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Work outside the box! The strength of the Silicon Valley has always come through networking, chance encounters, and a sharing of ideas. Stay relevant in the job market - maintain your network and keep up to date in your technology field by attending the excellent conferences, courses, and IEEE chapter events listed below. Between 65% and 85% of jobs are found through networking.
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CALL FOR PAPERS
 Papers and proposals are now being accepted for IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) to be held on 7-11 December, 2020 in beautiful Taipei, Taiwan! The theme of GLOBECOM 2020 is "Communications for Human and Machine Intelligence"
PROFESSIONAL WEBINARS, CONFERENCES, AND EVENTS
Starting on Wednesday, March 25, GTC Digital will host live webinars, sessions, trainings from the NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute, and opportunities to connect with the experts. View NVIDIA's session catalog to start building your watch list today. New on-demand content will be released every Thursday, starting March 26.
June 22-24, 2020, WITI Summit, Hyatt Regency, San Francisco Airport in Burlingame
September 15-17, 2020, Commercial UAV Expo, Paris Las Vegas
ADVANCE YOUR CAREER WITH ADDITIONAL EDUCATION
Leading the way to a sustainable future. Engineering with a Mission The SCU Engineering has one of the best graduate programs in the nation because it has it all: a team of highly dedicated professors, the flexibility to earn a degree while working, and a world-class Silicon Valley campus with strong industry connections.
M.S. Programs Ph.D. Programs by Department
Certificate Programs designed to provide intensive background in a narrow area at the graduate level.
 Northeastern University in the San Francisco Bay Area now offers the MS in Cyber-Physical Systems with a concentration in Internet of Things. The program prepares graduates for a world of connected devices. Learn more. Northeastern University * 6024 Silver Creek Valley Road, San Jose * northeastern.edu/siliconvalley SOFTWARE INFRASTRUCTURE
Increase your knowledge of infrastructure and artificial intelligence at the IEEE Infrastructure Conference, on 29-30 April 2020 in San Francisco. Learn about:
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, and UPS at IEEE Member Discount Services Benefits * Marketplace - a new platform for a changing variety of time-sensitive and exclusive discounts on products and services at Marketplace. * An opportunity to be part of a society which is changing the world. Please use Sandra Winkler as a referral, member #85012626
EMPLOYMENT WANTED
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The Computer Engineering Department at San Jose State University is searching for qualified part-time lecturers to teach in both BS and MS degree programs in Computer Engineering and Software Engineering. For more information, see SJSU Lecture positions.
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION
Santa Clara University Graduate Engineering  Now accepting applications for Fall 2020 quarters in all programs. See ad below left for the wide variety of degrees and programs to choose from.
Besser Associates
Northeastern University in Silicon Valley
SOFTWARE SALES AND EDUCATION
 Ozen Engineering, Inc., an Elite ANSYS Channel Partner, offers customers ANSYS software products, Technical support, Training, and Consulting.
CHAPTER AND SOCIETY EVENTS
Santa Clara Valley Section
4/14, 7:00 pm, SCV CNSV, How Ultra High-Field MRI is Revolutionizing Medicine, Webinar Major challenges in UHF MRI, and engineering and multiphysics research to overcome these. Free.
