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Draft: CASPA (Semiconductor Professional Association) I. Introduction to the American Semiconductor Professional Association (CASPA) Founded in 1991, CASPA has grown to become the world's largest professional semiconductor organization. It is a formally registered non-profit organization, including the US Internal Revenue Service and California. [1] CASPA regulations 1. Provide network and business development for corporate sponsors and individual members [2] 2. Promote collaboration and communication between professionals and companies in the semiconductor industry 3. Promote the welfare of members by supporting their interests 4. Exchange information on global employment opportunities and career development. II. The CASPA organization consists of individual members, corporate sponsors, boards of directors, advisory committees, volunteer committees and honorary advisors. The board of directors consists of 20 members, including the chairman, vice chairman, secretary and chief financial officer. At the end of each annual meeting, the new board will select the vice-chair from among the qualified candidates. The Vice President became the chairman the following year to ensure the continuity of the CASPA leadership. The Advisory Board consists of the President of the Year and the former Chairman of the past six years. In addition, since 2000, there have been seven honorary advisors. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, CASPA has 11 local chapters worldwide: Albany, New York, Austin and Dallas, Texas; Phoenix Arizona; Portland, Taiwan, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Pearl River Delta (Hong Kong, Shenzhen), San Diego, California, Shanghai, Beijing and Singapore. CASPA also forms alliances with other associations to promote the welfare of its members. In 2004, CASPA became a member of SEMI and FSA, the two largest professional organizations in the industry. III. Membership Currently, CASPA has more than 4,000 individual members in multiple disciplines. Most of them are semiconductor professionals working in Silicon Valley, Southern California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Texas, New York, China, Taiwan and Singapore. CASPA also has more than 70 corporate sponsors including EDA, Design, IDM, Foundry, Packaging/Testing, Venture Capital, Technology Development Park, Legal and Financial Services, located in the US, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Singapore and Japan. IV. CASPA activities 1. Bimonthly banquet 2. Conferences, seminars, workshops and symposia 3. International and domestic job fairs [3] 4. CASPA delegation visits China, Taiwan and Asia Pacific countries 5. Hosting delegations from China, Taiwan and other Asian countries 6. Annual banquets and special summer shows. V. CASPA publication 1. Half a month email 2. Quarter newsletters 3. Annual meeting process 4. Other meetings and authorization procedures

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