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WEDNESDAY August 24, 2011
SCV GOLD (Grads of the Last Decade) Chapter
Speaker: Kathie Chappell, CRPC
Time: Presentation and discussions at 6:00 PM
Cost: none; pizza will be served
Place: Ameriprise Financial, 180 Montgomery St. Suite 1700 (17th Floor), San Francisco
RSVP: from the website
Web: sfgoldinvesting101.eventbrite.com

TUESDAY August 23, 2011
SCV Consumer Electronics Chapter
Speaker: Paul Sweazey, Nuvation Engineering; Chair, IEEE P1817 Working Group
Time: Networking, Pizza & Drinks at 6:30 PM; Presentation 7:00 PM
Cost: $5 for IEEE members; $10 non-members; free for IEEE Student Members
Place: NVIDIA, 2800 Scott Blvd., Building E, Santa Clara
RSVP: from the website
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/ce

Regardless of how often vendors have used phrases like “buy to own”, you probably don’t own any e-book, game, movie, or song that you have ever downloaded. Copyright law is focused on the ownership rights of copyright holders, but there is no law to define and (more…)

MONDAY August 22, 2011
SCV PACE (Professional Activities Committee for Engineers)
Subject: USA Public Policy: Concerns for Engineers
Speaker: Russell Harrison, Senior Legislative Representative for Grassroots Activities, IEEE-USA
Time: Presentation and discussions at 6:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: Keypoint Credit Union, 2805 Bowers Avenue , Santa Clara
RSVP: from the website
Web: sites.ieee.org/scv-pace/upcoming-events

The 2011 legislative session is about half over, making now a good time to stop and see what the 112th Congress has been up to. Congress has been focused on dozens of issues that could affect (more…)