CPMT Annual Report to TAB
The Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Society grew in depth and breadth in 1998 with a renewed focus on the needs of members, Chapters and the industry.

- Focused recruitment efforts, including a new membership brochure, resulted in a membership increase of approximately 4% over 1997.
- Two new Chapters were formed (Finland and Hong Kong) and new programs were implemented to support Chapter activity, including a subsidy program and Chapter-of-the-Year-Award. For the third straight year, the Society supported and participated in the Divisions I and IV Region 8 Chapters
Meeting.
- A major effort was undertaken to ensure that the Society continues to address leading-edge technologies. Existing Technical Committees were strategically evaluated and restructured, and 5 new Committees were created for a total of 19.
- The 3 Society Transactions continued to feature the latest technology developments with Special Sections on electrical contacts, polymeric materials, thermal investigations and 3D packaging.
- Over 20 conferences and technical meetings were sponsored, cosponsored or otherwise supported by the CPMT Society and showed strong attendance.
- A partnership was undertaken with Georgia Tech and the National Science Foundation to support the development of packaging education programs that address the needs of industry in the 21st century.

--submitted by President John Stafford