As companies work to meet the upcoming European Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) deadline, materials declaration issues have come to the forefront. How can companies avoid a mountain of paperwork and tens of thousands of dollars in information systems programming? The upcoming IPC/JEDEC Conference on Materials Declaration, which will take place June 6-7, 2006, in Rosemont, Ill., will provide a mechanism for companies to exchange best practices. Workshop topics and instructors include: bull; RoHS Compliance Back to the Basics ? Fern Abrams, IPC bull; Ensuring RoHS Compliance Through Materials Declaration Tools: Implementing the IPC-1752 - German Avila, Synapsis Technology, Inc. bull; How to Launch Your Very Own IPC-1752, Materials Content Declaration Program - A.J. Guikema, Tetra Tech Session topics and speakers include: bull; RoHS Readiness: More than Materials Declaration - Krista Botsford, 5-Trees bull; Business and Competitive Issues Driven by Environmental Regulation ? Jennifer Shepard, Canyon Snow Consulting bull; Legal Status of EU RoHS Directive - Holly Evans, Strategic Counsel, LLC bull; Materials Declaration: Whos in Charge? - Dieter Bergman, IPC bull; A New Approach to Globalization of Materials Declaration - Martin Klatt, BASF bull; Implementing IPC-1752 as Part of a Comprehensive Eco-Compliance Solution - Richard Kubin,E2Open, Inc. Additional papers from Agile Software, Synapsis, Motorola, Murata, and Jabil will be announced.