PEC 2021 is on schedule for early June in Phoenix. It is a great time to be in Arizona.  Yes, it's warm (maybe even hot) during the day but the evenings are cool and clear. The Phoenix Convention Center is a comfortable, climate-controlled facility where the technical sessions, industry sessions, professional education seminars and exhibits will all take place.

With the very encouraging news about the wide availability of multiple approved Covid-19 vaccines by early Spring, we expect the in-person event to be a lively and well-attended affair. Getting to Phoenix will very likely also be a bargain. Off-season travel to Phoenix is typically less expensive – airfares are lower, hotel rates are reduced.

Many companies are still restricting travel for employees but as we - globally - move out from under the cloud of this pandemic, this will surely change.

So just imagine getting back to APEC – meeting with industry colleagues, enhancing your knowledge about cutting edge technologies and applications, learning about the latest products and joining in-person, face-to-face meetings and social events.

PSMA and PELS will again be sponsoring two workshops, the sixth High Frequency Magnetics Workshop and the fourth Capacitor Workshop. For more information see the articles on each workshop in this issue of the UPDATE.

So, if you haven't already done so, put APEC 2021, from Wednesday June 9th through Saturday June 12th on your planning calendar. Let's make APEC 2021 the coolest event of the year.

Please visit the APEC website https://apec-conf.org/ for additional information and updates.

Provided by Greg Evans, APEC 2021 Publicity Chair

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