June 9, 2005: Connectors: The Need for Speed: So many options, so little time- What will work best for you?

Tune in as the industryís authority on connectors, Bob Hult of Bishop and Associates, Inc., along with experts from FCI, Molex and Tyco; offer some invaluable advice on high speed backplane connectors.

Moderator:
	Michael Knight is Vice President of Product Marketing at TTI, Inc. Knight has been in the electronics industry for more than 20 years. The majority of his career has been spent in the electronic components and materials industries, beginning on the distribution side then moving into manufacturing. At TTI, Knight is oversees the Corporate Product Department.

Presenters:
	Bob Hult has been in the connector industry for more than 36 years. Starting as a Sales Engineer with Amphenol in 1968, he joined AMP, Inc. in 1972 and held a variety of positions including District Product Manager, Manager Regional New Product Specialists, Advanced Packaging Products Manager, District Sales Manager, and Manager Field Applications / Manpower Development. In 1997 he joined Foxconn as Group Marketing Manager. He has been a contributing member of the Bishop & Associates team since 2002. Bishop & Associates provides specialized services including, custom market research, multiple client studies, surveys, merger & acquisition assistance, and executive recruiting.

	John P. Burkett is the Product Manager for FCI's AirMax VS product. He has been with FCI for more than 30 years and has nearly 20 years of experience in product marketing. Burkett received a B.A. in Economics at Franklin and Marshall College (Pa.).

	David Brearley, Market Development Manager for Molex, has been active in the backplane connector development since the 1980s. He has been very active in standards efforts around backplane connectors, including Futurebus, ATCA and AMC. He was draft editor for the IEEE1301.3 Metric Equipment Practice.

	Jeff Brown is currently Director of Product Management for board-to-board connector products in Tyco Electronicsí CCCE Business Unit. Jeff and his team manage and market the divisionís copper backplane and mezzanine connector portfolio and work directly with development engineering to define and drive future backplane interconnect development. He has been with Tyco/AMP since 1984 and has worked in various capacities within engineering, operations, and product management. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and a Masters of Science in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from Lehigh University.