IWCS International Cable-Connectivity Symposium Kicks Off
Scholarship Endowment Campaign

To mark its 60th anniversary, the IWCS International Cable-Connectivity Symposium has launched a campaign to raise funding for a scholarship to support budding engineers in the cable and connectivity disciplines. The IWCS International Cable-Connectivity Symposium is the industry’s only international forum for the presentation of peer-reviewed work in fields of wire, cable, and interconnect technology for the communications, data, electronics, power, industrial, automotive, and aerospace industries. This year’s event is slated for November 6-9, 2011, at the Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, NC, U.S.

To date, the IWCS has funded more than $250,000 in university scholarships. In 2010, the IWCS selected the University of Massachusetts-Lowell and the University of North Carolina-Charlotte as academic partners, and funded scholarships at both institutions for 2011. Both universities offer academic programs appropriate for development of cable and connectivity engineering talent. The 60th anniversary campaign will boost funding for the endowments at these institutions to provide a permanent, ongoing scholarship program.

According to John Barteld, CEO of the IWCS, “The board of directors of IWCS believes that tremendous value is derived through encouraging academic study in the disciplines that the industry needs to sustain and continue technological excellence in a global market. It’s our goal, through the anniversary endowment campaign, to solidify a meaningful scholarship program that will nurture interest among young engineers to pursue careers in our industry.”

To learn more, visit IWCS online.

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