Sponsored by IPC-Association Connecting Electronics Industries (Bannockburn, IL) the event serves as a forum for printed circuit board (PCB) and electronics manufacturers from around the world. APEX will feature hundreds of industry exhibitors, and the IPC Designers Council Summit is offering courses on PCB design and manufacture.

The Electronic Circuits World Convention is supported and organized by the member organizations of the World Electronic Circuits Council (WECC), representing companies in the electronics industry from around the world. The convention will serve as the event's technical conference with papers from authors in dozens of countries.