PCEA to Host Free Technical Sessions at PCB East 2026

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The Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) has announced that registrants for the PCB East exhibition will have access to five technical sessions and a keynote presentation. The sessions will take place on April 29 at the DCU Center in Worcester, MA, and will cover topics including AI and PCB design, flex design, simulation, and UHDI.

“Free Wednesday” will begin with a session titled “The Most Common Issues Seen in Incoming Designs for PCB Fabrication,” presented by Mike Tucker, director of field applications engineering for Shennan Circuits Co., and Ray Fugitt, technical marketing engineer with Siemens.

Stephen Chavez, senior product marketing manager of Siemens and PCEA chairman, will present “DFM for Ultra-High-Density Interconnect (UHDI).”

The morning sessions will conclude with a keynote presentation before lunch on the exhibit floor.

Afternoon sessions will include:

• Avoiding the Most Common PCB Design Mistakes: Strategies for First-Pass Success
• The Future of PCB Design — A Conversation about the Next 2-5 Years
• Libraries: I Hate Them. I Need Them. Help.

Following the sessions, a reception will take place on the exhibition floor, sponsored by Cofactr and EMA Design Automation, along with a PCB design community meetup. Registrants who sign up at pcbeast.com by April 28 will receive free admission. Day-of-show registration for the exhibition and sessions is $25.

Click here to register for PCB EAST 2026.