Events for January 20, 2026

Getting the Lead (Pb) Out: Reflections on the Implementation of Environmentally Friendly Materials in Electronics The European Union’s (EU) Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive 2002/95/EC (or RoHS Directive) took effect on July 1, 2006, restricting the use of six hazardous substances in the manufacturing of electrical and electronic equipment placed on the market in the EU. When the Directive was first announced and executed, there were permitted exemptions to allow the use of these otherwise restricted substances for certain product applications or functions. Exemptions were valid until suitable replacement materials became available. Examples of exemptions included the use of lead in solders for servers and lead in solders for flip chips. Substantial research and development activities by IBM, academia, industry consortia and numerous other companies in the electronics industry were required to comply with RoHS requirements and to introduce replacement materials and processes. The exemption for the use of lead solders in servers expired in July 2016. IBM Systems completed a successful transition prior to the required deadline, capping more than 10 years of progress in lead-free alloy and process development. This presentation will provide background on the initial implementation of RoHS with a focus on the multi-year effort to overcome significant technical challenges in eliminating lead solder from IBM Systems server and storage hardware. The IBM Supply Chain Engineering and Development teams received numerous industry accolades for their advancement of the technology required for this transition. All are welcome! You do not need to be an IEEE Member to attend. Speaker(s): Marie, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/513957

In Person attendance at Original Brooklyn's, 2644 W Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80204. NOTE on Parking: Parking located behind the restaurant, there will be signs for Original Brooklyn's Remote attendance via WebEx call-in: Denver Excom Meeting Hosted by IEEE Denver Section https://ieeemeetings.webex.com/ieeemeetings/j.php?MTID=m4fa1461a887d1a94fd52de51e94aa369 3rd Tuesday 6:00 PM | 2 hours 30 minutes | (UTC-06:00) Mountain Time (US & Canada) Occurs the third Tuesday of every month effective 6/15/2021 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM, (UTC-06:00) Mountain Time (US & Canada) Meeting number: 596 761 562 Password: huVJgx2N7b7 Join by video system Dial 596761562@ieeemeetings.webex.com You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number. Join by phone +1-415-655-0002 United States Toll 1-855-282-6330 United States Toll Free Access code: 596 761 562 Agenda: - Meals and Socializing 6-6:30pm - Roll Call, Introductions, and Verification of a Quorum - Additions to the Agenda - Officer Reports - Student/ Affinity Group / Chapter Updates - Committee Reports - Old Business - Other Items & New Business - Adjourn Original Brooklyn's, 2644 W Colfax Ave, Denver, Colorado, United States, 80204, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/527030