4/29, 6:30, SCV CES, Flying Cars is Not Fiction: This is our Future , Nvidia Building E, 2800 Scott Boulevard, Santa Clara
5/6, 6:00 pm, SCV SSIT, The Impact of Technology in Impoverished Areas, WEBEX
6/23, 6:30 pm, SCV CES EMBS, Medical Wearable Device - a Non-Invasive Continuous Glucose Monitor and IoT , Nvidia Building E, 2800 Scott Boulevard, Santa Clara
10/8, 6:00 pm, SVTHC, Lockheed's Spy Satellite Programs, KeyPoint Credit Union, 2805 Bowers Ave (just off Central Expressway), Santa Clara
TBD, 6:30 pm, SFBA MEMS, MEMS Sensors: The Path to Mass Production , Qualcomm Building B Cafeteria, Room 132, 3165 Kifer Road, Santa Clara
TBD, 6:00 pm, SCV TEMS, Mob Programming, National Instruments, 4600 Patrick Henry Drive, Santa Clara
TBD, 8:00 am, SFBA TEMS, Thrive as a Manager: The Unwritten Rules of Technical Management, International Technological University, 2711 N 1st St., San Jose
Oakland East Bay Section
TBD, 11:30 am, OEB LMAG, The Early Development of Nuclear Forensics: A Personal View, Beebs Sport Bar and Grill, 915 Clubhouse Drive, Livermore Useful for understanding the difficulty in getting something new started at a national level; glean lessons from the past that should be valuable for guiding the future development. $10 for lunch. San Francisco Section
IEEE San Francisco Section is excited to announce the new Women in Engineering (WIE) Affinity Group. Join the group and take advantage of technical and professional activities empowering Women in Engineering. If you're interested, please contact the Group Founder at ksalima@ieee.org.
COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE
Registration is Open: Join IEEE ICC 2020! IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2020) this year will be held on June 7-11 in beautiful Dublin, Ireland, at the Convention Centre Dublin, in the heart of the "Silicon Docks" district which is home to many leading technology companies. Every year over 2,500 researchers, engineers and tech professionals gather to present/exchange knowledge and network. Topics of presentations include the following:
For more information, see IEEE ICC 2020. Register today at icc2020.ieee-icc.org/registration for the opportunity to learn the latest technologies! VOLUNTEER AND SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
 Call for Judges on Micro-mouse Competition and Senior Design Projects and Posters. The Region 6 Spring Central Area meeting will take place on April 4, 2020 at Cal State East Bay (Hayward). Please contact Sarah Mings at ieee.csueb@gmail.com. To RSVP: events.vtools.ieee.org/m/208129. See 2020 Spring micromouse.pdf for information.
Partner with science teachers of K-8 students - topsofscv.org
School Science Presenters Wanted for AVS Science in Action - ncccavs_education@avs.org or brynsvold@ieee.org!
Have you ever thought about teaching? Learn more and Apply for the EnCorps Fellowship for STEM Professionals - encorps.org
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 IEEE Computer will be publishing a special issue on the Next Wave of Machine Learning Applications in October 2020, featuring path-breaking applications of machine learning that are leading us to the next generation of computing and living standards. Guest Editor Dr. Vishnu S. Pendyala, the Vice Chair of the IEEE CS Silicon Valley chapter, is inviting people to submit contributions to computer.org/digital-library/magazines/co/call-for-papers-next-wave-of-machine-learning-applications-cfp. Questions should be submitted to Vishnu Pendyala at pendyala@ieee.org.
Engineering chapters, societies, and affinity groups in the SF Bay Area
* Antenna and Propagation Society (APS) * Blockchain (BC) * Circuits & Systems Society (CASS) * Consultant's Network Affinity Group (CNSV) * Consumer Electronics Society (CES) * Control Systems Society (CSS) * Communications Society (ComSoc) * Computer Society (CS)* Computational Intelligence Society (CIS) * Electronic Packaging Society (EPS) * Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) * Engineering In Medicine & Biology Society (EMBS) * Industry Applications Society (IAS) * Instrumentation & Measurement Society (IMS) * Life Members Affinity Group (LMAG)* Magnetics Society (MAG) * MEMS & Sensors Council (MEMS) * Microwave Theory & Techniques (MTT) * Nanotechnology Council(NANO) * Nuclear & Plasma Sciences (NUE) * Photonics (PHOT) * PhotoVoltaics (PV)* Power & Energy Society (PES) & Industry Applications Society (IAS) * Power Electronics Society (PELS) * Product Safety Engineering (PSE) * Reliability (REL) * Robotics & Automation (RAS) * Signal Processing Society (SPS) * Silicon Valley Technology History Committee (SVTHC) * Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) * Solid State Circuits Society (SSCS) * Technology and Engineering Management Society (TEMS) * Vehicular Technology Society (VTS) * Women In Engineering Affinity Group (WIE) * Young Professionals Affinity Group (YP)
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