WECC (World Electronic Circuits Council)
WECC is the world organization formed by international member associations involved in the Global Electronic Circuits Industry. WECC has responsibility for all matters relating to the ECWC, such as the concept of meeting, operational procedures, the meeting programs, participants/presenters, promotions specific to the ECWC, etc., and shall delegate the formulation of these matters as appropriate, reserving the right of approval.
WECC Members
 China Printed Circuit Association (CPCA) is under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of People¡¯ Republic of China. It has 600 members who are PCB producers, CCL and
special material suppliers, special equipment manufacturers, SMT and
EMS manufacturers, research institutes and colleges as well as
universities. Nine grade two division associations are under CPCA.
Established in 1990, CPCA owns independent corporate position.
CPCA organizes the member companies to participate in CPCA and
WECC standardization works; develops joint standards with WECC
sister association such as IPC and JPCA; participates in tariff term
and material consumption rate standardization; publishes newspapers,
magazines and books; maintains CPCA website; holds annual CPCA Show
in every March and annual Spring and Autumn Symposiums; conducts
training and workshops; carries out industry survey and releases
annual ¡°Top 100 Chinese Electronic Circuits Enterprises¡±.
 The European Institute of Printed Circuits
(EIPC), based in The Netherlands, is an international service
provider to the European Interconnection and Packaging Industry.
Since 1968, the EIPC is servicing almost 130 member companies,
including suppliers of machinery and materials to the PCB industry,
PCB Manufacturers, contract electronics manufacturers and OEMs.
 Hong Kong Printed Circuit Association Limited
(HKPCA), established in year 2000, is a Hong Kong based trade
association dedicated to promote and protect the right and interests
of its member companies in the printed circuit industry. As the
number of PCB manufacturers in China continues to grow, HKPCA
supports and organizes technical and business seminars, training,
conferences and exhibitions in Hong Kong and China to help its
members and other industry players to sustain their growth. Our
mission and objectives are to promote and protect the rights and
interests of the printed circuit industry, represent the industry
and present its views to the Government and/or other parties,
establish and manage funds for charity purposes, develop and
strengthen internal and external communication, with a view to
enhancing cooperation and business opportunities, by means of the
following:
- Organizing technical/business seminars and recreational
functions
- Gathering and distributing relevant information to members
- Establishing links with overseas counterparts, such as CPCA,
JPCA, TPCA, IPC, KPCA, IPCA and EIPC
 Since 1957, IPC¡ªAssociation Connecting
Electronics Industries? has been guiding the electronic
interconnection industry through its dramatic changes. A global
trade association dedicated to the competitive excellence and
financial success of its more than 2,400 member companies, IPC is
the only electronic interconnect organization that brings together
all industry players, including designers, board manufacturers,
assembly companies, suppliers, and original equipment manufacturers.
As a member-driven organization and leading source for industry
standards, training, market research and public policy advocacy, IPC
supports programs to meet the needs of a $40 billion U.S. industry
that employs more than 350,000 people. The Association also provides
its members with countless opportunities to network¡ªthe ultimate
renewable resource and a cornerstone of IPC membership since day
one¡ªthrough its international tradeshows, educational programs,
technical conferences and online seminars.
 The Indian Printed Circuit Association, established in the year 1985 is a voluntary, non-profit, service oriented, professional organization, formed with the sole objective of promoting the state-of-art PCB design, technology and manufacture in the country by mutual exchange of ideas and technical interaction arranged through seminars, conferences, educational programmes and international tradeshows. An electronic design wing of IPCA was added to it in the year 2001 with the formation of Electronic Designers Council of India (EDCI) as an affiliate member of the IPC Designers Council to join the global society of designers dedicated to further the electronic design requirements. Membership of IPCA is open to PCB designers, manufacturers, end users, manufacturers & suppliers of equipment, raw materials and their authorized representatives who devote their time, toil and talent to the progress of PCB technology in the country. IPC, USA and IPCA have agreed to establish a joint venture called the Industry Association Training Centre and since 2006, such a Training Centre has been established in order to conduct IPC Standards certification courses in India on various IPC specifications, to begin with for IPC 600 A and IPC 610 D for the technical personnel of the industry in India.
President: Shri. M. Anil Kumar
Secretary General: Shri. R.Chellappa
 Corporation Japanese etched circuit
manufacturer's association (Japan Electronics Packaging and Circuits
Association: JPCA). JPCA was established in 1962, as the
optional group and in 1977 it is the enterprise group of production
business and affiliated business of the only etched circuit in Japan
which is permitted as a Corporation from the Ministry of
International Trade and Industry.
JPCA contributes to the healthy
development of etched circuit industry and related industry by
assuring the advancement of etched circuit industry, contributes to
the progress advancement of electronic engineering technology and
the improvement of machine function electronic quality of the etched
circuit, by assuring the improvement of efficiency, has and
designates that it contributes to the development of national
economy as purpose.
 The Korea Printed Circuit Association
established in July 2003 has been in charge of the contribution to
KPCA member's benefit as well as the improvement of the global
electronic circuits industry, through the reinforcement of Korean
PCB industry competition and the mutual cooperation of its
membership. To cope with the situation, KPCA constructs the mutual
cooperation of its membership and offers information on the PCB
market and products. In addition, KPCA manages KPCA-show as a
professional PCB exhibition yearly. KPCA is also active in the
capacity of membership of the World Electronic Circuits Council
(WECC) and exerts all possible efforts to make the global PCB
industry developed, in cooperation with the overseas
associations.
 The Taiwan Printed Circuit Association (TPCA) was established in 1998. The TPCA is the only PCB industry organization serving 536 member companies. TPCA aims to provide the latest market information, promote information exchange and resources among members through collaborative efforts, and attend international conventions.
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