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WEDNESDAY June 19, 2013
SF Power & Energy Chapter
Speaker: Wendy al-Mukdad, PE, California Public Utilities Commission
Time: 11:30 AM (for pizza lunch) – 1:00 PM
Cost: $5 for non-members, for pizza; $0 for IEEE members
Place: Golden Gate Room, California Public Utilities Commission, 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
RSVP: By June 17 to Charles Mee, charles.mee@cpuc.ca.gov 415-703-1147
Web: www.e-grid.net/docs/1306-sf-pes.pdf

In January 2013, the CPUC released a staff report entitled “Advanced Inverter Technologies Report”.  This presentation will provide an overview of this report which examines the present and evolving capabilities of advanced inverter technologies for both (more…)

SUNDAY July 14, 2013
SCV GOLD (Grads of the Last Decade)
Time: Gathering by 2:00 PM; hike/event until 5:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: Villa Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga
RSVP: from website
Web: scv-gold-hike.eventbrite.com

Come join IEEE SCV GOLD at Villa Montalvo Arts Center for a hike in the picturesque mountains above Villa Montalvo.  The lookout point at the top of the trail has a breathtaking view allowing you to see the entire South Bay area from South San Jose, to (more…)

WEDNESDAY May 22, 2013
SF Power & Energy Chapter
Speaker: Merwin Brown, PhD, Co-Director, Electric Grid Research, California Institute for Energy and Environment, University of California
Time: Networking and dinner at 6:00 PM; Presentation following
Cost: IEEE members $25; Non-members $35; Students $15 ($5 more after May 8)
Place: Sinbad’s Pier 2 Restaurant, Embarcadero, San Francisco
RSVP: by May 15 to Charles Mee, charles.mee@cpuc.ca.gov Phone: 415-703-1147
Web: www.e-grid.net/docs/1305-sf-pes.pdf

Attempts to sell the smart grid to electricity consumers and taxpayers have understandably leaned toward promoting the “carrot” of customer-side applications and their benefits, the “stick” being a mandate.  Unfortunately, these promised benefits, while valuable, are (more…)

TUESDAY May 21, 2013
SCV Power & Energy and Industry Applications Chapters
Speaker: Anantha Chandrakasan, EE/CS, MIT
Time: Dinner & Networking at 6:00 PM; Presentation at 7:00 PM
Cost: $35 for IEEE members, $45 for non-members
Place: PARC, 3333 Coyote Hill Road, Palo Alto
RSVP: from website
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/pes_ias

Prof. Anantha Chandrakasan, head of the EECS Department at MIT, is a leading researcher in low-power electronics design and will share his insights into the world of energy-efficient circuits:   – portable multimedia devices   – wireless sensors   – energy (more…)

TUESDAY May 21, 2013
SCV Consultants’ Network of Silicon Valley
Speakers: Sean Murphy, founder, SKMurphy, Inc.; Chris Apple, founder, Apple Enterprises; Clyde “Kip” M. Brown, PE; Dr. Arthur M. Keller, Managing Partner, Minerva Consulting
Time: Presentations/Panel at 7:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: Agilent Technologies, Inc. – Aristotle Room, 5301 Stevens Creek Blvd., Santa Clara
RSVP: not required
Web: www.CaliforniaConsultants.org

Startups often need a consultant’s expertise, but their limited resources can make for riskier and more complex fee arrangements as compared with larger companies. A panel of three consultants – two of whom are also serial entrepreneurs who have founded technology (more…)

WEDNESDAY May 8, 2013
SCV Photovoltaics Chapter
Speakers: Lindsay Joye, P.E. and Marketing Engineer, City of Palo Alto
Time: Networking and food at 6:30 PM; Presentations at 7:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: Palo Alto Research Center (G.E. Pake Auditorium), 3333 Coyote Hill Road, Palo Alto
RSVP: not required
Web: ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/pv

This talk explains the goals and challenges encountered when setting up a solar and clean energy utility program.

TUESDAY June 18, 2013
SCV GOLD (Grads of the Last Decade)
Speaker: Pirooz Parvarandeh, CTO, Maxim Integrated
Time: Networking/food at 5:30 PM; Presentation at 6:00 PM
Cost: IEEE Members $10; Non-IEEE Members $13
Place: Maxim Integrated HQ, 160 Rio Robles, San Jose
RSVP: from website
Web: scv-gold-leadership.eventbrite.com

Pirooz Parvarandeh, Maxim Integrated CTO, tells us about his career path and gives us tips and tricks to help build your leadership skills.  Whether you are an Executive, Manager or even an Individual Contributor, leadership is important no (more…)

TUESDAY June 18, 2013
SCV Nanotechnology Chapter
Speaker: Prof. Nobuhiko P. Kobayashi, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, UC Santa Cruz
Time: Networking, Pizza & drinks at Noon, with presentation following
Cost: IEEE Members: $5, Non-members: $10
Place: TI Auditorium E-1, 2900 Semiconductor Dr, Santa Clara
RSVP: from website
Web: sites.ieee.org/sfbanano

Designing solid-state devices is essentially restricted by choosing available chemical elements found on the Periodic Table and forming various stable solids made of these chemical elements.  A key to developing novel solid-state devices is, therefore, to find (more…)

THURSDAY June 20, 2013
OEB Industry Applications
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Time: Gathering at 5:00 PM; Tour from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM, then pizza
Cost: $10; cash and personal checks accepted. Gourmet pizza provided after walking tour.
Place: Anchor Brewing Company, 1705 Mariposa, San Francisco
RSVP: by June 13 to Michael Nakamura, michael@mkireps.com (925) 330-6595
Web: www.e-grid.net/docs/1306-oeb-ias.pdf

Get a glimpse of centuries-old brewing traditions, a taste of San Francisco history, and a flight of selected Anchor beers.  The normal walking tour of the brewery lasts about 40-45 minutes.  During the (more…)

TUESDAY May 21, 2013
SCV Power & Energy and Industry Applications Chapter
Speaker: Anantha Chandrakasan, EE/CS, MIT
Time: Dinner & Networking at 6:00 PM; Presentation at 7:00 PM
Cost: $35 for IEEE members, $45 for non-members
Place: PARC, 3333 Coyote Hill Road, Palo Alto
RSVP: from website
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/pes_ias

Next-generation portable multimedia devices and wireless sensors will require a dramatic reduction in energy consumption.  Next generation wireless sensors will need to consume nanowatts to microwatts and operate using energy-harvesting (more…)