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iNEMI Meetings at Printed Circuits Expo, APEX & the Designers Summit
March 31 - April 4, 2008
Mandalay Bay Resort & Convention Center
Las Vegas, Nevada

Come visit us at Booth 130

In conjunction with APEX, iNEMI will be hosting a number of events, both for the industry and for our members.   An outline of the meetings is provided below.  Be sure to check this page regularly for the latest listing of meetings, along with dates, times and locations.  Additional information will be provided as it becomes available.

 iNEMI Members:  Click here for room numbers, information about Project Meetings, iNEMI Council meeting and Council dinner, Board of Directors meeting, and TC meeting.


Industry-Wide iNEMI Presentations & Meetings

  • Forum F01 - iNEMI Lead-Free Forum, Tuesday, April 1, 1:30-3:00 pm
  • iNEMI Board Flexure Standardization Project presentation at the IPC 6-10D standards committee meeting, Tuesday, April 1, 1:30-5:00 pm, Room: Coral B
  • Conference session S08 - Repair and Rework: "iNEMI Rework Machine Temperature Tolerance and Repeatability Study," presented by Jasbir Bath, Flextronics International,
    Tuesday, April 1, 3:15-4:45 pm
  • Conference session S15 - Backward Compatibility — Where Leaded and Lead Free Collide: "Solder Joint Reliability of Pb-Free SnAgCu Ball Grid Array (BGA) Components in SnPb Assembly Process," presented by Robert Kinyanjui, Sanmina-SCI, Wednesday, April 2, 9:00-10:00 am
  • Halogen-Free Follow-on Project, Wednesday, April 2, 1:00-3:30 pm, Room: Islander B
  • Click here for additional information about the above sessions

iNEMI Project/Initiative Face-to-Face Meetings

  • Pb-Free Wave Soldering Assembly Process Project, March 31, 4:00-7:00 pm (project participants only)
  • Board and Systems Manufacturing Test TIG, April 1, TIG overview: 10:00-11:00 am, Board Flexure Standardization Project: 11:00 am-noon, Boundary Scan Project: 12:45-2:00 pm, April 1, Room: Islander B
  • Pb-Free Rework Project, April 1, 10:00 am - noon (project participants only)
  • Halogen-Free Project - Phase II, April 2, 10:00 am - noon (project participants only)
  • Halogen-Free - Follow-On Project, April 2, 1:00-3:30 pm, Room:  Islander B
  • Board Coplanarity in SMT Project, April 1, 2:00-5:00 pm, Room:  Islander B
  • Nano-Attach Project, April 2, 1:30-3:30 pm (project participants only)
  • Pb-Free Alloy Alternatives Project , April 2, 3:30-5:30 pm (project participants only)


Hotel and travel arrangements

Hotels
The cut off date has now passed, however rooms may still be available.  Hotels may no longer offer our special contracted rates to IPC guests for available rooms.  Hotels may offer rooms based on the current available rates.  Click here for hotels. 
The iNEMI staff will be staying at the Tropicana Las Vegas.

Shuttle
Shuttles are available at the airport with drop offs at all the major strip hotels.  Mandalay Bay is usually the first or last drop off.  Shuttles generally cost $5–$7 per person.

“Come Ride the Train” Excalibur-Luxor-Mandalay Bay Tram
Hop this free tram, which runs between the Excalibur, Luxor and Mandalay Bay hotels.  The northbound tram starts at Mandalay Bay, stops at the Luxor and ends at the Excalibur.  The shuttle runs every three to seven minutes.

Las Vegas Monorail
Click here for route map (pdf)
Hop on the high-tech Las Vegas Monorail and get ready for a fast, way-cool ride to some of the area's hottest destination.  For more information and scheduling go to www.lvmonorail.com.  *Single rides start at $3.00

Cabs
Cabs are readily available and are not too expensive, but only accept cash.

Public Transportation
A one-way bus fare on the Strip costs $2, and slightly less in the rest of the city.  Buses on the Strip run 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
For more transportation options, visit http://www.visitlasvegas.com/

Maps

Map of North Convention Center (includes room names)

Press Release

iNEMI Presents Project Results and Discusses New Project Effort at IPC Printed Circuits Expo, APEX & the Designers Summit (2/13/08)

 iNEMI Members:  Click here for room numbers, information about Project Meetings, iNEMI Council meeting and Council dinner, Board of Directors meeting, and TC meeting.