EPEPS@20

20th Anniversary of the IEEE International Conference on Electrical Performance of Electronic Packaging and Systems

For a slideshow of the last 20 years of EPEPS, please click here.

Time: During Banquet - 7 p.m. - 10 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011

This year is the 20th EPEPS conference. To mark this historic milestone, the EPEPS Executive Committee has decided to hold an event reflecting the 20 years of EPEPS journey during the Banquet held on Tuesday, October 25th, during the 2011 conference. To enable this anniversary, the EPEPS Executive Committee has requested some of the early proponents of EPEPS to share the memories of their journey in this forum with the EPEPS community. The event will consist of seven brief presentations made by the members of the EPEPS@20 Planning Committee followed by a commemorative slideshow highlighting events from 1990 to 2011. The Planning Committee has invited some of the early founders, active organizers, and strong supporters of the conference to participate and share their experiences and thoughts regarding the future of the meeting. A web posting will also be made of brief commemorative articles written by each of the Planning Committee members.

EPEPS@20 Anniversary Coordinators:

• Alina Deutsch (IBM (rtd))
• Andreas Cangellaris (UIUC)
• G. (Ari) Arjavalingam (Unaiva Management LLC)
• Ram Achar (Carleton University)

EPEPS@20 Planning Committee Members:

• Andreas Cangellaris (UIUC)
• G. (Ari) Arjavalingam (Unaiva Management LLC)
• Alina Deutsch (IBM (rtd))
• George Katopis (IBM (rtd))
• Tawfik Arabi (Intel)
• Moises Cases (The Cases Group, IBM (rtd))
• Madhavan Swaminathan (GIT)
• Ravi Kaw (Avagotech)

Participants:

• Paul Franzon (NCSU)
• Ruey-Beei Wu (NTU)
• Joungho Kim (KAIST)
• Michel Nakhla (Carleton University)
• Paul Wesling (CPMT BOG)

Many other early proponents of the EPEPS were invited to participate in this event, however, they were unable to attend due to travel/timing contraints.

Articles/Presentation:

• G. (Ari) Arjavalingam - The IEEE Topical Meeting on EPEP: Reflections about its Genesis
• Andreas Cangellaris - From EPEE to EPEPS and Beyond
• Alina Deutsch - Reflections on 20 Years of the EPEP Conference
• George Katopis - The Genesis and Founding Principles of EPEP
• Tawfik Rahal-Arabi - EPEPS after Twenty Years
• Moises Cases - Nurturing Applied Innovation in a Fertile Environment - A Rich Mix of Technical and Social Opportunities
• Madhavan Swaminathan (GIT) - EPEP - A Model Conference for the Birth of TC-12(EDMS), SPI, FDIP and EDAPS
• Ravi Kaw - Some Anecdotes About EPEP
• Ram Achar - EPEPS: Transition, Current and Future