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ADDITIONAL EDUCATION
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PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES
AND EVENTS Call for Papers
Paper Submission Deadline: Sept. 10, 2018 
ISQED 2019 - Quality Electronics Design; manufacturing, design and EDA.
Papers due January 1, 2019, ISPCE 2019, San Jose, May 6-8, 2019 conference
August 7-9, 2018, Flash Memory Summit, Santa Clara 
The latest technology updates, forecasts, and roadmaps for non-volatile memory (NVM); highlights feature NVMe, NVMe-oF, Persistent Memory, advanced memory technologies, key Open Source software topics, and the latest storage design tricks. $100 discount for IEEE members. See ad below.
Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC), San Jose
September 11-13, 2018, PCB West, Santa Clara Convention Center
September 23-27, 2018, Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) 2018, Portland, Oregon
September 24-27, 2018, Storage Developer Conference , Santa Clara
September 24 & 25, 4:00 pm each day, IEEE Workshops on Machine Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks, and Tensorflow, TI, Santa Clara
October 3-6, 2018, Frontiers in Education, San Jose
October 18-21, 2018, Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC), San Jose
Quality Electronics Design; manufacturing, design and EDA.
May 2019, ISPCE 2019, San Jose
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ENERGY AND POWER SYSTEMS
The Tenth Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2018) will be held in Portland, Oregon, USA on September 23 - 27, 2018 ECCE 2018 is the pivotal international conference and exposition event on electrical and electromechanical energy conversion field. ECCE 2018 will feature both industry-driven and application-oriented technical sessions, as well as expositions.
Components and Subsystems for Energy Conversion, such as See ieee-ecce.org/2018. Interested in exhibiting? Contact ecceexhibits@courtesyassoc.com.
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HUMANITARIAN BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
The Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC) will be held on October 18-21, at the Double Tree in San Jose. Deadline for poster papers (up to 2 pages) is July 15.* Affordable & Clean Energy * Agriculture & Food Security * Clean Water & Sanitation * Community engagement, Capacity building, and Behavior Change * Connectivity & Communication * Disaster Mitigation, Preparedness, Response & Recovery * Humanitarian Challenges & Opportunities * Technology Enhanced Quality Education Delivery * Technology Enhanced Healthcare * Technology and Applications for Poverty Alleviation * Other United Nations Sustainable Development Goals * Technology Showcase (exhibit display) Introducing the IEEE Workshops on Machine Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks, and Tensorflow by IEEE ComSoC, ITSoC, CIS and Apollo AI on 
Monday September 24, at 4:00 pmTuesday September 25, at 4:00 pm
* Bring together computer science and statistics to harness that predictive power Register here. Early bird tickets last till July 15th.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
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School Science Presenters Wanted for AVS Science in Action - ncccavs_education@avs.org or brynsvold@ieee.org!
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Project Open NanoCarbon - Monthly meetups/opensci journal club to research, build and deploy open hardware to rapidly solidify gigatonnes of carbon from atmospheric CO2. Advise & mentor underrepresented young adult entrepreneurs. Flexible time commitment. Business and technology experienced professionals browse details, and apply to join at skysthelimit.org
SERVICES OFFERED/ EMPLOYMENT WANTED
 Scientist expert in nanomaterials synthesis and characterization; active materials (printable electrocatalysts and colloidal nanoparticles) for electrochemical devices; biosensors for biomedical systems; analytical methods for process and product characterization. Experience working in start-up environment and familiar with regulatory requirements. Seeking opportunities in Research/Engineering. Elaheh Farjami, PhD Over 5 yrs experience in design/processing of biomaterials and handling of mammalian stem cells. Expert in biochemical assay/optical characterization; seeking research/engineering position. Dr. Varshini Vishwanath
