General Information

Space Parts Working Group

April 26-27, 2011
Doubletree Hotel Torrance/South Bay, Torrance, Calif.

Space Parts Working Group (SPWG) is a joint government-industry working group sponsored by The Aerospace Corporation and the Space and Missile Systems Center. In its 40th year, SPWG is an unclassified, international forum for disseminating information to the aerospace industry and for resolving problems with high-reliability electronic piece parts for space applications.

The meeting will include presentations from suppliers, prime system manufacturers, and government agencies, including the Air Force, NASA, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, and Air Force Research Laboratory. Suppliers will be presenting their latest roadmaps and product introductions, in addition to the current status of technologies and problems. There will also be presentations on today's hot topics, such as Non-hermetic packaging technologies, Hermeticity testing, Lead-Free Initiatives, and Specs and Standards.

A networking reception will be held Tuesday, April 26, at 5:30 p.m. with complimentary hors d'oeuvres and no host bar.

For information about presenting a paper, contact Mel Cohen at 310.336.0470; Larry Harzstark at 310.336.5883; or David Peters at 310.336.5937. For additional registration details, please contact the conference registrar at 310.336.6805.