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ELECTRONIC DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS | VOLUME 18 NO. 3
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS NEWS
EDFAS BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPORT
Bill Vanderlinde, EDFAS Secretary, IARPA
The EDFAS Board of Directors held its annual three-
hour strategic planning extended teleconference
on Tuesday, April 26, 2016. Board President Cheryl
Hartfield reported on themany recent accomplishments.
A new Mission Statement was adopted reflecting an
emphasis on global influence and taking a role in driving
FA technologyadvances, anew“EDFASProduct Roadmap”
was initiated, a Virtual Content List was created and
championswere assigned, SwetaPendyalawas appointed
Volunteerism Chair, and three new EDFAS awards were
created. Opportunities for the coming year include
improving the job board, EDFAS networking, enhanced
digital content, and engaging newand existing volunteers.
ISTFAGeneral ChairMartinKeimreported that prepara-
tions for ISTFA 2016 are on schedule, with a recordnumber
of abstracts submitted. Held in Fort Worth, Texas, ISTFA
2016will be themed “TheNext Generation.” ISTFA2016will
be at the same location and on consecutive weeks with
the International Test Conference, providingopportunities
for collaboration and shared attendees.
EDFAS Finance Officer Chris Henderson reported that
EDFAS had a good year financially, with revenue favorable
to plan, largely due to a successful ISTFA 2015 event.
Membership Chair TomMoore requested ASM deliver
a five-year plan based on the committee’s recommenda-
tions for improving the value of EDFAS membership.
EDFA magazine Editor Felix Beaudoin reported that the
magazine continues to have strong technical content and
solid advertising revenues. Please contact Felix if you are
interested in writing an article!
Results of the EDFAS Board officer elections were
announced: Zhiyong Wang, President; Lee Knauss,
Vice President; Jay Demarest, Finance Officer; William
Vanderlinde, Secretary; and Cheryl Hartfield, Immediate
Past President. Two openMember-at-Large positions will
be filled by a vote of the full EDFAS membership in June.
Five very well-qualified candidates are running for these
two positions.
TheBoard continues topursue 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 FA tool
road-mapping.
The Board of Directors strives to strengthen the vis-
ibility and credibility of our Society by providing value to
EDFAS members and, through its volunteers, beneficial
contributions 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 volun-
teering in the Society.
ESREF 2016
The 27th European Symposium on Reliability of Electron Devices, Failure Physics and Analysis (ESREF ’16) will take
place September 19 to 22, 2016, in Händel-Halle, Halle (Saale), Germany. The conference continues to focus on recent
developments and future directions in quality, robustness, and reliability research of materials, components, integrated
electronic circuits/systems, and their nano-, micro-, power-, and optoelectronics devices. ESREF provides the leading
European forum for developing all aspects of reliability management and failure prevention for present and future elec-
tronics. ESREF 2016 will have a specific focus on reliability issues in automotive electronics.
For more information, visit esref2016.org.
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