Data-driven, result-oriented Product Marketing Manager with expertise in technical marketing (sensors, scientific instrumentation), strong scientific background and customer-oriented service support is ready to re-enter the workforce, Nataliya Starostina Successful wafer fab mgr, fabless program mgr, technical & process engineering mgr, technical sales & customer relations, SBIR reviewer, start-up experience, seeking challenges in consulting, management, & engineering, Glenn Friedman Materials scientist with 15+ years experience in the commercialization of nanomaterials; experience includes materials synthesis, characterization, formulation, and coating; Seeking opportunities in R&D, and/or management. Roland Lee, PhD Experienced materials scientist with expertise in device processing, micro-fabrication techniques, materials characterization and device applications of nanomaterials; carbon based nanomaterials and their hybrid systems; seeking R&D and materials engineering position in any location, Vasuda Bhatia, PhD Expert in thin film and materials development, device fabrication, with rich experiences on product launch and transfer. Seeking R&D or product related position, Dr. Xiaofeng Yao Harman Principle Structure Analysis Engineer, Dr. Rachel A. Zhao, with 15+ year experience finite element analysis with strong mechanics research and teaching experience in nonlinear static and dynamic analysis including impact, vibration and fatigue analysis for vehicles, spacecraft, electronics packages, PCB, solder joints etc. Developer & Cloud DevOPS w/ 11 years Unix/Linux, 6 years Colloidal & Surface Chemistry, developing prototype MESH drone swam for pollution/bacteria & virus monitoring, Joschka-Joseph Anderson Can help on modern cybersecurity, virtualized networking/information fabric slices and 5g along with smart utilization of AI/ML technologies: Director/cto level engineering architect and development exec with 25+ yrs of expertise. TK Lala, tk2929@gmail.com Sr. Process Technician with over 15 years experience in Semiconductors Equipment Manufacture R&D lab: Wafer processing, characterization, data summary, purchasing, supplies, and inventory control; Seeking opportunities in R&D lab technician, or supply chain. Gana Rimple, ganarimple@gmail.com
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Santa Clara Valley Section
Blockchain Group Be part of the new Blockchain Group, the latest disruptive technology many are talking about. If interested, please notify Sandra Winkler at s.l.winkler@ieee.org
7/24, 6:00 pm SCV YP IEEE Summer Happy Hour. Get Happy @ the Halford, The Halford, 1494 Halford Avenue, Santa Clara
7/25. 6:30 pm SFBAC PELS SCV RELIAB Reliability of a Semiconductor Power Switch in a Power Electronics Switching Converter, Texas Instruments, Building E Conference Center, 2900 Semiconductor Blvd., Santa Clara. $5 at the door
7/26, 6:00 pm SCV CAS A 13b ENOB Noise-Shaping SAR ADC with a Two-Capacitor DAC, Cypress Semiconductor, Main Auditorium in Building 6, 198 Champion Ct, San Jose
8/1, 6:00 pm, SCV CIS Interpretable, Integrative Deep Learning for Decoding the Human Genome, H2O.ai, 2307 Leghorn St, Mountain View
8/4, 11:30 am, SFBA IEEE SCV Social Event & Awards Ceremony .
Blackberry Farm Recreation and Pool, 21979 San Fernando Avenue, Cupertino
8/7, 6:30 pm, SCV CS Helping You-and the Children in Your Life-Learn STEM Subjects More Effectively, Cadence / Bldg 10,
2655 Seely Ave, San Jose
8/9, 6:00 pm SCV CASS SSCS Massive MIMO Active Antenna Arrays for Advanced Wireless Communications, Cypress Semiconductor, Main Auditorium in Building 6, 198 Champion Ct, San Jose
8/16, 6:00 pm SCV IMS Near-Field Scanning: Searching for Root Causes, Geometrics, 2190 Fortune Drive
San Jose
8/21, 11:30 am SFBA NANO Real Limits to Nanoelectronics, EAG Laboratories, 810 Kifer Road, Sunnyvale
8/23, 11:30 am SFBA EPS Flexible Hybrid Electronics: System as Package (& Tour), NextFlex, 2244 Blach Place # 150, San Jose
8/23, 6:00 pm, SCV CIS When Your Big Data Seems Too Small: Accurate Inferences Beyond the Empirical Distribution, Intel SC12, 3600 Juliette Ln, Santa Clara
8/24, 8:30 am, SCV CNSV PATCA Seminar: A New Ballgame - Profiting from the 2018 Tax Reform Law and Recent Supreme Court Rulings, SEMI, 673 S Milpitas Blvd, Milpitas
9/6, 6:00 pm SCV TEMS Steve Jobs' Inimitable Leadership & Apple's Metamorphosis: What Can We Learn From His Four Avatars? , National Instruments, 4600 Patrick Henry Drive, Santa Clara,
9/20. 6:00 pm SCV CIS On the Role of Structure in Learning for Robot Manipulation, Intel SC12, 3600 Juliette Ln, Santa Clara
Oakland East Bay Section
OEB PES Fabulously Interesting Power Distribution Application focused meetings starting soon! Evening Meetings, featuring Buffet Dinner by Spin A Yarn Restaurant, to be held in Fremont, with easy BART / Uber, or cab access. Interested parties, please contact Finn Schenck, Interim Chair at finn.schenck@iemfg.com, tel 1-510-676-0979.
