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TUESDAY January 27, 2009
SF Industry Applications Chapter
Speaker: Finn Schenck, Integrated Building Solutions
Time: Social at 5:30 PM, Presentation at 6:00 PM, Dinner at 7:00 PM
Cost: $25 ($10 for first 5 reserved IEEE Student Members); pay at door
Place: Sinbad’s Restaurant, Pier 2 The Embarcadero, San Francisco
RSVP: by email to Jack Lin, jlin@sfwater.org, 415.551.4894
Web: www.e-grid.net/docs/0901-sf-ias.pdf

Our January speaker will discuss several “Easy to Implement” energy saving opportunities, and review some of the tools available to monitor, measure, report on, and validate (more…)

THURSDAY December 4, 2008
SCV Technical Management Council
Speaker: Chris Sims, Technical Management Institute
Time: Facilitated Networking at 6:30 PM; Dinner at 7:15 PM; Presentation at 7:45 PM
Cost: $25 (IEEE member), $30 (non member)
Place: Ramada Inn, 1217 Wildwood Ave, Sunnyvale
RSVP: using form on website
Web: www.ieee-scv-ems.org

SWOT analysis is a tool commonly taught in business school to examine internal strengths and weaknesses as well as external opportunities and threats. It was originally conceived to help (more…)

WEDNESDAY December 3, 2008
EnCorps Teachers Program
Speakers: Professors from SJSU’s School of Education, plus teachers and students Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Cost: none
Place: San Jose State University
RSVP: by email to Sarah, sarah@encorpsteachers.org
Web: www.e-grid.net/docs/0812-encorps.pdf

- Are you passionate about sharing your math, science or engineering expertise with students?

- Have you ever (more…)

WEDNESDAY December 3, 2008
Monterey Bay Subsection, with SCV Computer Chapter
Speaker: Dr. Justin Hensley, AMD Graphics Product Group
Time: Refreshments, Food, and Social Time at 6:00 PM; Presentation at 7:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: UC Santa Cruz (Room 180, Engineering Bldg 2), Santa Cruz
RSVP: by email to Marcelo Siero, siero@ee.com
Web: ee.com/amdgpu

GPUs can do more than just graphics.  Some compute-bound problems at the bleeding edge of technologies ranging from financial modeling to seismic simulation for oil exploration to (more…)

TUESDAY December 2, 2008
SCV Consumer Electronics Chapter
Speaker: Hendrik van der Meer, Gigle Semiconductor
Time: Pizza + Drinks, Networking at 6:30 PM, Presentation at 7:00 PM
Cost: Free for IEEE CES members, $5 for IEEE members, $10 for non-members
Place: Hewlett Packard, Oak Room, 19447 Pruneridge Avenue (Building 48), Cupertino
RSVP: not required
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/ce

The home networking industry today is at a cross roads. The industry needs a solution to provide a network that extends throughout the home for the proliferation of HD video content.  This extended (more…)

MONDAY December 1, 2008
SCV Section, with PACE (Professional Activities Committee for Engineers)
Time: Any time between 6:30 PM and 8:30 PM (refreshments served)
Cost: none
Place: Cogswell Polytechnical College, Executive Board Room, 1175 Bordeaux Drive, Sunnyvale
RSVP: not required
Web: www.e-grid.net/docs/0812-scv-pace.pdf

THURSDAY December 11, 2008
SPECTRUM Magazine
Speakers: Dr. Paul G. Huray, Professor of Electrical Engineering, USC; and Dr. Steven Gary Pytel Jr, Signal Integrity Technical Lead, Ansoft
Time: 11:00 AM (for one hour)
Cost: none
Place: over the Internet
RSVP: from the website
Web: spectrum.ieee.org/webcasts

TUESDAY January 20, 2009
SCV Consultants’ Network of Silicon Valley
Subject: Consultants’ Forum #3: Marketing Plans
Panel: four consultants will explain their personal marketing plans
Time: 7:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: KeyPoint Credit Union, 2805 Bowers Ave., Santa Clara
RSVP: not required
Web: www.CaliforniaConsultants.org

A panel of four consultants will explain their personal marketing plans.  Such a plan is essential for success as a consultant over the long term. Come and listen to each speaker’s unique (more…)

FRIDAY December 12, 2008
OEB Magnetics
Subject: 
Speaker: Dan A. Allwood, Univ. of Sheffield (UK)
Time: 3;00 PM
Cost: none
Place: Lawrence Berkeley Nat’l Lab, bldg 6-2202, UC-Berkeley
RSVP: by email with name, company, to Peter Fischer, PJFischer@lbl.gov by Dec 10
Web: ewh.ieee.org/r6/oeb/mag

Patterned magnetic thin film technology has developed rapidly over recent years, with potential applications in sensor, memory and logic technology envisaged.  In particular, extended nanowires (more…)

TUESDAY December 16, 2008
SF Communications Chapter
Topics: Holiday celebration, welcome new Officers, ideas for IEEE activities during 2009
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Cost: none
Place: City College Downtown Campus, 88 4th Street, San Francisco
RSVP: by email to Michael Butler, mjbsf@verizon.net
Web: www.ieee.org/nano

Please join us for hors d’oeuvres and refreshments to celebrate the holiday season, welcome the new Officers, and share ideas for IEEE activities during 2009.  The campus is close (more…)