Andy Shaughnessy and Lawrence Romine, vice president of corporate marketing for Altium, discuss some of the lessons learned from the virtual U.S. AltiumLive, which took place October 6-8, as well as what attendees can expect from the European show, which takes place October 20–22, 2020.
I-Connect007 will also have coverage of the European AltiumLive event.
Visit Real Time with… AltiumLive 2020 to catch the latest video interviews and event-related content.
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