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As I write this note, I’m sitting in a hotel, looking out over San Diego bay, while attending an IEEE conference.  The miracles of modern technology – something to which most of you have been contributors.
There’s a lot of focus were on mobile technology – handsets, lower power dissipation, denser packaging, more functionality, higher-energy power sources, better modeling/CAD tools, etc.  We’re trying to bring groupings of research results and topical papers into Special Sections in various of IEEE’s Transactions.  Your journals are a good place to look for new results that’ll affect your own work.
Did you know that you can subscribe to a “feed” for each IEEE journal in which you have an interest?  This can be a big help – every time a new issue is posted to IEEE’s Xplore system, you get an email with a link to the Table of Contents.  You can quickly jump to the website, scan the titles, read key abstracts, and download the papers of interest.  It’s the best way to see what your colleagues are doing in their labs and companies.  To select journals to monitor, visit:

ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/tocalerts_signup.jsp

You don’t need to be an IEEE member to get these alerts – they’re open to everyone. You can also get RSS feeds for your journals of interest, right from IEEE Xplore.  Give it a try!

Paul

une 7 thru June 11, 2009
SF Power & Energy Chapter/Society
Activity: TC Meetings all week; two Tutorials on Sunday afternoon
Time: See agenda, posted on website, for which days are of interest to you
Cost: hotel charge is $73/day for meals (for those commuting); $100 more gets you a room plus meals
Place: Doubletree Hotel Sonoma Wine Country, 1 Doubletree Drive, Rohnert Park
RSVP: Interested IEEE members and non-Members may register through the website
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/cmte/PES-SBC/next_meeting.htm

THURSDAY June 4, 2009
SCV Section
Activity: Upgrade from IEEE Member to Senior Member
Time: Drop in between 6:15 PM and 7:30 PM
Cost: none; refreshments provided
Place: Cogswell College, Executive Board Room, 1175 Bordeaux Drive, Sunnyvale
RSVP: not required - but complete the on-line form before coming
Web: www.e-grid.net/docs/0906-scv-seniormember.pdf

THURSDAY June 4, 2009
SCV Technology Management Chapter
Speaker: John Carter, Principal, TCGen Inc.
Time: Guided Networking at 6:30 PM, Sandwiches/drinks at 7:15 PM, Presentation at 7:45 PM
Cost: $10 (IEEE member), $13 (non member) (add $3 without reservation)
Place: Ramada Inn, 1217 Wildwood Ave, Sunnyvale
RSVP: through the website
Web: www.ieee-scv-ems.org

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THURSDAY June 4, 2009
Monterey Bay Subsection, with Circuits and Systems Chapter
Speaker: Dr. Steven M. Rubin, Sun Labs
Time: Networking and food at 6:00 PM, Presentation at 7:00 PM
Cost: none ($2 for parking)
Place: UC Santa Cruz, Room 180, Engineering Bldg 2, Santa Cruz
RSVP: by email to Marcelo Siero, siero@ee.com
Web: www.ee.com/electric

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TUESDAY June 2, 2009
SCV Photonics (Lasers and Electro Optics) Chapter
Speaker: Dr. Harry J. Levinson, GLOBALFOUNDRIES
Time: Networking/Pizza at 6:00 PM, Presentation at 7:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: National Semiconductor Building E Auditorium, 2900 Semiconductor Drive, Santa Clara
RSVP: use web link for EventBrite
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/leos

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FRIDAY June 12, 2009
SCV Consultants’ Network of Silicon Valley
Instructor: Steven Cerri, engineer, consultant, trainer and coach
Time: 8:30 AM thru 12:30 PM (no lunch)
Cost: $47 for IEEE members; $147 for non-members
Place: KeyPoint Credit Union, 2805 Bowers Ave., Santa Clara
RSVP: by June 11, on EventBrite site cnsv-communication-egrid.eventbrite.com; limited to 24
Web: cnsv-communication-egrid.eventbrite.com

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SATURDAY June 13, 2009
SCV Consultants’ Network of Silicon Valley
Instructor: Carl Angotti, CNSV member and consultant
Time: 8:30 AM thru 12:30 PM (no lunch)
Cost: $47 for IEEE members; $67 for non-members
Place: Cogswell Polytechnic College, 1175 Bordeaux Drive, Sunnyvale
RSVP: by June 12, on EventBrite site cnsv-marketing-clist-egrid.eventbrite.com; limited to 24
Web: cnsv-marketing-clist-egrid.eventbrite.com

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SATURDAY July 18, 2009
SCV Computer Chapter
Speakers: Chris Chamberlain of Cisco, Dr. Whitfield Diffie of Sun Microsystems, Jun Rao of IBM Almaden, more
Time: Registration at 8:30 AM; presentations from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Cost: $60 for IEEE/NATEA members, $65 for non-members, $30 for students. Lunch is included.
Place: Braun Auditorium at Stanford University
RSVP: via the website
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/computer

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THURSDAY June 11, 2009
OEB Industry Applications Chapter
Speakers: Ben Flick and Scott Kreitzer, Siemens Energy and Automation
Time: Social at 5:30 PM; Presentation at 6:15 PM; Dinner at 7:15 PM; Presentation continues at 8:00 PM
Cost: $20 for IEEE members; $25 for non-members
Place: Marie Callender’s Restaurant - The Garden Room, 2090 Diamond Blvd (near the Concord Hilton Hotel), Concord
RSVP: by June 10, by email to Gregg Boltz, gboltz@brwncald.com, (925) 210-2571
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/ras

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