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Botsford article appears in IN Compliance Magazine's 2010 Annual Guide

Krista Botsford wrote an article on the current status of product environmental compliance for IN Compliance Magazine's 2010 Annual Guide. This article is a continuation of her original white paper published in 2005: Death, Taxes, and Environmental Compliance: Things you can count on...". Web Article.

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Botsford to sponsor & speak at TechAmerica Environmental Compliance Conference - Boston

March 2010

Botsford EcoTech Partners is again supporting the TechAmerica Roadshow in April at the Boston event. This conferences addresses compliance, implementation, enforcement issues, latest and pending changes and best practices surrounding Global RoHS, WEEE, EuP, REACH, Batteries, Recycling, Substance Restrictions, Chemical Regulation and Energy Efficiency. Learn the latest global developments from TechAmerica, the only association lobbying on technology environmental issues at the state, federal and international levels. For more information, visit the TechAmerica website.

Additional dates for the Roadshow include: Silicon Valley Monday, April 12; Chicago Wednesday, April 14; Dallas Thursday, April 15.

Botsford speaking at IPC ApexExpo 2010 on RoHS Recast

February 2010

Krista Botsford will be giving the latest updates on the EU's RoHS Recast at a free forum during the event. She will be part of an industry panel discussing how the changes to environmental compliance will impact the PBC and other segments of the electronics industry. The free forum (FF04) will be held on Thursday, April 8th from 10:30 to noon Pacific Time. For more information, visit the IPC ApexExpo website.

Botsford presents at SEMI SCM 2010

15 January 2010

Krista Botsford presented the latest installment of "Death, Taxes, and Eco-compliance to a packed venue at SEMI's 2010 Strategic Materials Conference. Her presentation gave a brief overview of the current happenings within product eco-compliance. The remaining time covered the best practices and latest lessons learned in the quest for sustaining product environmental compliance. The audience was appreciative of her "its not a once and done" theme. If you would like a copy of her presentation, please email her at kbots@botsfordeco.com.

Botsford attends SMTAI

October 2009

Though not speaking, Krista Botsford did attend the Lead Free forum during 2009 SMTA International in San Diego, CA. While in attendance at the conference, an informal session around updates to the legislation materialized. Botsford was instrumental in facilitating this informal meeting. The 2010 organizing committee has been approached to include a formal session.

Botsford sponsors TechAmerica Road Show stop in Boston

May 2009

Botsford EcoTech Partners continued its tradition of sponsoring the AeA/TechAmerica roadshow event in Boston. The event was again held at Philips Medical. Distinguished speakers from around the world gave presentations on the latest eco-compliance information. Among the presenters, Krista Botsford delivered a presentation on the lessons learned and best practices for companies to follow in their eco-compliance activities.

Botsford spoke at SMTA Pan Pacific Conference, Kona, HI

9-11 February, 2009

Founder Krista Botsford presented two papers at the SMTA Pan Pacific Conference in Kona, HI. The first paper, Eco-Compliance - Who, What, When, Where and Why, outlines the basics of eco-compliance and strategies for complying with existing and emerging legislation. The second paper, Data Storage System Design: Best Practices from Industry (Focusing on RoHS-Type Legislation), outlines best practices for data management for compliance with legislation for restricting hazardous substances in electronics and electrical equipment.

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