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THURSDAY February 2, 2012
SCV Reliability
Subject: The Best of RAMS 2012
Speakers: a panel of RAMS attendees
Time: Networking and snacks at 6:30 PM; Presentations at 7:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: Hewlett-Packard Building 48, Oak Room, 19111 Pruneridge Ave, Cupertino
RSVP: not required
Web: ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/rl

THURSDAY February 2, 2012
SCV Technology Management
Subject: Using Agile-like Iterative Development on Large, Complex Projects
Speaker: Vincent McGevna, PMP
Time: Networking at 6:00 PM; Forum at 6:30 PM; Dinner at 7:15 PM; Presentation at 7:45 PM
Cost: $10 for IEEE members; $13 for others
Place: Ramada Silicon Valley, 1217 Wildwood Ave, Sunnyvale
RSVP: not required
Web: www.ieee-scv-tmc.org

WEDNESDAY February 8, 2012
SCV Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology
Subject: Reliability from the LED System Perspective -- As Strong as the Weakest Link
Speaker: Mark Hodapp, Certified Reliability Engineer, Philips Lumileds Lighting
Time: Buffet dinner at 6:00 PM; Presentation (no cost) at 6:45 PM
Cost: $20; $10 for fulltime students and currently unemployed engineers; $5 more at the door
Place: Biltmore Hotel, 2151 Laurelwood Rd (Fwy 101 at Montague Expressway), Santa Clara
RSVP: from website
Web: www.cpmt.org/scv

WEDNESDAY February 8, 2012
SCV Communications
Subject: Analog Pre-Distortion to Linearize Wireless Broadband Power Amplifiers
Speaker: Rajeev Krishnamoorthy, CTO, Scintera Networks
Time: Networking at 6:00 PM; Presentation at 6:30 PM
Cost: none
Place: Texas Instruments Building E Conference Center, 2900 Semiconductor Dr. Santa Clara
RSVP: not required
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/comsoc

THURSDAY February 9, 2012
SCV Microwave Theory and Techniques
Subject: The Modeling and Linearization of RF Power Amplifiers for Modern Communication Systems
Speaker: John Wood, Maxim
Time: Networking and light snacks at 6:00 PM; Presentation at 6:30 PM
Cost: none
Place: Agilent Technologies Aristotle Room, 5301 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Santa Clara
RSVP: not required
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/mtt

MONDAY February 13, 2012
SCV Computer
Subject: Current State of Cyber Insecurity
Speaker: Slawek Ligier, VP of Engineering, Symantec
Time: Networking, pizza at 6:30 PM; presentation at 7:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: Cadence, Bldg 10, 2655 Seely Ave, San Jose
RSVP: from website
Web: sites.ieee.org/scv-cs

MONDAY February 13, 2012
OEB Magnetics
Subject: Test Method for Thermally-Assisted Magnetic Recording Applying Surface Plasmon Antennas Stacked on Granular Medium
Speaker: Prof. Yoshito Ashizawa, Nihon University
Time: 11:00 AM
Cost: none
Place: Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab bldg 6-2202, Berkeley
RSVP: Please respond by email with name, company to Peter Fischer, peter.fischer@ieee.org by Feb 9
Web: ewh.ieee.org/r6/oeb/mag

THURSDAY February 14, 2012
OEB Life Members
Subject: Planning and Strategy Luncheon Meeting
With group's Officers: Charles Herget, Chair; Roy Merrill, Vice Chair and Secretary; Larry Moon, Treasurer
Time: 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Cost: $10 requested for buffet lunch
Place: Willow Tree Restaurant, 6513 Regional St, Dublin
RSVP: through vTools meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/10285
Web: www.IEEE4Life.org

WEDNESDAY February 15, 2012
SCV Circuits and Systems
Subject: Next-Generation 100 Gigabit Ethernet, Low-Power CMOS SerDes, and Signal Integrity Challenges
Speaker: Hamid Rategh, Inphi
Time: Networking/Light Dinner at 6:30 PM; Presentation at 7:00 PM
Cost: $2 donation accepted for food
Place: QualComm Santa Clara, Building B, 3165 Kifer Road, Santa Clara
RSVP: not required
Web: ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/cas

WEDNESDAY February 15, 2012
SCV Electron Devices
Subject: 2011 Int'l Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS) Update - Overview and Highlights
Speaker: Alan K. Allan, Intel Corporation
Time: Networking/pizza at 6:00 PM; Presentation at 6:15 PM
Cost: none
Place: Texas Instruments Building E Conference Center, 2900 Semiconductor Dr. Santa Clara
RSVP: not required
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/eds

WEDNESDAY February 15, 2012
OEB Industry Applications
Subject: Generator Applications
Speaker: Minto Halimuddin, Caterpillar Inc.
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; $15 for student and retired members; $30 for non-members
Place: Zio Fraedos, 611 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill
RSVP: by February 13 by contacting Michael Nakamura, mnakamur@ebmud.com or telephone (510) 287-2066
Web: www.e-grid.net/docs/1202-oeb-ias.pdf

THURSDAY February 16, 2012
SCV Grads of the Last Decade (GOLD)
Subject: Laser Tag -- All Invited
Time: Arrive at 6:30 PM to suit-up; Game time is 7 PM sharp
Cost: $4 IEEE Members, $8 Non-IEEE Members (Food and drinks not included)
Place: Laser Quest Mountain View, 1400 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View
RSVP: from the website
Web: ieee-scv-gold-feb2012-lasertag.eventbrite.com

TUESDAY February 21, 2012
SCV Nanotechnology
Subject: Advanced Materials Enabling Energy Efficient, Printed, Flexible, and Organic Electronics – Lux Annual Update
Speaker: Mark Bunger, Research Director, Lux Research Inc.
Time: Noon
Cost: none
Place: TI Auditorium E-1, 2900 Semiconductor Drive, Santa Clara
RSVP: not required
Web: www.ieee.org/nano

TUESDAY February 21, 2012
SCV Consultants' Network of Silicon Valley
Subject: An Open Platform for Wearable Computing
Speaker: Ted Ladd, WIMM Labs
Time: 7:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: KeyPoint Credit Union, 2805 Bowers Ave., Santa Clara
RSVP: not required
Web: www.CaliforniaConsultants.org

WEDNESDAY February 22, 2012
OEB Magnetics
Subject: Soft Magnetic Thin Film Applications at Radio Frequencies
Speaker: Prof. Masahiro Yamaguchi, Tohoku University
Time: 3:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab bldg 6-2202, Berkeley
RSVP: Please respond by email with name, company to Peter Fischer, peter.fischer@ieee.org by Feb 21
Web: ewh.ieee.org/r6/oeb/mag

WEDNESDAY February 22, 2012
SCV Magnetics
Subject: Soft Magnetic Thin Film Applications at Radio Frequencies
Speaker: Prof. Masahiro Yamaguchi, Tohoku University
Time: Networking and Pizza at 7:00 PM; Presentation at 7:30 PM
Cost: none
Place: Western Digital, 1710 Automation Parkway, San Jose
RSVP: not required
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/mag

TUESDAY February 28, 2012
SCV Product Safety Engineering
Subject: Connected Health Safety – Regulatory and Industry Challenge
Speakers: Geetha Rao, Ph.D., VP Corp. Dev., Triple Ring Technologies; Marta Zanchi, Ph.D., Principal Consultant, Medinnovo
Time: Optional dinner at 5:15 PM at Honba Sushi; Presentation at 7:00 PM at U.L.
Cost: none
Place: Honba Sushi, 2587 North 1st St, San Jose; then Underwriters Laboratories Inc., 455 E. Trimble Rd, San Jose
RSVP: not required
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/pses

THURSDAY March 1, 2012
SCV Technology Management
Subject: Problems, Big Problems, and Damn Problems
Speaker: Jerry Talley, JLTalley & Associates
Time: Networking at 6:00 PM; Forum at 6:30 PM; Dinner at 7:15 PM; Presentation at 7:45 PM
Cost: $10 for IEEE members; $13 for others ($3 more after 2/28)
Place: RAMADA Silicon Valley, 1217 Wildwood Ave, Sunnyvale
RSVP: from website
Web: www.ieee-scv-tmc.org

TUESDAY March 13, 2012
OEB Life Members
Subject: So - What About Nuclear Energy?
Speaker: Dr. William (Bill) Halsey, Associate Program Leader for Advanced Nuclear Energy, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Time: 6:30 PM
Cost: $15 per person, includes buffet dinner
Place: Willow Tree Restaurant, 6513 Regional St, Dublin
RSVP: By Monday, March 12, from the website
Web: www.ieee4life.org

TUESDAY March 13, 2012
SCV Magnetics
Subject: Topological Insulators for Electronics Device Applications
Speaker: Prof. Shoucheng Zhang, Physics Dept., Stanford University
Time: Networking and pizza at 7:00 PM; Presentation at 7:30 PM
Cost: none
Place: Western Digital, 1710 Automation Parkway, San Jose
RSVP: not required
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/mag

FRIDAY March 23, 2012
SF Industry Applications
Subject: 1-day Seminar: Electrical Distribution Equipment Spec Writing; & Short Circuit, Coordination and Arc Flash Analysis
Instructors: Chris Lovin, Eaton Cutler Hammer; Gary Fox, General Electric; Jim Avery, IEM; Finn Schenck, Schneider Electric; Glyn Lewis, P.E., Applied Power
Time: Registration at 8:00 PM; class from 8:30 AM - 4:40 PM
Cost: $250
Place: Hilton Hotel, 7050 Johnson Dr., Pleasanton
RSVP: Through EventBrite, at sfias2012seminar.eventbrite.com
Web: www.e-grid.net/docs/1203-sf-ias.pdf