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2025 The Source Newsletters
April

• 23 - Date Code Webinar Recording; Futurist, Zack Kass, for Executive Conference; ECIA Welcomes Christine Wolnik; Member of the Week, Yageo Group
• 16 - Date Code Webinar; Executive Conference Subcommittees Names; Stats and Research; Faces of ECIA; Member of the Week, RAF Electronic Hardware
• 9 - Tariff blog; EDS Reception; Executive Conference; Stats and Research; Member of the Week, TRC Electronics
• 2 - Booster Club; Executive Conference; Stats and Research; Faces of ECIA, Pete Shopp; Member of the Week, AKI Gibb

March

• 26 - Faces of ECIA, Heather Fulara; Executive Conference Theme and Committee Announced; Spark at EDS; Stats and Research; Member of the Week, Triad Magnetics
• 19 - New Resource for Buyers and Engineers; EDS and Conference Updates; Stats and Research; Webinar Recording from Compliance & Risk; Member of the Week, Electro Mark
• 12 - EDS Updates; Executive Conference Updates and Sponsorships; Stats and Research; Faces of ECIA; Member of the Week, Digi International
• 5 - Regulatory Trends Webinar; Executive Conference 2025; EDS; Understanding Semiconductor Lead Times; Stats and Research; Member of the Week, Hammond

February

• 26 - Regulatory Trends Webinar; EDS Updates; New Board Manufacturer Director; Conference Registration; Stats and Research; New Yorker Electronics, Member of the Week
• 19 - Conference Chair and Co-Chair Announced; Faces of ECIA; EDS Updates; EIA Updates; Stats and Research; Member of the Week, Crowley Associates
• 12 - Executive Conference Registration is Open; Stats and Research, The Faces of ECIA; Member of the Week, QuadRep-Ferrari Technologies
• 5 - New Recruiting Video: The Industry Behind Your Everyday Electronics; EDS News; Conference Sponsorships; Member of the week, Vishay

January 

• 29 - New Manufacturing Council Members; GIPC Document on Cybersecurity; Stats and Research; Member of the Week, PUI Audio
• 22 - Mike Morton Chair of ECIA Board; David Loftus, CMA Board of Directors; Stats and Research; Member of the Week, Hawk
• 15 - Executive Conference Sponsorships; New Members; EDS Registration Open; Member of the Week, NorComp
• 8 - EDS Updates; EIA Standards News; 2025 Executive Conference Sponsorships Open; Member of the Week, Venkel 

2024 The Source Newsletters

December

• 18 - New GIPC Member; Stats and Research; Happy Holidays; Member of the Week, LuscomBridge 
• 11 - Executive Conference Committee Recruitment for 2025; EIA Standards Updates; Stats and Research; Member of the Week, Johnson Company

November

• 20 - December Webinar; World Standards Day; EDS Update; Stats and Updates; Member of the Week, Powertech Controls 
• 13 - NorthStar Award Recipient for 2024; Distinguished Service Awards for 2024; December Webinar; Member of the Week, Cinch
• 8 - TrustedParts.com at Electronica; Thank You Conference Sponsors; EDS; Conference Committee Interest and Member of the Week.

October

• 30- Member logo download; Conference Files and Videos; Electronica; Stats and Research; Member the Week
  
• 2 - Conference Details; Stats and Updates; CrowdStrike Breakfast Session; TLC Electronics as Member of the Week

September

• 25 - Conference Mobile App; Quarterly Stats and Insights Webinar Recording; Member of the Week, Bud Industries
• 18 - Sponsorships Closed Next Week; New Conference Sessions on Onboarding and Sustainability; Member of the Week, Marathon Special Products 
• 11 - Sponsorships Closing for Executive Conference Soon; Stats and Insights Webinar; Member of the Week, Simcona
• 4 - Early Bird Registration Closing; FIRST Donation Opportunities; Service Provider, Fidelity; ECIA Announces Finalized Program for Executive Conference; Member of the Week, EAS Sales

August

• 28 - Conference Early Registration Discount Ending; Conference Session on AI; Stats and Research; Updated Search Results on TrustedParts.com; Member of the Week, CSC Sygnum
• 14 - Conference Schedule Wrapping up; New session on 'Future Proofing the Workplace; New Session with Jim Platzer, blind pilot; EIA Standards News and Member of the Week, D-M Associates
• 7 - Conference Early Registration; New GIPC Member Michelle Dreyer; Service Partner, JJM Search; Lead Time Reporting Tool; Member of the Week, Knight Electronics 