9/20, 5:30 pm OEB IAS Cosmic Wireless Power Transfer System and the Equation for Everything, Zio Fraedos, 611 Gregory Lane
Pleasant Hill
San Francisco Section
STORAGE DEVELOPER CONFERENCE
Created BY Developers FOR Developers, the Storage Developer Conference, SDC, is the destination for technical discussions and education on the latest storage technologies and standards.Spend four days with your peers, and take advantage of this opportunity to learn from the experts all in one place.
Topics covered at the conference include:
* Persistent Memory * NVMe * Cloud Storage SDC will be held on September 24-27 in Santa Clara, CA. IEEE eGrid readers can receive $200 off, of SDC registration. To get the discount, register here and use code SDC18IEEE. CONNECTING DESIGN TO FAB TO ASSEMBLY
PCB WEST 2018 is the largest conference and exhibition for printed circuit board design, fabrication and assembly in the Silicon Valley.
Nearly 70 presentations on the hottest topics, including: Register today to attend PCB WEST at the Santa Clara Convention Center, featuring a three-day conference September 11 - 13 and a FREE one-day exhibition September 12. Register for the conference by August 13 to save $100. High speed and big data - Make sure your computer memory is up to speed. Attend the Flash Memory Summit
* 3D NAND flash and 3D XPoint* NVMe and NVMe-oF * "Pitch Party" Theatre * Women, Leadership and Flash - Panel & Networking * Chat with the Experts: 40 tables devoted to each of 40 industry topics August 7-9, 2018, Flash Memory Summit, at the Santa Clara Convention Center. $100 discount for IEEE members. CALL FOR PAPERS - PRODUCT SAFETY ENGINEERING
ISPCE is the premier product safety symposium, and focuses on topics for workers and innovators. Paper submission for the May 6-8, 2019 symposium in San Jose is now open, and last day to submit a paper submission is January 1, 2018. Paper topics include:
Please submit your abstracts and reviewable drafts to ISPCE 2019 paper submissions CALL FOR PAPERS - DESIGN FOR QUALITY
Paper submission for the 20th International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED 2019) is now open. A pioneer and leading multidisciplinary conference, ISQED accepts papers related to manufacturing, design and EDA, in the various disciplines of
* High level design * Circuit design (digital, analog, mixed-signal, RF) * Test & verification * Design automation tools * Processes * Flows * Device modeling * Semiconductor technology * Advance packaging * Biomedical & bioelectronic devices.Submission topics include:
Machine Learning & Cognitive Computing in Hardware (CCH) * Hardware and System Security (HSS) Paper Submission Deadline: Sept. 10, 2018 for ISQED 2019 IEEE SENIOR MEMBER ELEVATION in SANTA CLARA COUNTY
Senior member elevation meeting to take place on September 17, at Silicon Valley Polytechnic Institute, 1762 Technology Drive #228, San Jose. Bring three hard copes of your resume, and we will provide IEEE members to review your status and become your references for your senior upgrade. The meeting will take place between 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm. Refreshments will be provided at this free event. Enjoy the perks of being a Senior in Santa Clara County! For more information, please see ieee-senior-member. Register with Kris Verma, who can be reached at krisverma@sbcglobal.net. An additional 2018 senior elevation night will be December 3. IEEE MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
Thinking of becoming a member of IEEE? Benefits include: * Free subscription to the IEEE Spectrum * Access to a library of publications and published papers * Join a standards working group * Join a chapter or society and have a positive impact on your career and industry * Advance your career with networking opportunities * Gain access to Collabratec for job seekers * Receive discounts on home, auto, travel, health, dental, and life insurance, as well as Dell, UPS, and UpCouncil legal services at IEEE Member Discount Services Benefits * An opportunity to be part of a society which is changing the world. Please use Sandra Winkler as a referral, member #85012626
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Comic is courtesy of the The San Jose Mercury News IEEE HISTORICAL MILESTONE EVENT
Save the date - August 15th. Celebrating the Birthplace of Silicon Valley, including the unveiling of an IEEE plaque by IEEE President James Jeffries. Where: 391 San Antonio Rd., Mountain View Schedule: 3:00 to 5:00 pm: Presentations 4:30 pm: Unveiling of the IEEE "Birthplace" plaque 5:00 pm: Short tours of the site, including two IEEE plaques and artist's metal sculptures, light refreshments
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