EtherCAT Technology Group event update: January to March 2023

February 2023 News

EtherCAT International Technology Week (ITW), China: Online

9 - 13 January 2023: Web Conference

For further information please see:

https://www.ethercat.org/en/events/event_details_AEA11D94894E45F895D35DDDCF46665F.htm

Online EtherCAT Technology Basics for Developers, North America: Online

6 - 7 February 2023: Web Conference

For further information please see:

https://www.ethercat.org/en/events/event_details_786EF2DD2994448E80BC2B52CDC02B0C.htm

Industrial Open Networks Fair: EtherCAT Seminar, Japan

6 February 2023: Kanazawa

For further information please see:

https://www.ethercat.org/en/events/event_details_3432CAF8CBB548B3AAA8C709FD4212F5.htm

Industrial Open Networks Fair: EtherCAT Seminar, Japan

7 February 2023: Tokyo

For further information please see:

https://www.ethercat.org/en/events/event_details_3FFF95CC95AA41AFA87935E846150B2E.htm

EtherCAT Seminar Series, Australia

7 February 2023: Melbourne

8 February 2023: Adelaide

9 February 2023: Sydney

10 February 2023: Brisbane

For further information please see:

https://www.ethercat.org/2023/australia

EtherCAT Evaluation Kit and Slave Stack Code, North America: Online

9 - 10 February 2023: Web Conference

For further information please see:

https://www.ethercat.org/en/events/event_details_6F100C4F21614A488FD987601AC93EED.htm

EtherCAT International Technology Week (ITW), Japan: Online

13 - 17 February 2023: Web Conference

For further information please see:

https://www.ethercat.org/en/events/event_details_E3A7295875694DE4972EB78B464EA73C.htm

EtherCAT Seminar Series, New Zealand

14 February 2023: Auckland

15 February 2023: Christchurch

16 February 2023: Napier

For further information please see:

https://www.ethercat.org/2023/newzealand

EtherCAT Training: EtherCAT Technology Basics: Online

28 February 2023 - 1 March 2023: Web Conference

For further information please see:

https://www.ethercat.org/en/events/event_details_DF58475FCC5140B5B469F7F5600CF7B8.htm

TWG Safety Online

7 March 2023: Web Conference

For further information please see:

https://www.ethercat.org/en/events/event_details_05131144605A4730A844AC81F808DFF6.htm

EtherCAT Seminar, Taiwan

7 March 2023: Hsinchu

For further information please see:

https://www.ethercat.org/en/events/event_details_31C6E4092C954EF79D7CA6F275636363.htm

EtherCAT Seminar Series, Brazil

7 March 2023: São Paulo

9 March 2023: Porto Alegre

14 March 2023: Joinville

For further information please see:

https://www.ethercat.org/en/events/event_details_77C5225A4AF04B5E8DF340801A5C947F.htm

ETG booth @ embedded world 2023, Germany

14 - 16 March 2023: Nuremberg

For further information please see:

https://www.ethercat.org/en/events/event_details_3A0CEF1A79CD4B4191522C7AE7611A26.htm

EtherCAT International Technology Week (ITW), Korea: Online

20 - 24 March 2023: Web Conference

For further information please see:

https://www.ethercat.org/en/events/event_details_DE199C836FA040A78B981F6EB66B72F6.htm

ETG Booth @ PROMAT USA

20 - 23 March 2023: Chicago

For further information please see:

https://www.ethercat.org/en/events/event_details_2F7F0E77000C41618020770C164695EB.htm

Safety over EtherCAT Seminar: Online

28 March 2023: Web Conference

ETG Technical Committee (TC) Meeting – Spring: Online

29 March 29, 2023: Web Conference

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