RM 142: Live from SMTA's Pan Pacific Strategic Electronics Symposium (PanPac‪)‬ PCB Chat

This episode was recorded at SMTA's Pan Pacific Strategic Electronics Symposium on the Big Island of Hawaii.Mike Konrad's guests on this episode are Dr. Chuck Bauer, founder of PanPac, Keith Bryant, and Dr. Ron Lasky. We discussed the history of PanPac, technologies introduced at PanPac, and what makes PanPac so unique. We also discuss Dartmouth College's unique engineering innovations program.
 
Chapters:00:00:00 - Introduction to the Reliability Matters Podcast00:01:35 - Introduction: Dr. Chuck Bower and Keith Bryant00:03:23 - The Motivation Behind Starting IMAPS and SMTA00:05:16 - Global Participation in the Event00:07:25 - High Level Participants and Learning Experience00:09:23 - The Conference of Interesting Things00:11:01 - Speaking to the Thought Leaders of the Industry00:12:40 - Preconceived Notions about the Event00:14:26 - The Best Event for Networking and Fundamental Research00:16:05 - Networking at Conferences00:17:42 - The Advantage of Combining Innovation and Engineering00:19:17 - Fostering Entrepreneurship among Students00:20:57 - The Future of Young People00:22:34 - Challenging Stereotypes about the New Generation00:24:03 - Advice for Emerging Engineers and Technicians00:27:17 - The Benefits of a Liberal Arts Education in Engineering00:28:48 - Bringing Students to the Conference for Experience00:30:11 - Entrepreneurship and Thinking Outside the Box00:31:46 - The Value of Thinking like an Entrepreneur00:33:22 - The Advantages of Ignorance in Starting a Business00:34:51 - Throw caution to the wind and pursue your passions00:36:25 - Appreciation and Thanks00:37:49 - Stay Safe, Stay Happy, Stay Healthy