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How to Get Your Manager to Approve Funding to Attend SMTA International in 2010
As our economy continues to improve, we'd like to share some tips and cost cutting ideas that may help get the approval you need from your manager to attend the SMTAI Technical Conference and Electronics Exhibition in Orlando, Florida in October. * Use the links to the sample letter or memo formats below to list papers or courses that offer significant learning opportunities for your company or your current project. The following tips may also be helpful if you want to personalize the sample memos or for a meeting with your boss.
[Sample Letter format] [Sample Memo format for Members] [Sample Memo format for Non-members]

Tips On Getting Approval What Attendees Are Saying...
  • 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 Paper presentations from global experts which provide a forum for discussing latest research and trends difficult to replicate elsewhere
  • 20 courses taught by internationally respected instructors
  • Special symposia on Evolving Technologies, AIMS/Harsh Environments, Lead-Free Soldering Technology, and Contract Manufacturing
  • FREE sessions on Manufacturing Variation, BGA Using Dye & Pry Testing, Reballing, Counterfeit Components, Selective Soldering, Accurate Non-Destructive Profiling, Pad Site Dress Methods, RoHS, iNEMI Roadmap Recast for all attendees
  • Time to meet and talk with more than 85 exhibitors that could help solve specific project problems. The Exhibition focuses exclusively on electronics products and services.


    Cost Saving Ideas
  • The 2010 Harsh Environments/AIMS Workshop on Monday, October 25th is included in the SMTAI Conference pricing this year. There is NO additional conference registration fee for AIMS (a $395 member/$495 non-member savings in 2010)!
  • Early Bird registration and accommodation pricing is available until September 24th - SAVE at least $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 course for SMTA Members taught by Star Instructor, Robert Rowland, RadiSys Corporation, “Pb-free Reflow and Wave Soldering Yield Improvement” (a $495/ member value)
  • Each registered attendee receives a Proceedings CD-Rom (a $160 value), which includes over 130 Technical Papers – FREE!


    After The Conference
  • Provide your boss/team with a brief written report highlighting your meetings with vendors, potential suppliers, key points from Technical Sessions, or new knowledge from courses you took.
  • Plan a mini workshop over lunch for employees or team members to share the information and data you gathered during the conference.
  • Calculate how much increased productivity results from attending SMTAI, networking, and sharing your new knowledge with colleagues or solving problems.
  • I believe that attending the SMTA International Technical Conference and Electronics Exhibition, October 24-28 in Orlando, Florida is a valuable investment for our company and for me, and demonstrates the efficient use of our training budget dollars.

    Great 'community-like' feeling, friendly and very technical for an industry conference.

    I really enjoyed the meaningful presentations specific to real world assembly processes.

    I enjoyed the hospitality extended to the speakers. I feel SMTA has some of the very best technical papers in the industry.

    One of the best technical programs in the 10 years I have been attending SMTAI. Great job by the organizers!

    Technical sessions, especially the lead-free were excellent. Attendees represent the key companies and are the most knowledgeable in the industry.

    I say this every year, but THIS WAS THIS BEST SMTAI YET!

    Keep doing what you are doing... It's always great!

    The SMTAI papers always present the most outstanding work being done in our industry.

    As a speaker, I have never had such a completely focused attendance for the niche that was being presented.
    -Jim Hisert, Indium Corporation

    I have attended and presented at SMTAI since 2004. I have always found them to be increasingly beneficial. With industry challenges...SMTAI allows networking and early checks on addressing strategies to meet the challenges
    -Jacklin Adams, IBM Corporation








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