IEEE S.F. Bay Area Council e-GRID's
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MONDAY April 19, 2010
SCV Circuits and Systems Chapter
Status: cancelled due to speaker travel
Web: ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/cas

THURSDAY April 15, 2010
OEB Industry Applications Chapter
Speaker: Jim McGeough, Western Regional Sales Manager, Eaton Corporation
Time: Social at 5:30 PM, Presentation at 6:15 PM, Dinner at 7:15 PM
Cost: $20 for IEEE members; $25 for non-members
Place: Marie Callender’s Restaurant - The Garden Room; 2090 Diamond Blvd in Concord
RSVP: Please email by April 14th to Gregg Boltz, gboltz@brwncald.com, (925) 210-2571
Web: www.e-grid.net/docs/1004-oeb-ias.pdf

As the cost of energy rises, there are many ways that facilities can address the efficiency of energy consumption.  AC Motor loads can typically be the largest percentage of energy consumers in a facility.  AC Motors (more…)

THURSDAY March 4, 2010
SCV Technology Management Chapter
Speaker: Kevin Thompson, Ph.D., Senior Instructor & Consultant, cPrime 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) - Cash or check at the door; add $3 without reservation
Place: Ramada Inn, 1217 Wildwood Ave, Sunnyvale
RSVP: Through the website
Web: www.ieee-scv-tmc.org

Projects take time to complete.  Their duration directly impacts the cost and schedule, which means that the ability to estimate accurately is important.  As project managers, many of us find estimation to be (more…)

TUESDAY March 2, 2010
SCV Photonics Chapter
Speaker: Dr. Wim Leemans, Accelerator and Fusion Research Division, LBNL
Time: Networking and light dinner at 6:00 PM, Presentation at 7:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: National Semiconductor Building E Auditorium, 2900 Semiconductor Drive, Santa Clara
RSVP: By Feb. 28 through the website, for food estimate
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/leos

Accelerators are essential tools of discovery and have many practical uses.  At the forefront of accelerator technology are the machines that deliver beams for particle physics, for synchrotron and free electron (more…)

WEDNESDAY March 10, 2010
SCV Communications Chapter
Speaker: William B. Wilhelm, Jr., Bingham McCutchen LLP
Time: Fast food at 6:00 PM; Presentation at 6:30 PM
Cost: $2 requested for food
Place: National Semiconductor, Building E, Conference Room, 2900 Semiconductor Dr, Santa Clara
RSVP: by email to comsocscv@gmail.com by Monday, March 8th
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/comsoc

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is prepared to issue a report to Congress on March 17th regarding a national broadband plan.  This presentation will provide perspective on the key policy (more…)

TUESDAY March 9, 2010
SF Industry Applications Chapter
Speakers: Jim Avery, IEM; John Boro, Cummins West; Bob Formicola, Energy Systems; Jim Hoyt, Harold Wells Associates; Armen Kludjian, Peterson Power Systems; Moderator: George Puffett, Cammisa & Wipf Consulting Engineers
Time: Social at 5:30 PM; Presentation at 6:00 PM; dinner at 7:00 PM
Cost: $30 at the door; $10 for IEEE Student Members
Place: Sinbad’s Restaurant, Pier 2 The Embarcadero, San Francisco
RSVP: By email to Frank Sylvester, fsylvester@sfwater.org, 415.554.1578
Web: www.e-grid.net/docs/1003a-sf-ias.pdf

A panel of representatives from various manufacturers of various electrical equipment, and a structural engineer involved with developing seismic certification approvals.  Panel members include the following (more…)

TUESDAY March 16, 2010
SCV Electron Devices Chapter 
Speaker: Alan K. Allan, Intel Corp/SEMATECH
Time: Pizza and Salad at 6:00 PM; Presentation at 6:15 PM
Cost: none
Place: National Semiconductor Building E Auditorium, 2900 Semiconductor Drive, Santa Clara
RSVP: not required
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/eds

MONDAY March 15, 2010
SCV Signal Processing Chapter
Speaker: Joydeep Acharya, Hitachi America Ltd.
Time: Fast Food & drinks at 6:30 PM; Presentation at 7:00 PM
Cost: $2 donation for food
Place: National Semiconductor, Building E Conference Center, 2900 Semiconductor Dr., Santa Clara
RSVP: not required
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/sps

Cellular networks are experiencing a rapid growth in terms of services provided and customer base.  To enable new features such as faster data rate, better support for video and real time applications, there (more…)

TUESDAY March 16, 2010
SF GOLD (Grads of the Last Decade)
Speaker: Katherine Chappell, CRPC, Ameriprise Financial
Time: Pizza and Salad at 6:00 PM; Presentation at 6:30 PM
Cost: none
Place: Ameriprise Financial, 180 Montgomery St, Suite 1700, San Francisco
RSVP: needed by email, for building access
Web: by email to www.e-grid.net/docs/1003-sf-gold.pdf

What you will learn:
• Get an overview of the 2010 Roth Conversion contributory rules, reasons to consider a conversion in the next couple of years.
• Learn more about the tax (more…)

THURSDAY March 11, 2010
SCV Microwave Theory and Techniques Chapter
Speaker: Seyed Tabatabaei, Endwave
Time: Refreshments and Social at 6:00 PM; Presentation at 6:30 PM
Cost: none
Place: Agilent Technologies, Main Building, Aristotle Room, 5301 Stevens Creek Blvd, Santa Clara
RSVP: not required
Web: www.mtt-scv.org

This presentation will cover MMIC design for next generation digital radio systems.  It will present techniques in designing MMICs unique to this area and provide detail on VCO, Mixer and PA MMIC design.