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IEE/FSA International Semiconductor Executive Forum 2006

IEE/FSA International Semiconductor Executive Forum will be held from 9-10 May at teh Hayerischerhof Hotel, Munich. Speakers include Hermann Hauser,…

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DATE 06 announces conference programme

The full DATE 06 conference program is now available. Included in the conference programme is a section for people to present record-breaking designs…

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Short-range wireless forum announced

Informa will hold the first Short Range Wireless Forum from 6-8 June 2006 at The Hilton, Amsterdam. The 3-day event will focus on Bluetooth, ZigBee,…

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ED China to launch website in January

Penton has announced that the online website ED-China.com will launch in January. The new site will include an archive of 2000 articles when it…

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Call for papers: European Microwave Week

The organisers of EuMW have issued a call for papers. Combining conferences, workshops, short courses and a tradeshow, the event is a key date for…

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Pennwell plans military title

PennWell has annouced that it plans to launch "Military and Aerospace Electronics Europe" magazine, in March 2006. Although likely to share some…

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LA ELFA is legal

The row over the La Elfa readership study in Germany has been resolved, with the Hamburg court ruling the research is legal on 22nd November. To be…

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What is the difference between ABC and BPA audits?

This sounds like the start of a bad joke, but is a question we have tried to understand. EPD has chosen to switch from an ABC to BPA audit so we…

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ED Europe to become online title

ED Europe has battled through several problems this year, held together by the good editorial written by Paul Whytock. Momentum was lost when the…

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AAE automotive conference call for papers

The first Advanced Automotive Electronics conference, to be held on 25th January 2006 at the RBS WilliamsF1 conference centre, will have three…

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