more than 145 engineers from around the world participated in this year's business & technology summit in natick, ma from august 16 to august 17th. the unique format of coolingzone's summit allows the participants to learn about various aspects of electronics cooling and at the same time gain a good understanding of the products that are or are becoming available in the market.

in addition to the 6 one-hour lecture delivered by recognized and knowledgable authorities on each subject, about 15 supplier of thermal management products and services got an opportunity to explain their solutions to the entire audience. these short presentations generated a lot of interest which was evident from the visits to the exhibition area.

the hospitality event that was jointly sponsored by the electronicscooling magazine and coolingzone provided ample opportunities for all participants to get engaged in lively discussions about the products and services displayed at the exhibition room. with all breakout sessions being held in the exhibition area, the suppliers were very happy to entertain the summit participants on multiple occasions.

planning has already begun for our 2007 summit that will be held at the same location in august 2007.