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Events Calendar SEC/N Annual Conference - January 15, 2008 The 2008 SEC/N Annual Conference was hosted again this year by ASML at their training facility in Tempe, Arizona. The Annual Member Meeting was the first order of business. Entrepix and Retronix were awarded their new member plaques by SEC/N’s President, Mr. Peter Page.
Having completed their terms as Elected Directors of SEC/N, Kyle Schroeder (Team A.T.E.) and Chuck Svendsen (Belfor) were presented mementos of their service.
Greg Stumbo (Aviza) and Tim Johnson (AG Semiconductor) were elected as new Directors of SEC/N.
Directly following the Annual Meeting, the remainder of the Conference was open by invitation to non-member companies. The remainder of the morning session included a series of presentations from organizations outside of SEC/N. In order of presentation they were: MEPTEC, CREATE, U.S Department of Commerce, Arizona Department of Commerce, Arizona Technology Council, and the Arizona Nanotechnology Cluster.
The afternoon session of the Conference featured presentations from Mr. Morry Marshall of Semiconductor Partners and Mr. Ned Minor of Minor & Brown PC. Mr. Marshall presented a forecast of the semiconductor market with specific emphasis on used equipment. Mr. Minor spoke on the “Deciding to Sell Your Business.” Both presentations were enjoyed and well received by the attendees.
A post –Conference dinner was held at Aunt Chilada’s Restaurant where attendees dined on Mexican food, cervezas, margaritas and enjoyed a relaxed evening of socializing and networking.
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remainder of the Conference focused on the future of the semiconductor
industry’s secondary market. Specific areas of discussion included the
significantly reduced proactive involvement of device manufacturers,
refurbisher and OEM interface, the market’s global evolution, and the
future of third party roles. Specific emphasis was placed on the need
and ways for SEC/N to continue to evolve along with the rest of the
market segments.
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