Press Release
Altium Announces First Annual PCB Design Summit
Learning, Connecting, and Getting Inspired Worldwide
San Diego, California. - August 3, 2017 - Altium has announced its first annual PCB design conference created to help engineers grow their design expertise and contribute to the advancement of the electronics design community. “AltiumLive 2017: Annual PCB Design Summit” will grant attendees the opportunity to learn new skills, interact with like-minded engineers, and get inspired to design next-generation electronics from industry icons and design masters.
“AltiumLive 2017: Annual PCB Design Summit” was designed specifically for those who want to expand their engineering knowledge and design skills with two days of live workshops, professional development courses, and more. Also featured will be exciting industry keynotes from leading authority on HDI technology and former GENTEX CTO Happy Holden, esteemed signal integrity expert and former Senior Principal Engineer of L-3 Avionics Systems Rick Hartley, and high-speed design authority Lee Ritchey of Speeding Edge. With courses that cover specific solutions to common design challenges, attendees will learn tips and tricks to help them achieve success through each stage of the design process, from concept to manufacturing. Designers at top technology companies around the world will share their unique insight into best practices for successful PCB design.
“We’re thrilled to be hosting some of the world’s top PCB design professionals at this unique event,” said Ted Pawela, Chief Marketing Officer at Altium. “With our agenda of expert speakers, professional development courses, product updates, and even a charity design challenge benefiting STEM education, AltiumLive 2017 will provide designers an amazing opportunity to learn from, be inspired by, and contribute to the PCB design community.”
Altium Designer® 18 and Altium NEXUS™ Product Launches
AltiumLive 2017 attendees will also have the opportunity to experience upcoming Altium product releases before they become available worldwide, including highly-anticipated solutions Altium Designer 18® and Altium NEXUS™. Technical experts from the Altium Research & Development team will be on site to answer questions and provide insights on the Altium toolset while giving live demonstrations of several exciting new technologies.
Additionally, conference attendees can discover a wide range of new solutions from Altium partners in the Technology Expo. Altium partners interested in exhibiting at the Technology Expo can get more information by sending an email to pr@altium.com.
Registration for AltiumLive 2017 is Now Open
Registration for “AltiumLive 2017: Annual PCB Design Summit” is now open with locations in Europe and North America. The North American event will take place in San Diego, California on October 3rd and 4th, 2017, while the European event will be held in Munich, Germany on October 24th and 25th, 2017. Due to the limited space of the event, early registration is encouraged for anyone interested in attending. Early bird pricing is available until August 15th.
For more information or to register for “AltiumLive 2017: Annual PCB Design Summit”, please visit the event information page.
Interested in Presenting at AltiumLive 2017?
Altium is looking for presenters to share their experience solving an industry challenge at AltiumLive 2017. PCB designers are encouraged to submit their topic for consideration; registration fees are waived for presenters.
Deadline for submissions is August 15th, 2017. Click here to submit your topic.
Contacts
Americas
Camaryn Bolton
Altium
+1 858 864 1593
Alicia Daleiden
Racepoint Global
EMEA
Gabriele Amelunxen
PRismaPR
+49 8106 247 233
About Altium
Altium LLC (ASX:ALU) is a multinational software corporation headquartered in San Diego, California, that focuses on electronics design systems for 3D PCB design and embedded system development. Altium products are found everywhere from world leading electronic design teams to the grassroots electronic design community.
With a unique range of technologies Altium helps organizations and design communities to innovate, collaborate and create connected products while remaining on-time and on-budget. Products provided are ACTIVEBOM®, ActiveRoute®, Altium Designer®, Altium NEXUS™, Altium Vault®, Autotrax®, Camtastic®, Ciiva™, CIIVA SMARTPARTS®, CircuitMaker®, CircuitStudio®, Codemaker™, Common Parts Library™, Draftsman®, DXP™, Easytrax®, NanoBoard®, NATIVE 3D™, OCTOMYZE®, Octopart®, P-CAD®, PCBWORKS®, PDN Analyzer™, Protel®, Situs®, SmartParts™ and the TASKING® range of embedded software compilers.
Founded in 1985, Altium has offices worldwide, with US locations in San Diego, Boston and New York City, European locations in Karlsruhe, Amersfoort, Kiev, Munich and Zug, and Asia Pacific locations in Shanghai, Tokyo and Sydney. For more information, visit www.altium.com. You can also follow and engage with Altium via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube.