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WEDNESDAY April 27, 2011
Monterey Bay Subsection, with UC-SC Student Chapter
Speaker: Tim Gustafson, Webmaster at School of Engineering, UC Santa Cruz
Time: Pizza + Drinks, Networking at 6:30 PM; Presentation at 7:00 PM
Cost: none ($2 parking fee)
Place: Simularium Room at UC Santa Cruz (Room 180, Engineering Bldg 2), Santa Cruz
RSVP: from website
Web: www.ee.com/database

Databases are the backbone of a huge percentage of computer applications. At first glance, relational databases can be intimidating. This talk aims to walk you through what a relational (more…)

? WEDNESDAY May 18, 2011
SCV Power Electronics Chapter
Speaker: Mitchell Kline, UC Berkeley EECS graduate student
Time: Networking & Pizza at 6:00 PM; Presentation at 6:30 PM
Cost: Donations for food accepted
Place: National Semiconductor Building E Auditorium, 2900 Semiconductor Drive, Santa Clara
RSVP: from website
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/pels

The simplicity and low cost of capacitive interfaces makes them very attractive for wireless charging stations.? Major benefits include low electromagnetic radiation and the amenability of combined power and data transfer over the same (more…)

WEDNESDAY May 18, 2011
SCV Engineering in Medicine and Biology Chapter
Speaker: Mark Buenger, Director of Research, Lux Research
Time: Optional dinner (no host, no reservations) at 6:15 PM; Presentation at 7:30 PM
Cost: none, for talk
Place: Dinner at Stanford Hospital Cafeteria; Presentation at Room M-114, Stanford University Medical School
RSVP: not required
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/embs

Recent strides in multiple disciplines have enabled the precise engineering of polymers, biomolecules, and electronics, and the integration of the three. In applications like diagnostics, medical devices, industrial sensors, and environmental (more…)