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Meet the San Diego Keynotes of AltiumLive 2018: Annual PCB Design Summit - August 2018

Judy Warner
|  Created: August 24, 2018  |  Updated: November 28, 2020
 
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OnTrack Newsletter
 
OnTrack Newsletter
August 2018 VOL. 2 No 5
 

Welcome to the August edition of the OnTrack Newsletter!

This month we have a special AltiumLive 2018: Annual PCB Design Summit feature in which you can get a sneak peek into what we have planned with you in mind — and what our four illustrious keynote speakers will be presenting at the October event in San Diego. (Stay tuned for more information on our Munich event January 15-17, 2019.)

In Makerspace, we feature our first ever FSAE student team from Japan!

In the OnTrack Video Series, Ben Jordan concludes this series and discusses multi-board assembly.

As usual, we dish up some great Brain Food to keep you sharp. Thanks for reading and we always welcome your feedback.

Until next time, always...stay OnTrack!
Judy M. Warner
Director of Community Engagement
 
 
Spotlight
 
Meet the Keynotes and get a Sneak Peek of AltiumLive 2018
 
As most of you know, Altium® launched our first ever User Conferences last year in San Diego and Munich which were met with high praise from attendees, sponsors, the industry and the media. This October, in true Altium fashion, we are “upping our game.” In this issue of OnTrack, we will give you a sneak peek of the agenda and allow our keynotes tell you about the topics they will cover. We hope you will join us!
 
 
Maker Space
 
I hope you will enjoy our first ever student team interview coming to you from Japan. Junpei is from the Kyoto Institute of Technology and is part of the Grandelfino project team that hopes to win their third Student Formula SAE competition this year. Junpei was interviewed by Keiko Takahama, who is Altium’s APAC Regional Marketing Manager.
 
 
Featured Blog/Video
 
Multi-board Assembly (Part 4 of the series)
 
Ben Jordan discusses multi-board assembly in the final installment of this series
 
 
Brain Food
 
 
 
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About Author

About Author

Judy Warner has held a unique variety of roles in the electronics industry for over 25 years. She has a background in PCB Manufacturing, RF and Microwave PCBs and Contract Manufacturing, focusing on Mil/Aero applications. 

She has also been a writer, blogger, and journalist for several industry publications such as Microwave Journal, PCB007 Magazine, PCB Design007, PCD&F, and IEEE Microwave Magazine, and an active board member for PCEA (Printed Circuit Engineering Association). In 2017, Warner joined Altium as the Director of Community Engagement. In addition to hosting the OnTrack Podcast and creating the OnTrack Newsletter, she launched Altium's annual user conference, AltiumLive. Warner's passion is to provide resources, support, and advocate for PCB Design Engineers worldwide.

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