PEACHTREE CITY, GA – May 18, 2026 – The Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) today issued a call for abstracts for the PCB East 2027 technical conference. The conference, the largest of its kind in New England, focuses on training and best practices for printed circuit board design engineers, electronics design engineers, fabricators and assemblers.

The four-day technical conference will take place April 27-30, 2027 at the DCU Center in Worcester, MA. The event includes a one-day exhibition on April 28.

Papers and presentations of the following durations are sought for the technical conference: one-hour lectures and presentations; two-hour workshops; and half-day (3.5-hour) and full-day seminars.

Preference is given to presentations of two hours in length or more, and no presentations of less than one hour will be considered.

Abstracts of 100-500 words and speaker biographies should be submitted to PCEA. Papers and presentations must be noncommercial in nature and should focus on technology, techniques or methodologies related to printed circuit board design, fabrication, assembly, test, components or packaging, and additive manufacturing.

Submit abstracts at pcbeast.com by August 11, 2026. No emailed abstracts will be accepted. Submitters will be notified by late November if their abstract has been accepted. Presentations are due April 9, 2027.

Speaker Benefits: Presenters of accepted abstract(s) for the 2027 program receive the following event benefits.

• Complimentary access to the online proceedings
• Complimentary pass to the technical conference
• Invitation to the Speaker Reception

For more information about PCB East, visit pcbeast.com or contact Conference Director Mike Buetow at 617-327-4702; mike@pcea.net.

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