THURSDAY May 15
SCV Solid State Circuits
Subject: An 802.11n 2x2 MIMO Radio in 0.13um CMOS (and) A Bluetooth v2.1 radio in 0.13um CMOS
Speakers: Dave Weber and Sotirios Limotyrakis, Atheros Communications, Inc
Time: Refreshments at 6:00 PM; Presentation at 6:30 PM
Cost: small donation for food
Place: National Semiconductor, Building E, Auditorium, 2900 Semiconductor Dr, Santa Clara
RSVP: not required
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/ssc

SATURDAY May 17
K6SA and West Valley College
Subject: Technician-Level Amateur Radio License Class
Instructors: from the Saratoga Amateur Radio Association (SARA)
Time: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Training Class; 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Exam
Cost: $14
Place: West Valley College, Applied Arts and Sciences Room 37 (AAS-37), Saratoga
RSVP: use the Form on the website; limited to first 35 people
Web: www.westvalley.edu/emergency/training.html

MONDAY May 19
SCV Circuits and Systems, Solid State Circuits, and Microwave Theory and Techniques
Subject: Highly Integrated Re-configurable RF Front-ends in Deep Sub-micron CMOS
Speaker: Naveen Yanduru, Design Manager, Texas Instruments Inc. and IEEE/CAS Distinguished Lecturer
Time: Fast food and drinks at 6:30 PM, Presentation at 7:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: Cadence Design Systems, Building 5, 655 Seely Avenue, San Jose
RSVP: not required
Web: ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/cas

TUESDAY May 20
SCV Nanotechnology
Subject: Nanotech: Driver of Electronics, Photonics, Energy, and Bio/Med
Speakers: 1-day seminar with speakers on many topics
Time: 8:00 AM - 5 PM
Cost: $80 Members; $95 Non-Members; $40 Students (fter May 12 add $15)
Place: National Semiconductor Auditorium Bldg E, 2900 Semiconductor Drive, Santa Clara
RSVP: registration on website
Web: www.ieee.org/nano

TUESDAY May 20
SCV Consultants' Network of Silicon Valley
Subject: Surveying the Landscape of Established and Emerging Patent Monetization Models
Speaker: Ron Laurie, Inflexion Point Strategy, LLC
Time: Presentation at 7:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: KeyPoint Credit Union, 2805 Bowers Ave., Santa Clara
RSVP: not required
Web: www.CaliforniaConsultants.org

TUESDAY May 20
SCV GOLD - Grads of the Last Decade, with SCV-PACE
Subject: Building the Foundation for your Engineering Career
Speakers: Cynthia Shapiro (author of "What Does Somebody Have To Do To Get A Job Around Here?"); Irene Koehler - HR consultant ("First Thing Tomorrow"); Jonathan David (IEEE Region 6 Professional Activities Coordinator); Stephen P. McInerney (IEEE GOLD volunteer)
Time: 6:00 PM
Cost: none (dinner and books will be available for purchase)
Place: To be determined -- see website link below
RSVP: by email to Jonathan David, j.david@ieee.org
Web: ieee-scv-pace.blogspot.com/2008/04/building-foundation-for-your.html

TUESDAY May 20
SF Communications
Subject: Internet - The Coming Perfect Storm
Speaker: Tim Posar, V.P.and Co-Founder, United Layer
Time: Complimentary pizza/salad/desert dinner at 6:30 PM
Cost: none
Place: The California Public Utilities Commission, 505 Van Ness Ave (use Golden Gate entrance), San Francisco (free parking meters west of Van Ness after 6:00 PM)
RSVP: please email to Michael Butler, mjbsf@ieee.org so we have a correct count for the food
Web: www.ieee.org/sfcomsoc

WEDNESDAY May 21
OEB Power & Energy
Subject: 1,000 kW PV Solar System Design-Build Projects
Speaker: Diep Nguyen, P.E., President, DTN Engineers Inc.
Time: Social/snacks at 5:30, Presentation at 6:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: Cutler-Hammer, 20923 Cabot Blvd., Hayward
RSVP: by email to Carole Pharr, carole.pharr@salasobrien.com, (408) 282-1500 x213
Web: www.e-grid.net/docs/0805-oeb-pes.pdf

WEDNESDAY May 21
SCV Instrumentation and Measurement
Subject: Advancements in Noise Measurement
Speaker: Ken Wong, Agilent Technology
Time: Social/refreshments at 6:30, Presentation at 6:45 PM
Cost: none
Place: Board Room, Cogswell College, (1175 Bordeaux Dr, Sunnyvale
RSVP: by email to Brian Lee, Brian.Lee@IEEE.ORG
Web: ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/ims

