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 Board Report
- Membership Meetings: Formed a subgroup of the Board to help plan the April 26-30 membership meeting (Eric Austermann, Kate Cacciatore, and Steve Viera).
- Open Board Seat: Reported feedback from EICC members who have been approached to submit applications to fill the open Board seat. Members who are interested should contact John Gabriel.
- 2010 Budget: Directed Board members to report funding allocations to work groups. The allocations were announced at the Jan. 27 membership meeting. Board directors will also communicate the information directly to work groups to plan next steps.
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Tantalum Supply Meeting: April 7
The Tantalum Supply Work Group will meet on April 7 at the Exchange Conference Center in Boston and will be hosted by Cabot Corporation. Subgroup meetings will be held April 6 at Cabot's Boston headquarters. Register for the meetings here.
Three hotels have been recommended for the meeting:
Contact Liz Petti (617-342-6211) to reserve your room at the Cabot rate.
The meeting location is 3 miles from Boston Logan International Airport. Contact Brad Cameron for more information. |
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Message from Intel's Craig Brown: Help Fund the Conflict Mineral Tracking Pilot
EICC members are working through the EICC Extractives Work Group to eliminate "conflict" minerals from the electronics industry supply chain. At Intel, we have met with stakeholder groups to understand their concerns, sent letters on the issue to over 100 suppliers, and visited five Tantalum smelters to understand their material flows. Other companies are managing similar efforts to help eliminate the problem of conflict minerals. While these efforts cost money, we have a tremendous opportunity to show leadership on this important issue.
The best way for electronics companies to make a difference right now is to contribute $10,000 or more to the ITRI mineral tracking pilot program. Intel will commit $30,000 to the effort immediately. We encourage all EICC companies to contribute quickly so we can get this critical initiative underway. More information about the pilot is provided here.
Contact me at 480-554-2819 if you need help communicating the urgency of this initiative to your management. Thank you in advance for your contributions! Craig C. Brown,
VP, Technology Manufacturing Group
Director, Materials
Intel Corporation |
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Member Survey: We Need Your Feedback
Membership meetings are developed around the needs and interests of EICC members. Please take a few minutes to help us evaluate the Jan. 27 membership meeting and the Jan. 28 educational seminars. The survey allows members to comment on the meeting location, scheduling, discussion issues, facilitation, and logistics, and can be obtained here. |
