UK title announces changes to editorial leadership and publishing frequency Josh Brooks is now publisher and editor-in-chief of Electronics Weekly Josh Brooks is the newly-appointed editor-in-chief of Electronics Weekly and will replace industry veteran Richard Wilson. Richard, who has been with the publication for 29 years, will have a column in the print Read more...
Alix Paultre is now European Editor with OpenSystems Media Alix Paultre, previously Editorial Director of Power Systems Design, will now head up the European Editorial division of OpenSystems Media (OSM). This role was previously undertaken by Rory Dear, who remains with OSM and is now the European Business Development Manager. A prominent and Read more...
Charlotte Morgan has been appointed director of sales at MMG Publishing. As part of her role Charlotte will be responsible for the sales team across the entire MMG portfolio. This includes Electronics Sourcing UK & Ireland, Electronics Sourcing Europe, Electronics Sourcing Deutschland, Electronics Sourcing North America, Off-Board Sourcing NA. Mark Leary, MMG’s Publisher said “I Read more...
Medical and aerospace/defence engineers will be interested to learn that Electronic Specifier has just added two new microsites to its online website covering innovations in these growing industries. January 2017 saw the launch of the Medical microsite discussing nanomedicine, diagnosis, testing and monitoring, surgical robotics, medical wearables, sensors and genetic Read more...
Don Clark, who has served as editor and reporter in the San Francisco bureau of the Wall Street Journal since 1993, has resigned from the publication. Don, who has reported on technology since 1980 and is perhaps best known for his work in the components industry, particularly in relation to semiconductors, plans to spend more Read more...
Following the recent acquisition of AspenCore by Arrow, rival distributor Avnet has bought Hackster, the San Francisco-based online community 'dedicated to learning hardware, from beginner to pro'. Hackster has a claimed membership of 200,000 and features projects based on Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Intel Edison and other low-cost computing platforms. Avnet's CEO, Wiliam Amelio, said,“The combination of Hackster.io Read more...
AspenCore, publisher of several leading B2B electronics media including EETimes and EDN, has embarked on a reorganisation that has seen the departure of North American managing director, David Blaza, and veteran Electronic Products Magazine editor, Jim Harrison. David Blaza spent nearly 20 years with EETimes and has held a number of short-term roles since Read more...
Paul O'Shea, editor of PowerElectronicsNews.com There's another new website to add to your press lists, this one is the brainchild of the guys at AspenCore. With Paul O'Shea at the helm the company has launched PowerElectronicsNews.com. This power focused website will be dedicated to delivering readers the latest in product news as well as adding insightful Read more...
Publitek is sad to learn that John Henry Day Jr passed away at his home on Sunday, July 31, 2016 at the age of 71. John ran the popular website John Day’s Automotive Electronics. John was born in Boston, MA on September 16, 1944, and he received his Bachelor's Degree in English from Northeastern University Read more...