COLLEGE PARK, MD – The 2nd Annual Symposium on Avoiding, Detecting, and Preventing Counterfeit Electronic Parts will be held Sept. 8 and 9 at University of Maryland, College Park, MD.

Submit abstracts on relevant topics (fewer than 300 words) to Dr. Diganta Das at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The deadline for presentations is August 16.

SMTA and CALCE will sponsor the event, which will focus on solutions available and under development by all sectors of the industry. Topics will include methodologies followed by affected industries to mitigate chances of being victims of counterfeit parts; efforts and initiatives – both domestic and international – that will affect the future of combating counterfeit electronic parts; supply chain management tools to mitigate counterfeit part risks; tools being developed and used by part manufacturers; inspections tools and techniques for detecting counterfeit parts; impact of counterfeit parts on the military and avionics industry; sources of counterfeit parts, and authentication techniques for securing electronic part supply chain.

For more information, visit http://www.calce.umd.edu and http://www.smta.org/education/education.cfm#counterfeit.