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Learn the latest global environment developments on RoHS, WEEE, Energy Efficiency, and more at AeA's annual compliance roadshow.  For your convenience, AeA has planned three events across the United States to give you the vital information that you need to remain compliant to international manufacturing standards.  Dates, locations, and hosts for these events include:

Thursday, May 8, 2008 Chicago, IL	Friday, May 9, 2008 Boston, MA	Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Silicon Valley, CA
Motorola in Schaumburg, IL	Philips in Andover, MA	Sun Microsystems in Santa Clara, CA

AeA (formerly the American Electronics Association) was founded in 1943 and today is the largest U.S. high-tech association representing nearly 2,500 companies.   AeA has been hosting these annual roadshows for the last several years to offer member companies and the industry first-hand insight into international compliance issues.

Come hear the latest analysis from the leading legal WEEE/RoHS source, Allen & Overy, LLP and receive European Environment Updates directly from Steve Andrews, UK Department of Trade and Industry (a leading government official).  Additionally, hear from industry peers on how their companies are complying and from AeA's experts in International, federal, and state environment issues.

In this interactive seminar, you will learn: 

• How to comply with EU  regulations that require manufacturers to finance the recycling and disposal of most electronics waste (WEEE Directive) and restrict the use of six Hazardous materials (RoHS Directive). 
• Overview of the REACH Regulation and all requirements for downstream users. Importers of articles into the EU will have to notify certain substances contained in these articles. Some chemicals might be subject to authorization for use in the EU.
• China RoHS Policy Update: Overview of our expectations in the area of Catalogue development, update on supporting standards and ongoing enforcement activities of the Labelling and Information Disclosure requirement
• China RoHS compliance and preparedness advice from the industry colleagues
• Korea RoHS requirements, Thailand RoHS proposal and ongoing Global RoHS industry activities
• Status of EuP framework and implementing measures that will set eco-design (mostly energy efficiency) requirements for specific product groups
• How focusing on eco-design & energy efficiency can give you a competitive advantage.
• Overview of current and proposed state legislation and potential federal legislation.
• Best practices from your peers.

Who should attend?

This seminar is highly recommended for all companies who sell or have customers that sell into foreign markets.  This program is designed to enable your managers, compliance executives, legal departments and environmental and facilities professionals to better understand and comply with these directives.  We strongly encourage you to bring your business and channel partners with you, since working together on these new requirements is essential to your company's success. 

A sold-out crowd at the 2005 Silicon Valley AeA environment roadshow event at Sun Microsystems		Event speakers from the 2005 Texas roadshow event at Texas Instruments
Attendees learn about AeA's work on EU and China RoHS at the 2006 event in Massachusetts		Event speakers from the 2007 roadshow event at Motorola's headquarters in Schaumburg, IL

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• Steve Andrews, UK Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, (formerly the Department for Trade and Industry)
• Chris Smith, UK RoHS Enforcement Authority (NWML)
• Holly Evans, President, Strategic Counsel, LLC, AeA Consultant
• Felise Cooper, Associate, U.S. Environmental & Regulatory Law Group, Allen & Overy
• Michaela Muranova, Director for International Environment and Trade Policy, AeA

Additional speakers will be announced shortly.

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Continental breakfast, lunch, and conference materials included.

Please Note: Your registration cannot be processed without payment information.

Illinois	Massachusetts	Silicon Valley
May 8, 2008	May 9, 2008	May 13, 2008
Location: Motorola-Schaumburg Campus Corporate Tower Auditorium Door 53 1303 E. Algonquin Road Schaumburg, IL 60196 (Directions)	Location: Philips 3000 Minuteman Rd Andover, MA 01810	Location: Sun Microsystems, Inc. 4150 Network Circle Santa Clara, CA 95054
Online Registration - Please note, you must log in to the website with your AeANET Username/Password in order to use this feature.
Register by Phone/Email
Michelle Scott Program Manager AeA Midwest Council One Lincoln Centre 18W140 Butterfield Road, 15th Floor Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181 Phone:  630.613.7739 Fax:      630.613.7174	Anne Doherty Johnson Executive Director AeA New England Council 444 Washington Street, Suite 405 Woburn, MA 01801-1072 Phone: 781.938.1925  x104 Fax:  781.938.0091	Colette Gonsalves Program and Retention Coordinator AeA Silicon Valley/Northern California Council 5201 Great America Parkway #400 Santa Clara, CA 95054 Phone: 408.987.4200 Fax:  408.987.4298
Please include Name, Title, Company, Email, and Phone if emailing.  You will be invoiced for the cost of the event or the Program Contact will get in touch with you for payment. (For your privacy do not include payment or Credit Card information in the email)

See individual event descriptions, or for more information on sponsorship and speaking opportunities, please contact:

Chicago Program:  Ed Longanecker, Executive Director, AeA Midwest Council
Boston Program:  Anne Doherty Johnson, Executive Director, AeA New England Council
California Program:  Betty Baker, Executive Director, AeA Silicon Valley/Northern California Council

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