TechAmerica Hosts Environmental Conference

Online, March 30, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Dallas, TX - TechAmerica Texas, is hosting the Eighth Annual TechAmerica Environmental, Compliance, Enforcement and Best Practices Conference at the North Texas RCIC in Dallas on April 14. The conference is part of a week-long tour to educate technology manufacturing and licensing companies on the latest environmental restrictions. Additional tour stops include Silicon Valley, Schaumburg, Ill. and Andover, Mass.

"Environmental restrictions and regulations relevant to the electronics industry are continuously changing," said Jeff Clark, executive director of TechAmerica Texas. "In order to help technology manufacturers meet these requirements and keep their businesses efficient, TechAmerica is pleased to present this unique program."

"No other program brings together such unique and talented speakers from the international community in easily an accessible format and we are pleased that Dallas was chosen as one of this year's venues," continued Clark.

The day-long conference will feature speakers and panelists from TechAmerica and its affiliated legal experts who will highlight key international, federal and state product-related environmental restrictions relevant to the electronics industry. Topics will include compliance, implementation and enforcement issues, as well as best management practices associated with key environmental topics, such as:
• Global RoHS (Reduction of Hazardous Substances) Requirements
• European Union WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment), REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemical Substances), and the Energy using Product ("EuP") Battery Directives
• US and Federal Developments on Electronic Product Recycling, Green Chemistry, Substance Restrictions, Energy Efficiency and Green Procurement
The conference will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on April 14 at the North Texas RCIC located at 17919 Waterview Parkway in Dallas. Early Bird fee for members is $145 and non-members $295 through March 31. Regular registration begins April 1 with cost for members $295 and non-members $495.
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To learn more and register, please visit www.techamerica.org/texas.

About TechAmerica
TechAmerica is the leading voice for the U.S. technology industry, which is the driving force behind productivity growth and jobs creation in the United States and the foundation of the global innovation economy. Representing approximately 1,500 member companies of all sizes from the public and commercial sectors of the economy, it is the industry's largest advocacy organization and is dedicated to helping members' top and bottom lines. It is also the technology industry's only grassroots-to-global advocacy network, with offices in state capitals around the United States, Washington, D.C., Europe (Brussels) and Asia (Beijing). TechAmerica was formed by the merger of AeA (formerly the American Electronics Association), the Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA), the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) and the Government Electronics & Information Technology Association (GEIA). Learn more at www.techamerica.org.

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