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February 2, 2012

Mtg: 3D Chip Stacks: New Nano Thermal Interface Materials

by @ 2:06 pm. Filed under NanoEngineering, Semiconductors, Electronics Design, ALL
 

WEDNESDAY March 14, 2012
SCV Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Chapter
Speaker: Srilakshmi Lingamneni, Mechanical Engineering Department, Stanford University
Time: Buffet dinner at 6:00 PM; Presentation (no cost) at 6:45 PM
Cost: $20; $10 for fulltime students and currently unemployed engineers; $5 more at the door
Place: Biltmore Hotel, 2151 Laurelwood Rd (Fwy 101 at Montague Expressway), Santa Clara
RSVP: from website
Web: www.cpmt.org/scv

I will briefly present the broad spectrum of research work being carried out at Stanford Microscale Heat Transfer Laboratory and discuss in detail the past work and future directions of research in nanostructured interface (more…)

Laser Tag — All Invited

by @ 12:57 pm. Filed under Electronics Design, Electrical/Power, ALL
 

THURSDAY February 16, 2012
SCV Grads of the Last Decade (GOLD)
Time: Arrive at 6:30 PM to suit-up; Game time is 7 PM sharp
Cost: $4 IEEE Members, $8 Non-IEEE Members (Food and drinks not included)
Place: Laser Quest Mountain View, 1400 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View
RSVP: from the website
Web: ieee-scv-gold-feb2012-lasertag.eventbrite.com

Mtg: Connected Health Safety – Regulatory and Industry Challenge

by @ 12:56 pm. Filed under Engineering Mgmt, BioEngineering, Electronics Design, ALL
 

TUESDAY February 28, 2012
SCV Product Safety Engineering
Subject: 
Speakers: Geetha Rao, Ph.D., VP Corp. Dev., Triple Ring Technologies; Marta Zanchi, Ph.D., Principal Consultant, Medinnovo
Time: Optional dinner at 5:15 PM at Honba Sushi; Presentation at 7:00 PM at U.L.
Cost: none
Place: Honba Sushi, 2587 North 1st St, San Jose; then Underwriters Laboratories Inc., 455 E. Trimble Rd, San Jose
RSVP: not required
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/pses

Professional healthcare delivery is increasingly reliant on IT-networks that incorporate wired, wireless, or otherwise connected medical devices.  Separate from that, consumer technologies such as home-use diagnostics connected to (more…)

January 30, 2012

Mtg: Using Agile-like Iterative Development on Large, Complex Projects

by @ 10:37 am. Filed under Engineering Mgmt, Computers/Software, ALL
 

THURSDAY February 2, 2012
SCV Technology Management Chapter
Speaker: Vincent McGevna, PMP
Time: Networking at 6:00 PM; Forum at 6:30 PM; Dinner at 7:15 PM; Presentation at 7:45 PM
Cost: $10 for IEEE members; $13 for others
Place: Ramada Silicon Valley, 1217 Wildwood Ave, Sunnyvale
RSVP: not required
Web: www.ieee-scv-tmc.org

While Agile project management is an effective process that has been proven to be very beneficial for certain types of projects, there are many projects to which Agile project management just does not apply.  For example, many new product development projects are (more…)

Mtg: The Best of RAMS 2012

by @ 10:36 am. Filed under Engineering Mgmt, Semiconductors, Electronics Design, ALL
 

THURSDAY February 2, 2012
SCV Reliability Chapter
Speakers: a panel of RAMS attendees
Time: Networking and snacks at 6:30 PM; Presentations at 7:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: Hewlett-Packard Building 48, Oak Room, 19111 Pruneridge Ave, Cupertino
RSVP: not required
Web: ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/rl

The Reliability and Maintainability Symposium has a wide scope of presentations.   Each year, the RAMS attendees are asked to present a summary of the two or three best talks.  If you can’t attend the conference in Reno, come and get a flavor of what happened this year.