July

• 31 - Register for the Executive Conference; New GIPC Member, Ashley Quinlan; Service Partner Highlight, Axiom; Member of the Week, AEM Group
• 24 - Value of Authorized Partners Research; Conference Registration; ECIA Remembers John Woodstock; Lead Time Reporting Tool; Stats and Research; ECIA Member of the Week, RAF Electronic Hardware
• 10 - New Research on the Value of Authorized Partners; Lead Time Reporting Tool; Stats and Insights; Member of the Week, Panasonic Industry
• 3 - Happy 4th of July; Executive Conference Early Bird Rates; Quarterly Stats Webinar Recording; Lead Time Reporting Tool; Member of the Week, Cascade Sales 

June

• 26 - Sponsorships Selling Fast; Keynote, Amyk Hutchens; Stats and Insights; Standards News; Quarterly Stats Update Webinar; Member of the Week, Peerless Electronic Supplies
• 19 - Executive Conference Video; Peter Leyden, Futurist Speaker at Executive Conference; Stats and Insights; NAM Update; Member of the Week, DB Lectro
• 12 - Premier Event for Industry Executives; Quarterly Market Update; Fight Against Counterfeit Passive Components; and Member of the Week, TLC Electronics
• 5 - Alex Chausovsky, Economist for Executive Conference; Quarterly Stats and Insights Webinar; Fidelity Solutions; Market Research; Member of the Week, Catalyst Unity Solutions

May 

• 29 - A Rejuvenated EDS; Register for the Executive Conference; Service Partner Highlight, Fidelity; Member of the Week, Powell Electronics
• 15 - EDS is NEXT Week; Conference; PACE 1,400 Learners; New Manufacturers’ Council Members; Member of the Week, Murata 
• 8 - EDS; April ECST; NAM Coalition Letter; Executive Conference; Webinar Recording; Member of the Week, Dantona Industries
• 1 - EDS Updates; New Members; Conference Updates; EDS Reception; ECIA Member of the Week, Amphenol
• 8 - EDS; April ECST, Executive Conference Registration; Webinar Recording and ECIA Member of the Week, Dantona Industries

April

• 24 - New Members to Distributor Council; Executive Conference Theme; Get Involved in ECIA; ECIA 100 Years; EDS Reception; Member of the Week, onsemi 
• 17 - Executive Conference Theme; Get Involved in ECIA; ECIA 100 Years; April Webinar; EDS Reception; Member of the Week, MCC 
• 10 - Claigan Webinar; Conference Updates; ECIA Proud Member Logo Celebration; GIPC New Member; Member of the Week, O'Donnell Associates North 
• 3 - April Webinar; GIPC New Member; Booster Club; Executive Conference; EDS Reception; Member of the Week, Mouser

March

• 27 - April Webinar: PFAS Data Reporting for EPA Compliance; Executive Conference; EDS Reception; Stats and Research; Vote for the 2024 FIRST Championship Sponsor Video; Member of the Week, Molex
• 20 - VOTE NOW! 2024 FIRST Championship Sponsor Video Contest; Executive Conference; Stats and Research; Member of the Week, Southbridge 
• 13 - ECIA Celebrates 100 Years of Service to the Electronic Components Industry; Executive Conference; Stats and Research; Member of the Week, WPG
• 6 - Executive Conference Subcommittees; EDS Webinar; ECIA Welcomes New Members; Stats and Research; Member of the Week, Eclipse Technologies 

February 

• 28 - Conference Registration; EDS Webinar; Manufacturer Town Hall; SIA Webinar; Stats and Research; Member of the Week, Symmetry Electronics
• 21 - Executive Conference Open for Registration; ECIA Welcomes Arrow Electronics; Rep Town Hall Meeting; New Blog Post for TrustedParts.com; Stats; Member of the Week, Marsh Electronics
• 14 - ECIA Profile; EDS Registration; FIRST Fundraising; Stats and Research; Member of the Week, Jones Tech
• 7 - Rep Council Leadership Change; EDS 2024; Mitigating the Risk of Counterfeit Components article in Procurement Pro; Stats and Research and Member of the Week, Victory Sales
  

January

• 31 - EDS 2024 at Resorts World; Executive Conference Sponsorships; ECIA January ECST; Stats and Research; Member of the Week, PUI
• 24 - ECIA Executive Conference Planning Committee Finalized; Conference Sponsorships Open and GOING FAST!; ECIA Stats and Research; Member of the Week, Isabellenhütte USA 
• 17 - EDS 2024; EIGP 114 Rev A Labeling Standard; EBITDA Coalition Update: Tax Deal Announced; Stats and Research; Member of the Week, RC Merchant 
• 10 - EDS Date and Location Change; ECIA Publishes 2D Barcode Standard; Membership Renewal; TrustedParts.com Promotes the Authorized Channel; ECIA CEO Panelist at NAM Conference; Member of the Week, Corestaff  
• 3 - Happy New Year; Membership Renewal; 2023 Annual Report; Stats and Research; Member of the Week, CBA

