parts and Electronic Supply Chain (2011)
Held on June 28-30, 2011 at University of Maryland, College Park. This three day symposium offered presentations and workshops addressing the avoidance, detection, and mitigation of counterfeit electronic parts.

JISSO International Forum (2011)
Held on May 24-25, 2011 at the University of Maryland, College Park, this two-day symposium offered presentations and workshops addressing the next generation technologies in electronic products and assemblies.

Symposium on Counterfeit Electronic Parts - East (2010)
Held on November 30-December 2 at the University of Maryland, College Park, this three-day symposium offered presentations and workshops addressing the avoidance, detection, and mitigation of counterfeit electronic parts.

4th International Symposium on Tin Whisker(2010)
Held on June 23-24, 2010 at the University of Maryland, College Park, this two day symposium presented the latest research related to tin whiskers.

Symposium on Counterfeit Electronic Parts - West (2010)
Held on June 8-11at the Honeywell Deer Valley, just outside of Phoenix, AZ, this four-day symposium offered presentations and workshops addressing the avoidance, detection, and prevention of counterfeit electronic parts.

Symposium on Avoiding, Detecting, and Preventing Counterfeit Electronic Parts (2009) 
Held on December 2-3, 2009 at the University of Maryland College Park, this two-day symposium offered presentations on research, methods, and strategies addressing the avoidance, detection, and prevention of counterfeit electronic parts.

3rd International Symposium on Tin Whisker(2009)
Held on June 23-24, 2009 at the DTU, Lyngby, Denmark, this two day symposium presented the latest research related to tin whiskers.

Workshop on Testing of Lead-free Electronic Assemblies (2009)
Held on April 14, 2009 at the University of Maryland College Park, this one day workshop offered 14 presentations addressing testing of lead-free electronic assemblies.

Symposium on Reprocessing Tin Whisker Mitigation and Assembly Rework (2008)
Held on November 11-12, 2008 at the University of Maryland College Park, this two-day symposium offered over 25 presentations addressing developments and issues in Tin Whisker Mitigation and Assembly Rework.

Symposium on Avoiding, Detecting, and Preventing Counterfeit Electronic Parts (2008)
Held on September 9-10, 2008 at the University of Maryland College Park, this two-day symposium offered 30 presentations on research, methods, and strategies addressing the avoidance, detection, and prevention of counterfeit electronic parts.

2nd International Symposium on Tin Whiskers (2008)
Held on April 24-25, 2008 at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Tokyo, Japan, this two-day symposium presented developments in tin whisker research to more than 250 attendees from the electronics, aerospace, and automotive industries, as well as academic and research fields.

Symposium on Avoiding, Detecting, and Preventing Counterfeit Electronic Parts (2007)
Held on November 7-8, 2007, this two-day symposium welcomed over 80 attendees and offered the latest in research developments and strategies for addressing concerns with counterfeit electronic parts.

Symposium for RoHS Impact on Rework/Repair/Reprocessing (2007)
Held on September 11, 2007 at the University of Maryland College Park, this two-day symposium offered over 14 presentations addressing developments and issues in Tin Whisker Mitigation and Assembly Rework.

1st International Symposium on Tin Whiskers(2007)
Held on April 24-25, 2007, the first international symposium on tin whiskers welcomed over 150 attendees and offered the presentations on emerging developments in tin whisker formation, tin whisker failure risk, and tin whisker mitigation strategies.

CALCE Lead(Pb)-Free Forum Meeting - Concerns of OEMs on the Effects of Lead-Free Technology on High-Rel Products and Systems (2002)
Held on October 10, 2002, this one-day, CALCE-sponsored forum offered over 13 presentations that addressed OEMs concerns on Lead-Free Technology on High-Rel products/systems and provided insight into the state of interconnection and ancillary technologies.