Colin Holland, Noted Tech Journalist, Dies at 59

Colin Holland, Noted Tech Journalist, Dies at 59:

Colin Holland, a longtime electronics-industry journalist who also played a leading role in organizing the technical programs of several high-profile conferences, died on Thursday in a London hospice after a year-long battle with cancer. Holland's 35-year career in the business-to-business press was capped with his stint at EDN and EE Times publisher UBM Tech, which he joined full time in 2008. His initial responsibilities revolved around Embedded and the DesignLines. In 2011, Holland became content director for the ARM TechCon conference. Early last year, DesignCon and the DESIGN West and East conferences were added to his charter. Holland had told colleagues he considered his work on those events to be the most exciting post he'd ever held. "In his most recent role as Content Director for our events, Colin had an extraordinary impact on our portfolio of conferences," sai...

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