2025 Press Releases

May

• 02 - ECIA’s Electronic Component Sales Trend (ECST) April 2025 Survey Results

April

• 30 - ECIA Establishes Tariff Policy Working Group
• 22 - ECIA Launches Webinar Series ‘Are Date Code Restrictions Still Relevant’
• 22 - ECIA Welcomes Christine Wolnik as Vice President Industry Practices
• 21 - ECIA Executive Conference Committee Books Futurist for 2025
• 18 - ECIA Executive Conference to Be Held in NEW Location for 2025
• 15 - ECIA Names Executive Conference Subcommittee Members
• 2 - ECIA’s Electronic Component Sales Trend (ECST) March 2025 Survey Results

March

• 21 - ECIA Names Executive Conference Core Committee for 2025
• 20 - ECIA Executive Committee Announces the 2025 Conference Theme
• 5 - ECIA Launches Information Initiative for Buyers and Engineers

February

• 21 - ECIA Names New Manufacturer Director to Board of Directors
• 18 - ECIA Announces 2025 Executive Conference Chair and Co-Chair

January

• 30 - ECIA Releases Recruiting Video to Promote Industry
• 28 - Results of January 2025 ECST Show 2025 Off to an Encouraging Start
• 27 - ECIA’s GIPC Publishes Guidance Document on Cybersecurity
• 22 - ECIA Welcomes New Manufacturer Council Members
• 17 - ECIA Names Mike Morton, TTI, Inc. as Board Chairman
• 17 - ECIA CEO David Loftus Reappointed to CMA Board of Directors
• 13 - ECIA Announces New Members
• 6 - ECIA’s Electronic Component Sales Trend (ECST) December 2024 Survey Results
• 6 - ECIA Adds Five New Modules to PACE Training

2024 Press Releases

December

• 17 - ECIA’s Electronic Component Sales Trend (ECST) November 2024 Survey Results

November

• 14 - ECIA Welcomes New Manufacturers’ Rep Council Members
• 8 - ECIA Announces 2024 Distinguished Service Award Recipients
• 7 - ECIA Announces 2024 North Star Award Recipient

October

• 10 - ECIA Executive Conference State of the Association Session (ecianow.org)
• 8 - ECIA Executive Conference Industry Economic Forecast (ecianow.org)
• 7 - ECIA’s Electronic Component Sales Trend (ECST) September 2024 Survey Results (ecianow.org)
• 1 - ECIA Executive Adds Breakfast Session: ‘Cybersecurity and Cyberdebt’ - Cristian Rodriquez, CloudStrike (ecianow.org)

September|

• 17 - ECIA Announces Conference Session: ‘Beyond Onboarding: Acquisitions, New Hires and Company Culture’ (ecianow.org)
• 16 - ECIA Executive Conference Committee Announces Session on Sustainability
  
• 6 - ECIA’s Electronic Component Sales Trend (ECST) August 2024 Survey Results (ecianow.org)
• 3 - ECIA Executive Conference Committee Finalizes Program
  

August

• 27 - ECIA Executive Conference Committee Announces Closing Keynote Speaker on AI (ecianow.org)
• 20 - ECIA’s GIPC Publishes Anti-Counterfeit Guide (ecianow.org)
• 19 - ECIA Adds Conference Session: ‘Resilience, Perseverance and Industry Insights’ (ecianow.org)
• 13 - ECIA Announces Future-Proofing the Workplace Session (ecianow.org)
• 8 - ECIA Executive Conference Committee Announces Closing Keynote Speaker On Day 1
• 5 - ECIA’s GIPC Welcomes New Committee Member Michelle Dreyer (ecianow.org)
• 1 - ECIA Announces New Members Have Joined (ecianow.org)

July

• 25 -Ashley Quinlan, Senior Director of Digital Marketing at Molex, joins Global Industry Practices Committee 
• 8 - ECIA Announces Release of New Research on the Value of Authorized Partners (ecianow.org)
  
• 1 - ECIA’s Electronic Component Sales Trend (ECST) June 2024 Survey Results (ecianow.org)

June

• 25 - ECIA Executive Conference Names Opening Keynote Speaker (ecianow.org)
• 18 - ECIA Executive Conference Committee Announces Futurist as Keynote Speaker (ecianow.org)
• 11 - Electronic Components Sales Sentiment Slips in May ECST but Sustains Solid Positive Sentiment – Robust Q3 Growth Expectations (ecianow.org)

May

• 29 - ECIA Executive Conference Committee Announces Economic Forecast Speaker
• 10 - ECIA Welcomes New Manufacturers’ Council Members
• 6 - Sales Sentiment Surges Upward in April ECST Survey for Electronic Components (ecianow.org)