Short Course: Low-Power Design Essentials

by @ 10:34 am. Filed under Semiconductors, Electronics Design, ALL
 

TUESDAY January 31, 2012
SCV Solid State Circuits Chapter
Speaker: Jan M. Rabaey, University of California, Berkeley
Time: 5:30 PM
Cost: $25 for IEEE local volunteers, $50 general admission
Place: Texas Instruments Silicon Valley Auditorium, 2900 Semiconductor Dr., Santa Clara
RSVP: from website
Web: sites.ieee.org/scv-sscs/

January 29, 2012

International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE)

by @ 4:29 pm. Filed under Engineering Mgmt, Communications, Electronics Design, ALL
 

The pre-eminent communications systems event for the working world.
International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE)
- February 20-24, 2012     - Las Vegas Convention Center
- Courses Feb 20-21   - Expo Feb. 22-234   - Over 330 Exhibitors
College of Technology: 25 courses, including:   - Land Mobile Radio for the IT Professional   - Spectrum Opportunities in a Narrowbanded Environment   - Wireless Surveillance Ecosystem   - Software Applications over IP   - LTE Voice Options and Operations   - NIMS/ICS 400   - 4G, LTE and Broadband Overview   - TETRA for North America   - Mobile Data and Multimedia Fundamentals   - Smart Grid 101   and more!
55 Sessions:   - Optimizing the 4G Cloud for Interoperable Communications   - IP in an LMR World   - Future Planning for Legacy Networks   - Interference Analysis: Theory and Practice   - Case Studies on Next-Gen Communications in Airports   - Deploying LTE and Broadband Wireless in a Rural Setting   - Analog or Digital? How to Make the Decision   and more!
For information and to register, visit www.iwceexpo.com

January 25, 2012

Planning and Strategy Luncheon Meeting for Life Group

by @ 6:52 pm. Filed under Computers/Software, Communications, Electronics Design, Electrical/Power, ALL
 

TUESDAY February 14, 2012
OEB Life Members Chapter
With group’s Officers: Charles Herget, Chair; Roy Merrill, Vice Chair and Secretary; Larry Moon, Treasurer
Time: 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Cost: $10 requested for buffet lunch
Place: Willow Tree Restaurant, 6513 Regional St, Dublin
RSVP: through vTools meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/10285
Web: www.IEEE4Life.org

The purpose is to discuss future topics and speakers and strategies for restoring the role of science and engineering in political decision making.

Mtg: Problems, Big Problems, and Damn Problems

by @ 6:38 pm. Filed under Engineering Mgmt, ALL
 

THURSDAY March 1, 2012
SCV Technology Management Chapter
Speaker: Jerry Talley, JLTalley & Associates
Time: Networking at 6:00 PM; Forum at 6:30 PM; Dinner at 7:15 PM; Presentation at 7:45 PM
Cost: $10 for IEEE members; $13 for others ($3 more after 2/28)
Place: RAMADA Silicon Valley, 1217 Wildwood Ave, Sunnyvale
RSVP: from website
Web: www.ieee-scv-tmc.org

The challenges we give to engineers are often quite formidable.  But the domain of engineering is ultimately rational, bounded, and scientific.  And then there’s management.  Suddenly we’re faced with human vagaries, unbounded networks of (more…)

Mtg: So - What About Nuclear Energy?

by @ 3:22 pm. Filed under Engineering Mgmt, Electrical/Power, ALL
 

TUESDAY March 13, 2012
OEB Life Members Chapter
Speaker: Dr. William (Bill) Halsey, Associate Program Leader for Advanced Nuclear Energy, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Time: 6:30 PM
Cost: $15 per person, includes buffet dinner
Place: Willow Tree Restaurant, 6513 Regional St, Dublin
RSVP: By Monday, March 12, from the website
Web: www.ieee4life.org

Nuclear fission currently provides a significant ‘carbon free’ contribution to both US and global energy needs.  Despite the initial promise of nuclear energy, growth has been slow in recent decades (particularly in the US), and many dismiss its potential (more…)

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