March 19, 2025, ECIA Newsletter 

Registration/Sponsorship OPEN for the Executive Conference!

Who Attends the Conference?

75 % of the Executive Conference attendees are directors, vice presidents, presidents and c-suite executives from the industry's leading companies. The conference is the PREMIER event for industry executives.

The date for the 2025 Executive Conference is October 19-21, 2025, at a NEW LOCATION, the Westin O’Hare Hotel.

The 2025 Executive Conference registration is now open

View our growing list of sponsors!

(NEW FOR 2025, ALL Champion and Premier level sponsors will get DISCOUNTED registrations for all attendees!)

Visit the conference website.


ECIA Research and Analysis 

ECIA offers its members insight into the industry and a variety of market trends information. Members can log into the website and visit the Stats & Insights page to access an increasing number of statistical reports. Some are available to the public, some to members and others are only accessible to those who participate in the survey.

Visit the stats and insights drop down menu on our website for more information.

Recent Reports:

DON'T FORGET! Be sure to participate in the surveys! This valuable research is possible with your participation.


Webinar Recording Available 

On March 12, the GIPC (Global Industry Practices Committee) held a webinar with experts from Compliance & Risk. Topics included:

  • Calif. Proposition 65
  • Proposed RoHS exemptions
  • Current State PFAS reporting (Global update)
  • Battery Regulation due diligence requirements (Articles 48-52 of the EU Battery Regulation)

The speaker was Juliana Kecerová, a Senior Regulatory Compliance Specialist with 9 years of experience working at Compliance and Risks. 

Listen to the recording.


EDS Updates

Pre-EDS Webi­nar Recording Available: Come Pre­pared. Leave Aligned.

Excite­ment is build­ing for the 2025 EDS Lead­er­ship Sum­mit at Resorts World! Prepa­ra­tion is every­thing at EDS, and there are a few key things you need to know to make your expe­ri­ence suc­cess­ful. We want to ensure that you have the tools to leave aligned with prospec­tive chan­nel part­ners and accom­plish your goals dur­ing this dynam­ic week.

Near­ly 100 atten­dees joined us live for our insight­ful and infor­ma­tive webi­nar. EDS Staff and Board Pres­i­dent Tom Grif­fin walked atten­dees through how to come pre­pared and have a suc­cess­ful EDS, Resorts World floor plans and way find­ing, and more.

The webi­nar pre­sen­ta­tion, links and Q&A are all avail­able here.


ECIA Launches Information Initiative for Buyers and Engineers

New resource for what customers need to know about the component supply chain. 

ECIA is pleased to announce a new resource for component buyers and engineers at www.ecianow.org/buyers-engineers. Customers can find new information about how lead times are calculated, the difference between component cycle times and lead times, new tools for tracking tariffs on specific components, new videos about the industry, and important changes in thinking about date codes and much more.

Check it out.


Member of the Week


Electro Mark Inc, a manufacturer’s representative firm of service-oriented people, provides quality sales and engineering representation for customers in the upper midwest market. Electro Mark brings value to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) by providing design-in assistance and complete order service management on material shipped directly or through authorized distributors. 

Electro Mark has been an ECIA member for 8 years. ECIA thanks them for the years of membership.


 

Contact Info:

Electronic Components Industry Association

310 Maxwell Road, Suite 200, Alpharetta, GA 30009

678.393.9990