THURSDAY May 22
OEB Communications
Subject: 802.11n and Outdoor Mesh Wi-Fi: Market and Standards Update
Speaker: Dr. Malik Audeh, Sr. RF Systems Engineer, Tropos Networks
Time: 7:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: 6101 Bollinger Canyon Road, San Ramon
RSVP: by May 21st by email to Bill Kaminsky, bill.kaminsky@ieee.org,
Web: www.comsoc.org/oeb

THURSDAY May 22
SF GOLD - Grads of the Last Decade
Subject: Financial Advising Seminar for Engineers: Options for Confidence, Control for your Financial Goals
Speaker: Kathie Chappell, Ameriprise Financial
Time: Presentation and discussion at 6:30 PM
Cost: none
Place: 180 Montgomery St, Suite 2480, San Francisco
RSVP: by May 21st by email to Alex Goldhammer, ahammer@ieee.org
Info: Alex Goldhammer, ahammer@ieee.org

THURSDAY May 22
SCV Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology
Subject: Semiconductor Manufacturing and Test Trends
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Ir. Erik H. Volkerink, Verigy Ltd.
Time: Registration at 11:30 AM, Buffet Lunch at 11:45 AM, Presentation at 12:15 PM
Cost: $15 for lunch
Place: Ramada Inn, 1217 Wildwood Ave (Fwy 101 frontage road, near Lawrence Expy), Sunnyvale
RSVP: by email to Ed Aoki, aoki.ed@gmail.com
Web: www.cpmt.org/scv

TUESDAY May 27
SCV Magnetics
Subject: Spintronic Biochips for Biomolecular Recognition
Speaker: Prof. Paulo P. Freitas, INESC MN and Phys. Dept, Inst. Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal
Time: Cookies & Conversation at 7:30 PM, Presentation at 8:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: Western Digital, 1710 Automation Parkway, San Jose
RSVP: not required
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/mag

TUESDAY May 27
SCV Product Safety Engineering
Subject: 'Leading Indicators' for More Effective Life Testing
Speakers: Arthur Zingher & Mike Silverman, Ops a la Carte
Time: Optional dinner, 5:45 PM; Presentation at 7:00 PM
Cost: none for presentation
Place: dinner El Torito Mexican Restaurant, 2950 Lakeside Drive, Santa Clara; talk at Applied Materials, Bowers Café, 3090 Bowers Ave, Santa Clara
RSVP: not required
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/pses

TUESDAY May 27
SF Industry Applications
Subject: Advances in Power System Protection and Automation
Speaker: Ron Y. Beltran, P.E., Field Application Engineer, GE Multilin
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)
Place: Sinbad’s Restaurant, Pier 2 The Embarcadero, San Francisco
RSVP: by email to Jack Lin, jlin@sfwater.org to qualify for our drawing of an IEEE Color Book at dinner.
Web: www.e-grid.net/docs/0805-sf-ias.pdf

FRIDAY May 30
OEB Magnetics
Subject: Spintronic Biochips for Biomolecular Recognition
Speaker: Prof. P. Freitas, INESC Microsystems and Nanotechnologies, Physics Department, IST, Lisbon, Portugal
Time: Presentation at 1:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: Conference room in Bldg 6 (6-2202), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Rd, Berkeley
RSVP: Please respond by email by May 21 with name, company, to Peter Fischer, PJFischer@lbl.gov so that we can prepare LBNL badges in advance for you
Web: www.e-grid.net/docs/0805-oeb-mag.pdf

MONDAY June 2
SCV Signal Processing
Subject: Enhancing Image Fidelity through Spatio-Spectral Design for Color Image Acquisition, Reconstruction, and Display
Speaker: Keigo Hirakawa, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Harvard University, Department of Statistics
Time: Fast food and drinks at 6:30 PM; Presentation at 7:00 PM
Cost: $2 donation for refreshments
Place: National Semiconductor, north end of Building E, 2900 Semiconductor Dr., Santa Clara
RSVP: not required
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/sps

WEDNESDAY June 4
SCV Robotics and Automation
Subject: Adaptive Control for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
Speaker: Conor McGann, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) / Willow Garage
Time: Presentation at 7:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: Carnegie-Mellon West campus, Moffet Field
RSVP: not required
Web: ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/ras

THURSDAY June 5
SCV Technology Management Council
Subject: The Year of Living Dangerously: Extraordinary Results for an Enterprise Agile Revolution (and) Globalization and Why it Works
Speakers: Steve Greene and Chris Fry; Kevin Walsh
Time: Social at 6:00 PM, Pre-dinner Presentation at 6:30 PM, Dinner at 7:15 PM, Presentation at 7:45 PM
Cost: $25 for IEEE member, $30 non member ($5 more at door)
Place: Ramada Inn, 1217 Wildwood Ave (near 101 and Lawrence Expy), Sunnyvale
RSVP: through the website
Web: www.ieee-scv-ems.org

