National and International Committees for Printed Wiring: 1—Introduction

With the first issue of this journal a series of articles begins which describes the functions and activities of the various committees dealing with printed circuits. Among those to be included in this series, but not necessarily in the order outlined below, are: International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) —TC 52 Printed Circuits British Standards Institute (BSI) —TLE/19 (Printed Circuits) Electronic Engineering Association (EEA) —Printed Circuit Committee Radio and Electronic Component Manufacturers Federation (RECMF) —Panel Z (Printed Circuits) To start the series, an introductory article has been written by G. C. Wilson who, as a member of three of the committees mentioned, is certainly qualified to contribute an authoritative article on this specific subject.