Mouser Electronics to Be Major Sponsor at IEEE MetroCon

October 20, 2016 - Mouser Electronics, Inc., today announced that it again is a major sponsor of IEEE MetroCon, taking place Wednesday, October 26, at the Arlington (Texas) Convention Center.

MetroCon is a popular one-day technical conference hosted by the Fort Worth section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) to provide education and networking opportunities for technical professionals in engineering, engineering students and university instructors and representatives. The IEEE is a 50-year-old organization dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence.

This year's event features an industry exhibits program and a poster competition for area college students. Attendees will be presented with the technical and societal implications of some of the most promising and innovative new developments and ideas. MetroCon 2016 features seven learning tracks on the latest technology developments.

"Mouser is committed to supporting education programs and technological innovation," said Kevin Hess, Mouser Electronics Senior Vice President of Marketing. "We are excited to once again exhibit and sponsor MetroCon to support electronics design engineers in our community."

The MetroCon 2016 program focuses on emerging technologies, software and systems engineering, developing and deploying secure systems, power and energy systems, computational intelligence, biotechnologies, financial management and professional development.

Mouser Electronics is a leading sponsor of IEEE programs, along with many other technological and educational events across the nation. The global distributor has an exhibit at the MetroCon event, showcasing the newest technologies from over 600 manufacturers.

The IEEE was formed in 1963 from the amalgamation of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers and the Institute of Radio Engineers. Today it is the world's largest association of technical professionals with more than 430,000 members in chapters around the world.

With its broad product line and unsurpassed customer service, Mouser caters to design engineers and buyers by delivering What's Next in advanced technologies. Mouser offers customers 22 global support locations and stocks the world's widest selection of the latest semiconductors and electronic components for the newest design projects. Mouser Electronics' website is updated daily and searches more than 10 million products to locate over 4 million orderable part numbers available for easy online purchase. Mouser.com also houses an industry-first interactive catalog, data sheets, supplier-specific reference designs, application notes, technical design information, and engineering tools.

As a global authorised distributor, Mouser offers the world's widest selection of the newest semiconductors and electronic components — in stock and ready to ship. Mouser's customers can expect 100% certified, genuine products that are fully traceable from each of its manufacturer partners. To help speed up the design process for customers, Mouser's website hosts an extensive library of technical resources, including a Technical Resource Centre, along with product data sheets, supplier-specific reference designs, application notes, technical design information, engineering tools and other helpful information.

2026 - Mouser Electronics is an authorized semiconductor and electronic component distributor focused on New Product Introductions from its leading manufacturer partners. Serving the global electronic design engineer and buyer community, the global distributor's website, mouser.com, is available in multiple languages and currencies and features more than 6.8 million products from over 1,200 manufacturer brands. Mouser offers 28 support locations worldwide to provide best-in-class customer service in local language, currency and time zone. The distributor ships to over 650,000 customers in 223 countries/territories from its 93,000m², state-of-the-art distribution facilities in the Dallas, Texas, metro area. For more information, visit https://www.mouser.com.

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