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DCA has been tracking and consulting on China RoHS for the past two years. Besides Green SupplyLine, DCA has written about China RoHS in Conformity magazine, EuroAsia Semiconductor magazine, as well as email newsletters by APICS (the Association for Operations Management) and Specialized Technology Resources (www.strus.com), been quoted on the topic in many industry publications, and presented on China RoHS at events held by the National Electronics Distributors Association (NEDA), Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Institute (SEMICON), IPC/JEDEC, and iNEMI in 2006 alone.

The article can be read at http://www.greensupplyline.com/news/196800026.

UP Media Group Webinar Division www.pcbshows.com/webinars will produce a broadcast of "China RoHS: Be Compliant by the March 1 Deadline!", a 60-minute Webinar featuring Michael Kirschner, president of Design Chain Associates, LLC and an internationally-recognized expert on China RoHS, on Thursday, January 18, 2007, at 11 am PDT/2 pm EDT. The Webinar will help electronics companies understand and comply with China's RoHS-like regulation when it goes in to force on March 1, 2007.

China's RoHS law (the official English translation of the Chinese law is "Administration on the Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products") has been frustratingly dynamic since it was first issued in late February 2006. Several major changes and clarifications were made as recently as early December 2006, leaving little time for companies to plan for and address the requirements.

Kirschner's presentation will describe the law, all of the implementation requirements for March 1, 2007, as well as what the March 1, 2007 deadline actually means, since its meaning has recently changed. He will also describe the steps OEMs must take in order to ensure compliance.

UPMG Webinars Event Manager Frances Stewart explains why this Webinar is a must-attend event for electronics industry executives and managers: "With such a short time remaining for companies to comply, it is important to have the most current, clearest information available. Design Chain Associates has shown itself time and again to be the 'go to' service provider for environmental compliance and China RoHS is no different."

Registration for the event, which will include unlimited access for each registrant, a downloadable PDF of the presentation and a Q&A session, costs $119 and is available online at www.pcbshows.com/webinars.

About Design Chain Associates, LLC
Design Chain Associates, LLC (www.DesignChainAssociates.com) is focused on helping electronics industry clients understand, comply with, and develop profitable strategies around and beyond emerging environmental regulations like RoHS, WEEE, EuP, and REACH. Design Chain Associates, LLC also offers a dedicated web site for information on China RoHS (www.ChinaRoHS.com). San Francisco-based DCA has a local presence in other high-tech regions of the country such as the Austin/Houston corridor and the Boston region as well as around the globe through local associates. For more information, visit DCA on the web at http://www.designchainassociates.com.