RM 142: Live from SMTA's Pan Pacific Strategic Electronics Symposium (PanPac)

This episode was recorded at SMTA's Pan Pacific Strategic Electronics Symposium on the Big Island of Hawaii. Mike Konrad's guests on this episode are Dr. Chuck Bauer, founder of PanPac, Keith Bryant, and Dr. Ron Lasky. We discussed the history of PanPac, technologies introduced at PanPac, and what makes PanPac so unique. We also discuss Dartmouth College's unique engineering innovations program.

 

Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to the Reliability Matters Podcast 00:01:35 - Introduction: Dr. Chuck Bower and Keith Bryant 00:03:23 - The Motivation Behind Starting IMAPS and SMTA 00:05:16 - Global Participation in the Event 00:07:25 - High Level Participants and Learning Experience 00:09:23 - The Conference of Interesting Things 00:11:01 - Speaking to the Thought Leaders of the Industry 00:12:40 - Preconceived Notions about the Event 00:14:26 - The Best Event for Networking and Fundamental Research 00:16:05 - Networking at Conferences 00:17:42 - The Advantage of Combining Innovation and Engineering 00:19:17 - Fostering Entrepreneurship among Students 00:20:57 - The Future of Young People 00:22:34 - Challenging Stereotypes about the New Generation 00:24:03 - Advice for Emerging Engineers and Technicians 00:27:17 - The Benefits of a Liberal Arts Education in Engineering 00:28:48 - Bringing Students to the Conference for Experience 00:30:11 - Entrepreneurship and Thinking Outside the Box 00:31:46 - The Value of Thinking like an Entrepreneur 00:33:22 - The Advantages of Ignorance in Starting a Business 00:34:51 - Throw caution to the wind and pursue your passions 00:36:25 - Appreciation and Thanks 00:37:49 - Stay Safe, Stay Happy, Stay Healthy