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ELECTRONIC DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS | VOLUME 18 NO. 1
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS NEWS
The EDFAS Board of Directors held its annual face-
to-face meeting on Saturday, October 31, 2015, in
Portland, Ore., preceding the ISTFA event. Board
President Cheryl Hartfield kicked off the meeting with the
President’s report, a high-level reviewof 2015 accomplish-
ments and challenges. In her report, she discussed future
success based on volunteerism, new unique products for
the membership, becoming masters of digital content,
and maintaining/improving existing products. The Board
approved a newmission statement, which will be brought
to the membership for a vote in the near future.
Executive Director Terry Mosier of ASM International
shared EDFAS year-end financial projections forecasting
overall positive performance. He provided an organiza-
tional update and reported on the very first ASM affiliate
society summit, which was held this past July in Materials
Park, Ohio, with Board Vice President Zhiyong Wang
representing EDFAS. The goal was to increase strategic
engagement between the affiliate societies and the ASM
Board and to address the challenges that are common
across the affiliate societies. Healsodiscussed theMaterials
Advantage, a partnership with other professional groups,
including TMS, AIST, and ACerS. He sees opportunities in
the field of additive manufacturing (3-D printing).
Committee chairs shared year-to-date progress and
2016 plans for their respective areas, covering member-
ship, EDFA magazine, education, ISTFA, the journal, and
international growth. A common theme throughout the
Board meeting was that of identifying ways to strengthen
the value EDFAS brings to its members.
Felix Beaudoin, Editor of EDFA, reported that themaga-
zine continues to have excellent technical content and
strong advertising. An expanded Editorial Board is adding
new departments. A digital edition has gone live. Please
contact Felix if you are interested in writing an article!
Looking forward tonext year, General Chair MartinKeim
provided a preview of ISTFA 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas,
which will be themed “The Next Generation.” Efrat Moyal
was announced as Technical ProgramChair. ISTFA 2016will
be at the same location and on consecutiveweeks with the
International Test Conference, providing opportunities for
collaboration and shared attendees.
David Su, Chair of the International Growth Committee,
reviewed the significant progress in working with our
partners in Asia (IPFA) and Europe (EUFANET, ANADEF,
and ESREF).
The Board continues to pursue international collabora-
tions, virtual content, and social media using web-based
technologies. They are also seeking to better leverage
EDFAS volunteers and are looking to implement failure
analysis tool roadmapping.
TheBoardof Directors strives to strengthen the visibility
and credibility of our Society by providing value to EDFAS
members and, through its volunteers, beneficial contribu-
tions to our industry. Your engagement in EDFAS is highly
encouraged. Please feel free to connect with any Board
member to discuss your ideas or interest in volunteering
in the Society.
EDFAS BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPORT
Bill Vanderlinde, EDFAS Secretary, IARPA