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