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PCB Industry to Lobby California Lawmakers for Pro-Business Reform
January 14, 2004 |Estimated reading time: 1 minute
Northbrook, Ill. — IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries announces the schedule for its second annual Sacramento Day, taking place February 3 through 4, 2004, at the California Chamber of Commerce headquarters in Sacramento, Calif.
Open to all companies in the electronic interconnection industry with operations in California, IPC and its California Circuits Association's (CCA) two-day event will assist businesses in lobbying the California Legislature to develop and pass a pro-growth, pro-manufacturing, fiscally responsible agenda for California's printed circuit board industry.
On the evening of Tuesday, February 3, participants will kick off the event with dinner and a presentation by Richard Costigan, legislative secretary for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Costigan, Schwarzenegger's top lobbyist, will address the attendees on the governor's recently released 2004 budget blueprint and present the keys to returning California to fiscal stability.
Fred Main, counsel, government and policy division of Manatt, Phelps and Phillips LLP, will commence Wednesday's activities with a primer on lobbying the California Legislature. Then Dominic DiMare, vice president of government relations for the California Chamber of Commerce, will discuss the key business issues facing the legislature in 2004.
Next, the attendees will meet their Assembly Members and Senators to share such crucial industry concerns as workers compensation reform and the creation of a pro-business environment to foster increased investment, innovation and jobs in California's high-tech manufacturing community.
After a morning of lobbying, the attendees will hear luncheon speaker Dan Walters, political columnist for the Sacramento Bee, discuss the historic recall effort, the election of Governor Schwarzenegger and its impact on the political environment in the Golden State. Following lunch, attendees will participate in afternoon lobbying visits before a wrap-up session to compare notes from the day.
IPC is a trade association dedicated to the competitive excellence and financial success of its more than 2,200 member companies, which represent all facets of the electronic interconnection industry, including design, printed circuit board manufacturing and electronics assembly. For more information, visit www.ipc.org.