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COG Membership will allow you to learn about a multitude of facets that make up "Obsolescence Management" through a range of dedicated workshops, expert presentations at the quarterly meetings, information guides and networking opportunities with people that have problems just like you from a wide range of manufacturing industries. Nowhere else in the UK will you have access to so much knowledge.
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Quarterly meetings hosted by member companies normally attended
by 80+ people which include:
- Reports on initiatives from Working Groups
- Presentations on topics of interest.
- Discussion Groups
- Excellent Networking Opportunities for both suppliers and
OEMs
- Awareness of Industry Events, Legislation and COG Press
Articles
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COG Web Site www.cog.org.uk with information and links
worldwide. Features include:
- Presentations given at meetings since 2000
- Who are they now? – database of company name changes
- Semiconductor and Passive Manufacturer Links
- Obsolescence Links
- E-mail ListServer subscription and history of postings
- Complete list of members and contacts
- Solution Providers page
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E-mail ListServer which enables members to send one
e-mail which is broadcast to the whole membership. This is mainly
used to source difficult to find components.
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Workshops
for 25-30 people on specific topics. Subjects planned for 2012 are:
- Spring 2012 - Legislation (REACH, RoHS & WEEE)
- Autumn 2012 - Introduction to Obsolescence
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COG Conference and Exhibition
– the next COG conference is being held in the Summer of
2011
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Four Working Groups which carry out tasks between main
meetings. These are:
- Steering Group – providing the policy for the group and
formulating the agenda of main meetings
- Publications and Standardisation Group – Providing input to the British
Standards Institution and with the Workshop Group is producing a
series of booklets on aspects of obsolescence management
- Workshop Group – deciding on the content of Workshops
- Conference Group – deciding on the format and content of the
COG Conference.