Leading Electronics Industry Association to Sponsor GlobalSpec’s Electronic Components & Product Design Online Trade Show and Event

Exhibitors to showcase products and solutions for the fast-paced electronics industry;
More than 1,400 engineering, industrial and technical professionals expected to attend.

EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Electronic Components & Product Design online trade show and event to be hosted by GlobalSpec on April 25, 2012 will be sponsored by the Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA), a leading trade association dedicated to supporting the expanding needs and interests of the authorized electronics supply chain.

“Our members are very interested in the cutting-edge educational content available and it is a unique opportunity for engineers and technicians to learn more about the latest products and solutions for their industries.”

“GlobalSpec is honored to have a prominent professional association like the ECIA as the sponsor for our Electronic Components & Product Design event,” said Chris Chariton, senior vice president, product management & supplier marketing for GlobalSpec. “ECIA represents companies of every size and every sector of the electronic components industry and will serve as the ideal partner in reaching the technical professionals who will strongly benefit from this event.”

The Electronic Components & Product Design online trade show and event will provide manufacturers and suppliers with a venue to showcase their products and solutions that support the latest trends and technologies shaping the electronics industries. The previous Electronic Components & Product Design event drew more than 1,400 industry professionals with 91 percent of attendees making or influencing the buying decisions within their organizations.

“ECIA is pleased to support GlobalSpec’s Electronic Components & Product Design event,” said ECIA President Robin Gray. “Our members are very interested in the cutting-edge educational content available and it is a unique opportunity for engineers and technicians to learn more about the latest products and solutions for their industries.”

To learn more about exhibiting at the event, visit the Electronic Components & Product Design Web page.

About GlobalSpec, Inc.

GlobalSpec, Inc. is the leading specialized vertical search, information services, e-publishing and online events company serving the engineering, technical and industrial communities. GlobalSpec users benefit from domain-expert search engines, a broad range of proprietary and aggregated Web-based content, over 15 annual online events, and more than 70 e-newsletters – helping them search for and locate products and services, learn about suppliers and access comprehensive technical content. SpecSearch^®, GlobalSpec's trademarked search technology, allows users to search by specification more than 180,000,000 parts in 2,300,000 product families from more than 40,000 supplier catalogs. For suppliers, GlobalSpec offers highly filtered sales and marketing opportunities, product promotion and brand advertising platforms, including the GlobalSpec Ad Network, and a wide range of e-media advertising and marketing solutions.

About ECIA

The Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA) was formed in 2011 by the combination of the National Electronic Distributors Association (NEDA) and the Electronic Components Association (ECA). The Association connects all segments of the electronic components industry including manufacturers, authorized distributors and manufacturers’ representatives. ECIA members are involved in networking, development of industry guidelines and standards, advocacy, research, conferences and exhibitions and special interest roundtables. For more information, visit http://www.eciaonline.org.

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