LEARN HOW YOUR COMPANY CAN INCREASE ITS COMPETITIVENESS

• Discover what technologies represent the best chance for your company’s success as a U.S. electronics manufacturer
• Hear from key U.S. electronics manufacturing companies on how they are using best practices and available resources to make their services highly attractive to potential customers
• Find out how you can use government resources such as federal procurement technical assistance, trade adjustment assistance grants, small business innovation research grants and others to strengthen your business

MEET WITH YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ON CRITICAL ISSUES THAT IMPACT YOUR BUSINESS

Minimize the impact of conflict minerals regulations on your company. IPC and other industries are urging Congress and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to minimize the impact of conflict minerals regulations on the electronics industry. Under a new law passed in July 2010, publicly traded companies will be required to provide costly and burdensome reports to the SEC if their products contain tin, tantalum, gold or tungsten from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Conflict minerals regulations will impose significant costs and extremely burdensome reporting requirements for electronics companies throughout the supply chain. The costs and burdens associated with conflict minerals regulations on the industry have been compared to RoHS on steroids. You are needed to encourage your legislators to increase congressional pressure on the SEC to minimize the impact of conflict minerals regulations.

Improve your company’s competitiveness by urging Congress to address government over-regulation. Government regulations are impacting electronics companies’ competitiveness with costly and unnecessary regulatory burdens. The “Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011” (REINS Act) would start reining-in government over-regulation by increasing Congressional oversight. Your first-hand account of over-regulation will help legislators understand the importance of supporting the REINS Act to rein-in costly and onerous regulations.

IPC will make lobbying easy for you by briefing you on the legislative issues and giving you the necessary materials. IPC will arrange your congressional appointments before you arrive, making your experience smooth and efficient. Your participation will help you build a beneficial relationship with your elected officials while educating them on the issues important to your company.

PARTICIPATE IN SPECIAL FUNCTIONS WITH MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS

• Hear directly from Members of Congress and Senior Level Administration officials during two special presentations
• Network at a reception with more than 350 U.S. manufacturing executives

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