The IIOM Community is moving online for its 4th International Conference in May 2021. The conference theme is “Obsolescence Management – the Key to Sustainability”, with nine presentations covering technical, commercial, and strategic subjects from the perspective of different sectors.
This will be the largest dedicated international Obsolescence Management conference being held anywhere in the world in 2021!
The conference theme highlights the positive role that good obsolescence management, guided by
the international standard IEC 62402:2019, can play in ensuring that systems and products can be
sustained for their planned design life cycle, and not subject to high support costs leading to early
withdrawal from service due to obsolescence. Attendees will gain knowledge from industry experts and will hear about case studies, research activities, solution provider services, obsolescence management strategy and best practice.
This informative one-day programme has been arranged to enable delegates from Asia, Europe, and the Americas to collectively participate, providing an excellent opportunity to network with other delegates, to meet the exhibitors in the virtual exhibition area, and have the opportunity to fully embrace the “online experience” through IIOM’s engagement with a leading event supplier that has vast experience of delivering online conferences to global audiences. We aim to deliver a high quality conference experience meeting the needs of sponsors, exhibitors, and delegates alike.
There are three conference sessions and the first is repeated at the end for the American participants. The online exhibition opens at 09:00 UK time and the Conference starts at 10:00, for the Asia and Europe sessions, which end at 16:45. The US attendees are expected to join at the beginning of session two and the whole event closes at 19:00.
The speakers come from five different countries and IIOM is expecting exhibitors and attendees from more than fifteen countries; all presentations and conference material will be in English. IIOM has lined up a programme of expert speakers coming from industry (Alstom, BP, Rolls-Royce), public sector (US DoD), solution providers (D+D+M GmbH, Rochester Electronics & Winslow Adaptics) and academia (Madrid University and Institut Francais de l’Obsolescence) to address obsolescence management theory and practice across engineering, projects, service management and supply functions.
Speakers will cover wide ranging topics; a few examples are below:
- David Saul from BP will discuss how difficult it is to use reliability predictions.
- Teri-Ann Winslow of Winslow Adaptics will explain how hidden costs affect sustainability and through life cost.
- Ken Greenwood of Rochester Electronics will describe a case study where a re-engineered part saved a customer significant requalification costs.
During the planned breaks, you will be able to visit exhibition stands and talk to exhibitors via video, and some exhibitors may schedule short presentations during the breaks. You will also be able to chat with presenters and other conference attendees. As with our in-person IIOM conferences, IIOM staff will be on hand to give any help you need.
The International Institute of Obsolescence Management, from its roots in obsolescence
management of electronic and other components, now supports manufacturers, service providers.
and obsolescence practitioners from across industry, has four Chapters covering Germany, India, United Kingdom and USA, and has corporate and individual members across the world.
To register for the Conference please use this link: http://bitly.ws/bz9l
