Lead-Free information (RoHS/ WEEE)

http://www.pb-free.com/ The data-source for Lead-Free electronics assembly.

RoHS European Directive

WEEE European Directive

FAQ regarding RoHS and WEEE

http://leadfee.ipc.org/ The Association Connecting Electronics Industries resource for Lead-Free.
 

Organizations & Agencies

www.eia.org IEEE, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. 

http://www.nema.org/ National Electrical Manufacturers Association provides a forum for the standardization of electrical equipment. 

http://www.ipc.org/ The Association Connecting Electronics Industries. They set the standards we manufacture to. 

http://www.isa.org/ ISA is a 38,000-member global, nonprofit, educational organization connecting people and ideas in automation + control.

http://www.odva.org/  ODVA, the organization that supports network technologies built on the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP™)  DeviceNet™, EtherNet/IP™, CIP Sync™ and CIP Safety™. 

http://www.ul.com Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) is an independent, not-for-profit product-safety testing and certification organization.

Design Support

http://www.pcbcafe.com/ PCB CAFÉ portal. It's got technical papers, book reviews, software announcements, and a comprehensive news feed. 

http://www.planetee.com/ Global Resource for Electronic Engineers. 

http://global.ihs.com The world's largest collection of technical standards with over 500,000 documents available for electronic download.

Market Information

http://www.bishopinc.com/ Connector Industry Statistics, Forecast and Research Reports from Bishop and Associates