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THURSDAY July 12, 2012
OEB Power & Energy Chapter
Speaker: Brocade Staff
Time: 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: Brocade, 120 Holger Way, San Jose
RSVP: from vTools link, on website
Web: www.e-grid.net/docs/1207-oeb-pes.pdf

Brocade leads the industry in providing comprehensive network solutions that help the world’s leading organizations transition smoothly to a virtualized world where applications and information reside anywhere.? As a (more…)

WEDNESDAY August 1, 2012
OEB Magnetics Chapter
Speaker: Dong-Hyun Kim, Chungbuk National University
Time: Presentation at 3:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab, Berkeley
RSVP: Please respond by July 30th by email with name, company, to Peter Fischer, peter.fischer@ieee.org
Web: ewh.ieee.org/r6/oeb/mag

We have investigated the magnetization dynamics of exchange-biased CoFe/FeMn/NiFe trilayer films by means of ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) and magnetic transmission X-ray microscopy.? Magnetic anisotropies of the exchange-biased trilayer (more…)

TUESDAY June 26, 2012
SPECTRUM Magazine
Speakers: Carl J. Anderson, Krish Dharma and Dave Coutts, IBM
Time: 11:00 AM – Noon (PDT)
Cost: None
Place: on the Web
RSVP: from website
Web: spectrum.ieee.org/webinar/2079593

IBM Engineering experts will share IBM’s perspective on how clients can leverage ‘Engineering Solutions for Cloud’ to realize greater business value. The session will illustrate how Cloud solutions aid effective collaboration among geographically (more…)

THURSDAY June 21, 2012
SCV Antennas and Propagation Chapter
Speaker: John Hill, Retired
Time: Food and drinks at 6:30 PM; Presentation at 7:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: Cogswell College Board Room, 1175 Bordeaux Dr, Sunnyvale
RSVP: not required
Web: sites.ieee.org/scv-aps

THURSDAY June 21, 2012
OEB Power & Energy Chapter
Seminars: Codes and Standards, Paralleling Technology, Non-linear Loads, Emissions (sound/exhaust), Modular Power Systems (MPS)
Time: hors d’oeuvres & light refreshments, and presentation, tour at 6:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: Energy Systems, 23314 Cabot Boulevard, Hayward
RSVP: by email, to Henry Chan, henry@edesignc.com
Web: www.e-grid.net/docs/1206-oeb-pes.pdf

THURSDAY June 21, 2012
SCV Solid State Circuits Chapter
Speaker: Yorgos Palaskas, Intel Labs, Hillsboro
Time: Presentation at 6:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: Texas Instruments Building E Auditorium, 2900 Semiconductor Dr., Santa Clara
RSVP: From the website
Web: sites.ieee.org/scv-sscs

Integration of RF together with baseband and possibly application processors in a System-on-Chip is appealing for cost and form-factor reasons.? Conventional radios are generally incompatible with SoC: they require accurate (more…)

THURSDAY June 21, 2012
OEB Industry Applications Chapter
Speaker: Jim Hoyt, Harold Wells Associates
Time: No-host social at 5:30 PM; Presentation at 6:15 PM; Dinner at 7:15 PM; Presentation continues at 8:00 PM
Cost: $25 for IEEE members, $30 for non-members, $15 for student and retired members
Place: Zio Fraedos, 611 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill
RSVP: by June 18 by email to Michael Nakamura, mnakamur@ebmud.com or phone: (510) 287-2066
Web: www.e-grid.net/docs/1206-oeb-ias.pdf

Recent changes to the NEC require the selective coordination of overcurrent protective devices at hospitals and other mission-critical facilities. Transfer switches with 30-cycle closing and withstand ratings dramatically (more…)

THURSDAY June 21, 2012
SPECTRUM Magazine
Speaker: Kyle B. Clark, Engineering Manager, Dynapower Company
Time: 11:00 AM – Noon (PDT)
Cost: None
Place: on the Web
RSVP: from website
Web: spectrum.ieee.org/webinar/2059599

WEDNESDAY June 20, 2012
SCV Control Systems Chapter
Speaker: Dr. Victor Cheng, Optimal Synthesis Inc.
Time: Light snacks and networking at 6:15 PM; Presentation at 7:00 PM
Cost: None
Place: Intersil Corp., 1001 Murphy Ranch Road, Building 3/Stanford Room, Milpitas
RSVP: from website
Web: css2012-victor-cheng.eventbrite.com

The speaker will discuss the Surface Operation Automation Research (SOAR) at Optimal Synthesis Inc. (OSI), where he is developing advanced concepts and technologies to enhance the efficiency of airport surface (more…)

WEDNESDAY June 20, 2012
SCV Engineering in Medicine and Biology Chapter
Speaker: Scott Summit, Founder and CTO, Bespoke Innovations
Time: Optional dinner at Stanford Hospital Cafeteria, 6:15 PM (no host, no reservations); Presentation at 7:30 PM
Cost: None
Place: Room M-114, Stanford University Medical School, Stanford
RSVP: from website
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/embs

The range of technology tools we call 3D Printing represent for more than merely new fabrication methods.? Instead, they open the doors to an entirely new approach to product design, innovation, business, and problem (more…)