Press Release

July 6, 2007

The International Symposium on Environmental Standards for Electronics 2007 (ISESE'07) Publishes Conference Agenda

KANATA, ONTARIO — Ageus Solutions (www.ageussolutions.com) is pleased to release the preliminary agenda for the International Symposium on Environmental Standards for Electronics 2007 (ISESE'07- www.isese07.com) being held at the Ottawa Congress Centre on October 10th and 11th in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

ISESE'07 provides a forum for government representatives and interested parties from the electronics industry to discuss the implications of environmental regulations surrounding electronics. The program features presentations, discussions and case studies from key decision makers and experts on RoHS- and WEEE-type legislation from North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific addressing the issues associated with implementation and enforcement of existing and emerging environmental legislation.

Presentation topics include:

• Integrated Product Policy (IPP) and EEE
• EU RoHS
  • Rules and traceability for CoCs
  • Build to print components and RoHS compliance
  • Principle reliability concerns
• EU WEEE
  • Recycling beyond compliance
  • Application of the national regulations
  • Treatment instructions / Recycling passports
• Industry
  • Case study in the implementation of EU WEEE/RoHS and China RoHS in a medical device company
  • Industry view of the application of national regulations
  • Supply chain challenges
• North American E-Waste
  • Legislation and requirements
  • Community attitudes
  • Timeline profile
• Enforcement
  • New guidelines on the scope of EU RoHS
  • RoHS control campaign
  • Enforcement by channel partners and distributors
• Chemical
  • REACH
  • TSCA
  • Propositions 65
• Business Solutions
  • Software solutions for e-waste
• Global Requirements
  • China RoHS material declaration
  • Korea RoHS and WEEE
  • Japan Green
• Testing
  • X-ray fluorescence (XRF) testing and barriers
  • Challenges for testing lead and cadmium by ICP-AES
• Other
  • Comparative study of the implementation of WEEE and RoHS in the UK, Germany and Korea
  • EPEAT
  • Packaging regulation and requirements

For additional information about the conference and a complete overview of the conference agenda, please visit the ISESE'07 website at www.isese07.com.

About the Organizers: Ageus Solutions

Ageus Solutions is a global leader in environmental compliance solutions offering a range of primary and supplementary services for WEEE, RoHS, Japan Green, China RoHS, Korea RoHS, EuP, REACH and E-Waste requirements as well as emerging battery and packaging compliance regulations including support for compliance with the Wal-Mart packaging scorecard and has extensive experience in international environmental regulation serving clients in the US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Italy, Ireland, New Zealand, Taiwan, and China.

For more information contact

info@ageussolutions.com
www.ageussolutions.com
Katalin Feszty
(613) 599-4321