What does a robust China RoHS compliance program look like?
What are other companies doing to address its requirements and keep the costs of compliance to a minimum?
How are China RoHS and EU RoHS different? China RoHS is not EU RoHS. There are significant differences between China RoHS and EU RoHS in the structure, implementation, and enforcement of the requirements. The need for a different business response is reinforced by China's legal infrastructure, which is unfamiliar to many US companies. Complying with China RoHS requires a well thought-out strategy that is cost-effective, thorough, and resilient to the ambiguities surrounding the requirements.
At the "China RoHS Forum", Symphony Consulting, Baker & McKenzie, Arena Solutions, Finisar and WSP will provide you with deep insight into China RoHS requirements, answer your questions, and create a forum where you can interact with one another to learn about "best practices" and strategies for compliance. We have lined up four experts (listed below) that will lead the discussion with their unique perspectives on RoHS for this Forum discussion. The following areas will be covered:
- Compliance
- Documentation
- Implementation
- Enforcement
Because this is an interactive event, not only will you will learn from the experts, but more importantly, from your peers.
Bring your questions and knowledge to the China RoHS Forum.
You will learn about:
Who should attend:
Individuals across all functions and departments who need to gain a full and complete understanding of China RoHS and its impact on their business and products.
Agenda:
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
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Arrival, Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 - 9:15 a.m. |
Introductions |
| 9:15 - 9:45 a.m. |
China RoHS Overview |
| 9:45 - 10:15 a.m. |
Legal Implications of China RoHS |
| 10:15 - 10:30 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. |
The Impact of China RoHS on Manufacturing in China |
| 11:00 - 12:15 p.m. |
Facilitated Open Discussion |
| 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:15 - 1:45 p.m. |
What a Compliance Database Should Look Like |
| 1:45 - 2:15 p.m. |
Test Strategies for China RoHS Compliance |
| 2:15 - 2:30 p.m. |
Break |
| 2:30 - 3:00 p.m. |
OEM Case Study: Example of a China RoHS Compliance Program |
| 3:00 - 4:15 p.m. |
Facilitated Open Discussion |
| 4:15 - 4:30 p.m. |
Summary/Wrap-up |
Location:
Sunnyvale Sheraton
1100 North Mathilda Avenue
Sunnyvale, California 94089 · United States
Phone: (408) 745-6000
For directions and information, visit:
Registration:
Date |
Time |
Regular
Price |
Early
Price |
Wednesday, April 11, 2007 |
9:00 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. PST |
$495.00 |
$395.00
(expires 4/4/07)
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REGISTER HERE
You can use a credit card to pay for your space in this workshop by using the link above. Discounts are available for multiple attendees from the same company.
24 to 48 hours after you register, you will receive a separate email with information about the event and its location.
To see other Supply Chain workshops from Symphony Consulting, click here. All of our workshops are also available for private training sessions, either on-line with your group or as a private training at your facilities.
Please call 408-597-6322 or email service@symphonyconsult.com for more information or if you have any questions about your registration.
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Bijan
Dastmalchi
Symphony Consulting
Bijan Dastmalchi is a principal at Symphony Consulting, Inc.
(www.symphonyconsult.com), an outsourcing and supply chain
consulting company located in Sunnyvale, California. Bijan
has more than 15 years of experience in outsourcing, strategic
procurement, supply chain, and materials management, with
extensive experience with managing EMS relationships. Bijan
spent seven years at Hewlett-Packard in a number of management
and leadership roles in supply chain management. In his last
assignment at HP, his organization was responsible for over
$300M annual purchases in mass storage products for HP's Network
Server Division.
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Bijan has also worked at Trimble Navigation, two start-ups,
and prior to starting Symphony Consulting, was Director of
Semiconductor Procurement at Solectron Corporation's Global
Supply Management, overseeing an organization responsible
for over $1B in annual purchases. Bijan
holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of
California, Berkeley, and an MBA from Santa Clara University.
He is a member of the faculty at the University of Phoenix
and teaches MBA courses in Global Management.
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Dr. Lothar Determann, Partner
Baker & McKenzie Law Firm
Mr. Determann practices international business law at Baker & McKenzie, San Francisco/Palo Alto, teaches Information Technology Law, Data Privacy Law and E-Commerce Law at the University of San Francisco School of Law, and is a member of the Freie Universität Berlin law faculty as a private lecturer (Privatdozent).
