SMTA and MEPTEC announce the program is finalized for the two-day symposium titled "Medical Electronics Technology, Personal Health and the Economy - Drivers for Positive Business Growth" and registration is now open. The event will be held September 26-27, 2012 at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ. ASU's School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering is co-sponsoring the event.
Session topics include:
Day 1, September 26
Business Growth in the Medical Electronics Industry
Innovative Implantable Technologies
Emerging Trends in Components for Medical Electronics
Requirements Beyond Electronics to Bring a Product to Market
Day 2, September 27
Medical Standards, Regulatory & Compliance - Meeting Global Requirements
Integrating Process Excellence into Design Control
Advanced Medical Electronics Packaging Technology
The Future of Medical Electronics Systems
Keith Lindor, M.D., Executive Vice Provost for Health Solutions, Arizona State University, will give the keynote presentation “Personal Health: Concepts Impacting Healthcare” to kick-off the first day of the event. Livia Racz, Ph.D., Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, will present “Trends in 3D Micro-Packaging for Emerging Implantable Applications” to keynote the second day.
For more information, contact Patti Hvidhyld (SMTA) at 952-920-7682 (patti@smta.org) or Bette Cooper (MEPTEC) at 650-714-1570 (bcooper@meptec.org).
Visit http://meptec.org/meptec2012medica.html to view the complete program and to register.
The SMTA membership is an international network of professionals who build skills, share practical experience and develop solutions in electronic assembly technologies, including microsystems, emerging technologies, and related business operations.