TUESDAY June 10
SCV Magnetics
Subject: Integrated On-Chip Inductors Using Magnetic Material
Speaker: Don Gardner, Intel Corporation
Time: Cookies & Conversation at 7:30 PM, Presentation at 8:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: Western Digital, 1710 Automation Parkway, San Jose
RSVP: not required
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/mag

WEDNESDAY June 11
SCV Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology
Subject: Thermal Stress Modeling in Electronic and Photonic Engineering: Is FEA the Only Tool?
Speaker: Dr. Ephraim Suhir, CPMT Society Distinguished Lecturer; Bell Laboratories (ret); Dept of Electrical Engineering, UC-Santa Cruz; Dept of Mechanical Engineering, Univ of Maryland
Time: Seated dinner at 6:30 PM, Presentation (no cost) at 7:30 PM
Cost: $25 for dinner
Place: Ramada Inn, 1217 Wildwood Ave (Fwy 101 frontage road, near Lawrence Expy), Sunnyvale
RSVP: by email to Janis Karklins, karklins@ieee.org
Web: www.cpmt.org/scv

WEDNESDAY June 11
SCV PACE - Professional Activities Committee for Engineers
Subject: Congressional Insights & Senior Member Upgrade Information Session
Speaker: George Hanover, 2007 IEEE-USA Congressional Fellow
Time: Dinner and networking 6:00 PM, Senior Member Upgrade Information session at 6:45 PM, Presentation 7:00 PM
Cost: none (food, beverages can be purchased on-site)
Place: Grand Indian Buffet, 1214 Apollo Way, Sunnyvale
RSVP: not required
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/PACE

WEDNESDAY June 11
SF Power & Energy
Subject: Past, Present and Future of Solar Thermal Generation
Speaker: Bruce Kelly, P.E.
Time: Lunch and Presentation at Noon
Cost: Free for IEEE members, $5 for non-members
Place: Pacific Gas & Electric Office, 77 Beale St. Room 305, San Francisco
RSVP: by email to Anupama Pandey, apandey@nexant.com, 415-369-1096
Web: www.e-grid.net/docs/0806-sf-pes.pdf

WEDNESDAY June 11
SCV Communications
Subject: MobileTV/Video Workshop
Speakers: Christopher Dow, Director of Software, Macrovision; and others (Co-Sponsored by NATEA)
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: National Semiconductor, Building E, Conference Room, 2900 Semiconductor Dr, Santa Clara
RSVP: not required
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/comsoc

TUESDAY June 17
SCV Nanotechnology
Subject: Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Devices Using Self-Assembly Techniques: Application To Solar Cells
Speaker: Dr. Geetha R Dholakia, Senior Research Scientist, Advanced Aerospace and Materials Group, NASA Ames Research Center
Time: Registration & light lunch at 11:30 AM; Presentation at Noon
Cost: IEEE Members and Students $5, Non-Members $10
Place: National Semiconductor Bldg E-1 CMA Room. 2900 Semiconductor Drive, Santa Clara,
RSVP: on our website
Web: www.ieee.org/nano

THURSDAY June 19
SCV Communications
Subject: Location-Based Technologies and Services: When Location Becomes a Utility; Because Life Moves
Speakers: Dave Reid, SiRF Technology Inc., and Jon Metzler, Rosum Corp.
Time: Refreshments/networking at 6:00 PM, Presentations at 6:30 PM, Panel at 7:50 PM
Cost: none
Place: Crowne Plaza SFO Airport, Burlingame (with IEEE SECON Conference)
RSVP: not required
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/comsoc

THURSDAY June 19
SCV Solid State Circuits
Subject: WiMedia Ultra-Wide-Band Communication
Speaker: Domine M. W. Leenaerts, NXP Semiconductors
Time: Refreshments at 6:00 PM; Presentation at 6:30 PM
Cost: small donation for food
Place: National Semiconductor Building E, Auditorium, 2900 Semiconductor Dr., Santa Clara
RSVP: not required
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/ssc

SATURDAY July 19
SCV Computer, with NATEA
Subject: Cloud Computing: The New Face of Computing - Promises and Challenges
Speakers: Eminent researchers and practitioners from key research labs, companies, and open-source communities
Time: tentatively 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (includes lunch)
Cost: TBD
Place: Stanford University, Braun Auditorium
RSVP: required
Web: (to be announced)