April

• 30 - ECIA Posts PFAS Compliance Webinar Recording
• 26 - ECIA Welcomes New Members this Month (ecianow.org)
• 23 - ECIA Welcomes New Distributor Council Members
• 12 - ECIA Announces 2024 Executive Conference Theme (ecianow.org)
• 9 - Adam Osmancevic, Arrow Electronics VP, Supplier Development, Joins GIPC
• 8 - ECIA’s Electronic Component Sales Trend (ECST) March 2024 Survey Results
• 1 - ECIA’s GIPC Welcomes New Committee Member

March

• 29 - ECIA Announces New Booster Club Inductees
• 11 - ECIA Celebrates 100 Years of Service to the Electronic Components Industry
• 6 - ECIA Announces Electronic Component Sales Trend (ECST) February 2024 Survey Results
• 5 - ECIA is Pleased to Welcome New Members (ecianow.org)

February

• 29 - 2024 ECIA Executive Conference Subcommittees Finalized (ecianow.org)
• 19 - ECIA Welcomes New Member Arrow Electronics
• 6 - ECIA Announces Leadership Change for Manufacturers Rep Council

January

• 25 - Electronic Components Industry Enters New Year with Strong Momentum and Optimism According to ECST Survey  
• 23 - 2024 ECIA Executive Conference Planning Committee Finalized
• 9 - ECIA Publishes Labeling Standard on 2D Barcode
• 9 - ECIA CEO David Loftus Invited to Participate on Panel at NAM Conference
• 5 - Electronic Components Supply Chain Participants Brimming with Confidence Looking Toward January 2024 According to ECST Survey

Stats and Business Analytics Press Releases

September 6, 2024 - ECIA’s Electronic Component Sales Trend (ECST) August 2024 Survey Results (ecianow.org)
April 8, 2024 - ECIA’s Electronic Component Sales Trend (ECST) March 2024 Survey Results

January 25, 2024 - Electronic Components Industry Enters New Year with Strong Momentum and Optimism According to ECST Survey  

January 5, 2024 - Electronic Components Supply Chain Participants Brimming with Confidence Looking Toward January 2024 According to ECST Survey

November 30 - November 2023 ECST Survey Reports Electronic Components Sales Sentiment Stalls in Attempted Recover

November 6 - ECIA’s Electronic Component Sales Trend (ECST) October 2023 Survey Results

October 5 - ECIA’s Electronic Component Sales Trend (ECST) September 2023 Survey Results

September 5 - ECIA’s Electronic Component Sales Trend (ECST) August & Q3 2023 Survey Results

August 7 -  Electronic Components Sales Sentiment for July/August 2023 Shows Recovering Optimism from the Q2 Doldrums

July 5 - June 2023 Electronic Components Sales Sentiment Stabilizes in June After May Collapse (ecianow.org)

June 6 -  May 2023 Sales Sentiment for Electronic Components Plummets from April Expectations (ecianow.org)

May 8 - Top 50 Distributors of 2022 Report Published (ecianow.org)

May 2 - ECIA Releases Electronic Component Sales Trend (ECST) April 2023 Survey Results

March 13 - ECIA Releases the Electronic Component Sales Trend (ECST) February 2023 Survey Results

January 10 - December 2022 Electronic Components Sales Sentiment Delivers Encouraging Turnaround to End 2022 and Begin 2023

ECIA in the News

2025

• Up Close with David Loftus, President and CEO, ECIA · EMSNow

2024

• Waldom Executive Series with ECIA's CEO, David Loftus
• "Mitigating the Risk of Counterfeit Components" in Procurement Pro, Feb. issue 1, with ECIA's Victor Meijers

2023

• EMSNOW Up Close With ECIA’s Chief Analyst, Dale Ford – Part One On Forecast of the Industry

• "Protecting North American Electronics" Written by Pauline Müller in Manufacturing Focus Magazine

• The EMS (Eric Miscoll Show) – Supply Chain Update With Dale Ford, ECIA And Jeff Ray, TTI

• Up Close With David Loftus, President And CEO Of ECIA – Part Two

• EMS NOW Up Close with David Loftus on the topic of NCNR

• Embracing Authorized Channel Distribution To Minimize Supply Chain Disruption in EMS Now with David Loftus, ECIA CEO

• Podcast: First the Gorging, Now the Hangover, plus other Problems | The Ojo-Yoshida Report (ojoyoshidareport.com)

• Video interview: Analyzing the Electronic Supply Chain, with Dale Ford | Electronics360 (globalspec.com)
• EMSNow UpClose – ECIA Sr. Vice President Victor Meijers - EMSNow