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| He is a partner in the San Francisco/Palo Alto office of Baker & McKenzie and a member of the International Business Practice Group. Dr. Determann is admitted to practice in California and Germany and specializes in providing legal advice, drafting documentation, and negotiating transactions in the technology area. In addition to obtaining the German J.D. equivalent in 1994, Mr. Determann received a doctorate law degree in 1996 and a post doctorate degree in 1999. He has published 3 books and 27 law journal articles on German, foreign and international law issues. |
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Thomas Ellison
Finisar
Tom has worked in Manufacturing for the last 30 years. His past experience includes work in metallurgical and ceramic process research (at Air Products & Chemicals), SMT process engineering of a high volume SMT assembly facility, ASIC Design Management (at Trimble Navigation), Fiber Optic transceiver engineering, Failure Analysis and Regulatory Compliance Management (at Finisar Corporation).
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Tom current works in Finisar’s RoHS compliance efforts including Finisar’s product conversion to lead free soldering, RoHS component conversion and RoHS Materials Science issues. He holds a B.S. in Chemistry from University of Missouri – Rolla and an M.S. in Metallurgy - Materials Science from Iowa State University.
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Christopher Hazen
WSP Environmental Strategies
Christopher Hazen is the Managing Director of WSP Environmental Strategies LLC, a 900-person global environmental services firm headquartered in London and part of the publicly-traded WSP Group plc (see www.wspgroup.com). WSP Environmental specializes in utilizing commercial and financial savvy to provide effective solutions to business-related environmental and sustainability issues. Mr. Hazen has completed consulting projects around the world in the practices of supply chain management, product strategy and market entry, climate change, performance metrics and reporting, merger and acquisition due diligence, compliance assurance, and regulatory analysis. Clients have included Cisco, Microsoft, Seagate, PG&E, Avery Dennison, Intel, Disney, Solectron, Mattel, Abbott Laboratories, and Monsanto. |
| Prior to joining WSP, Mr. Hazen was a Partner at ERM (www.erm.com), a 2,500-person global consulting firm, including 3 years managing the company's offices in Shanghai, China, and was prior to that employed by the U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Department of Commerce in Hong Kong as an environmental technology specialist (see www.usaep.org). Mr. Hazen has conducted business development consulting for over 30 multinational corporations seeking to expand their environment-related businesses in the Asia-Pacific region, worked in Hong Kong and Shanghai continuously from 1991 to 1998, and speaks fluent Mandarin and Cantonese. |
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Richard Vermeij
Arena Solutions
Richard Vermeij is Sr. Director of Strategic Market Development at Arena Solutions, the market’s leading provider of on-demand Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions. Mr. Vermeij spends a great deal of his time with Arena’s discrete manufacturing customers identifying and developing business solutions leveraging Arena PLM in order to deliver strategic value. He has been responsible for the development of Arena’s industry solutions for the medical device market, as well as for environmental product compliance management (RoHS).
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| Mr. Vermeij came to Arena Solutions with extensive leadership in high-tech marketing, sales and business development. He has helped to lead strategic product management and marketing efforts at innovative companies such as Alegion Corp. and National Semiconductor. Having also worked as an international management consultant at Arthur D. Little, Mr. Vermeij has extensive experience in business process analysis in a variety of industries. Mr. Vermeij holds a graduate degree in electrical engineering (EE) from Eindhoven University of Technology, where he specialized in telecommunications, computer and network systems. |
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"Thanks for the excellent China RoHS seminar! The presentation made this content as clear as it could be.
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-Online workshop attendee.
"The information on the labeling requirements and the two different phases of compliance were very helpful. ”
-Online workshop attendee.
"I have been involved with the RoHS/WEEE directives for several years, but this is the best session I have attended.”
-Vinay Goyal, Sr. Product Environmental Specialist, Beckman Coulter Inc.
“Symphony’s workshop was more than just an education on the regulation; it provided us with an outline of what we can do to get the transition process going.”
– Director of Engineering, a home appliance manufacturer
“Thanks to Symphony Consulting’s workshop, I now have the tools and confidence needed to discuss RoHS readiness issues with our vendors to ensure that our products will be compliant by the July ‘06 deadline. I especially appreciated the broad industry scope that the Symphony team brought together to explain the multiple facets of RoHS. Not only were supply chain issues covered, but also technical and legal issues as well. The entire workshop was well organized, and I enjoyed the free-flowing dialog between the participants and the instructors. The workshop was outstanding!”
- Patrick Heintz, Blue Coat Systems, Inc.
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