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CALL FOR PAPERS
You're invited to submit an abstract for oral presentation (speakers) or poster competition (students) for the FLEX Conference & Expo, which will take place on February 22–24, 2021. Take the stage and share your expertise at the center of technical and informative demonstration of flexible hybrid, printed electronics products, equipment, processes, materials, and the applications they enable. Papers are due September 30, 2020.
Back by popular demand, the 22nd International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED'21) is currently calling for papers related to manufacturing, design and EDA, due October 2nd, 2020. For more information, see isqed.org/English/Conference/Call_for_Papers.html.
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On-Demand Through September 20, 2020, SEMICON West, Virtual Event. The show continues! You can still register or login to access the programs and Expo Hall. With 139 keynotes and sessions offering valuable industry insights and deep technical content
September 21st to November 19th 2020, ValleyML AI Expo, Virtual and Global Live Events. Nine weeks of a series of 90-minute talks and discussions. Top AI Hardware, AI Enterprise, AI Robotics technical and business leaders to speak at ValleyML. Earn IEEE PDH Certificate. $90 through September 1; $150 through September 15; $200 thereafter.
AI DEVELOPER KIT; Explore AI @ Home
The NVIDIA® Jetson Nano™ Developer Kit is a powerful tool for learning how to develop using AI. It’s the perfect platform to start creating amazing projects with real-time image classification, object detection, segmentation, and speech processing.
NVIDIA is also offering a free, self-paced class with NVIDIA's Deep Learning Institute (DLI) for getting started with AI on Jetson Nano. You’ll learn how to run Python code interactively in Jupyter notebooks, view a camera feed, and build AI classification and regression projects. Upon completion of this course, an NVIDIA DLI certification is awarded. Build your best project yet. Ready to Start Exploring AI? See nvidia.com/exploreAI ADVANCE YOUR CAREER WITH ADDITIONAL EDUCATION
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The NVIDIA® Jetson Nano™ Developer Kit is a powerful tool for learning how to develop using AI. This includes guided demos, step-by-step tutorials, and a free Python-based online course for building projects on the NVIDIA Jetson™ platform. See nvidia.com/exploreAI and the ad below for more information.
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9/22, 12:00 pm, SFBA CES EMBS, Medical Devices and IOT - Helping Diabetics Worldwide, Virtual Event LifeLeaf, a truly non-invasive continuous glucose monitoring wearable smartwatch. Wearable device, the science behind it, its salient features and functionalities, IoT-App-Cloud. Free to $10.
10/8, 1:30 pm, SVTHC, Lockheed's Spy Satellite Programs - Looking From Above the Iron Curtain, Virtual event
10/6, 6:00 pm, SCV PHOT, SWIR and IR Methods for the Detection, Diagnosis and Selective Removal of Dental Decay, Virtual event
10/14, 12:00 pm, SCV SSIT, mHealth4Afrika – Strengthening Healthcare Delivery in Resource Constrained Environments, Webinar
10/15, 12:00 pm, SFBA EPS, Design And Materials Challenges For Cost-Effective High-Performance LEDs, Virtual event
10/22, 12:00 pm, SCV VTS, Powering a Datacenter/Base Station-on-Wheels, Virtual Event
10/22, 4:30 pm, SFBA PELS EPS, Integrated Power – A Virtual Panel Session, Virtual Event
TBD, 6:30 pm, SFBA MEMS, MEMS Sensors: The Path to Mass Production , Qualcomm Building B Cafeteria, Room 132, 3165 Kifer Road, Santa Clara
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Senior Member Upgrade Meeting
Advance to become a Senior Member of the IEEE! An introductory virtual meeting for applicants to explain the process of senior member elevation application will be held on Monday Oct 19 at 6 pm. See eventbrite.com/e/senior-member-elevation-meeting-ieee-scv-tickets-121657917105 for information.
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Ongoing research projects can be presented at ISQED under the Work in Progress (WIP) category. This provides a unique opportunity to authors to receive early feedback on their current work. Due on December 7th, 2020. See 
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