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January 15, 2013

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Mar. 18-21: EICC Membership Meeting in Taipei.

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2013 Membership Meeting: Mar. 18-21

Registration Now Open

 

Register early for the EICC Winter Membership Meeting.  The meeting will be hosted by Acer March 18-21 at the Regent Taipei Hotel in Taipei.  
  • Register: Register here.
  • Hotels: EICC is working with the Regent Taipei Hotel and the Ambassador Hotel (walking distance to the meeting) to obtain reduced room rates for EICC members.  A registration link for both hotels will be provided next week.  EICC members who prefer to register early may register directly at either hotel at full rates.
The meeting will provide opportunities for all members to participate in a planning session that will guide EICC development.  It will also include opportunities to learn about the association's key initiatives, participate in work group meetings, and participate in a stakeholder meeting.  The meeting will conclude on March 21 so that EICC members may attend the annual Acer CSR conference on March 22.
 
An agenda for the meeting will be available later this week.  Contact Brad Cameron for more information.

Netgear Joins EICC

 

Netgear, Inc. joined EICC this week.  The San Jose, CA company provides networking products and software.  The company will be represented by Lisa Ferrigno, Senior Director of Internal Audit.  She will be assisted by Ivy Hafezzadeh, Internal Audit Manager, and Michael Falcon, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Operations and Support.
 
Welcome aboard!

L&CB Work Group Announces 2013 Training Sessions: Host Companies Needed

 

The L&CB work group will sponsor two health & safety training sessions and three worker-management communications training sessions in 2013.  Host companies are needed! 

Health & Safety Training (HST)
HST sessions will be presented by Underwriters Laboratories Specialized Technology Resources (ULSTR).  Member companies or suppliers are needed to host the 6-hour sessions in Q2 and Q3 of 2013.  One session will be held in Shenzhen and presented in Mandarin.  EICC members may help determine the location for the second session by clicking here.

Host requirements include:
  • Facility large enough to hold 60 - 80 people
  • Tea breaks and lunch.  If needed EICC and GeSI will provide assistance
  • Provide tables and chairs for classroom style seating
  • Provide flipcharts with markers for each table and for the trainers
  • Provide water at each table
  • Provide LCD projector
  • Provide screen
  • Provide microphone for trainer, and wireless microphone for podium
Worker Management Communication (WMC)
EICC and GeSI will sponsor three WMC training sessions in 2013 presented by INFACT.  The first session will be hosted by Flextronics in Dongguan in March 2013.   Two Mandarin sessions will be planned in China (Shanghai and Shenzhen) and one will be planned in an English speaking country in Southeast Asia.  The work group needs member companies or suppliers to host a 2-½ day session in Q2 or Q3 of 2013.  Click here to submit a proposed English speaking country.

Host requirements include:
  • Facility large enough to hold 30-40 people
  • Tea breaks and lunch.  If needed EICC and GeSI will provide assistance
  • Provide tables and chairs for round table seating
  • Provide flipcharts with markers for each table and for the trainers
  • Provide water at each table
  • Provide LCD projector
  • Provide screen
  • Provide microphone for trainer, and wireless microphone for podium
Contact Christina Dobbs or Jannie Bailey if you or your suppliers can host a session in 2013, or for more information.

VAP Updates: 

 

EICC-ON Renewal Time for Non-Member Suppliers

Please encourage your non-Member suppliers to renew their EICC-ON subscription.  This is the only way to avoid issues when you need them to complete SAQs and manage audits online (new since Q4'12!). 

Suppliers received several notices in Q4'12 that the $250 facility charge for 2013 is due now (only 20% have responded).  Suppliers that have not paid are given "read-only" access, so cannot start or finish an SAQ. This means customers will not be able to receive any new or updated SAQs from them, and they will not be able to set up new trading relationships.  Keep in mind that no savings is provided to existing suppliers that wait to renew (they will owe for the entire year even if they sign up mid-year).

 

SAQ Enhancement Team Needs You!
Sub-teams sponsored by the Tools Management and VAP OMT groups are about one-third of the way through their review of the SAQ.  The work group is working to reduce the size of the SAQ to only include critical questions, eliminate duplication, improve system performance, and link the SAQ more closely to the VAP audit protocol. 

Positions remain available on the Content sub-team, which will work on the Corp SAQ, the EHS sections (FH1-13), and refinements to the scoring impacts in Excel.  

Contact  Mike McDonnell or Martin van Drunen if you or someone in your company has an interest or skills in these areas.  The work group appreciates all assistance and input relating to this foundational EICC tool.

Need Help?

Contact AMS staff at 202-962-0167


Executive Director: Rob Lederer

Programs: Brad Cameron
Operations: John Flatley
Member Services: Carrie Hoffman
CFS Program Manager: Grant Feichtinger
Membership & Work Group Coordinator: Christina Dobbs 

Membership Compliance: Anne Vogel-Marr

EICC-ON Support: eicc-onhelp@eicc.info

External Communications: Wendy Dittmer (P. 512-934-8922)