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Stay connected - Check out the virtual events! 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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ADDITIONAL EDUCATION
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PROFESSIONAL WEBINARS, CONFERENCES, AND EVENTS
MEMS & Sensors Technical Congress—MSTC | On-Demand | May 1–31, 2022 
Get a deep dive on how to bring sensor products to market, from design through fabrication and packaging to end-use applications. Register for On-Demand MSTC to watch presentation recordings and download PDFs until May 31, 2022. Watch live recordings of keynotes from Google and Northrop Grumman, along with 20+ presentations from Microsoft, INFICON, Robert Bosch, STMicroelectronics, UC Berkeley, and many more.
Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference—ASMC | On-Demand | May 9–June 9, 2022
Arizona & Texas Forum—Workforce Shortage | Virtual | May 18, 2022
SiC—Silicon Carbide Material Properties, Key Applications, And Fabrication Basics: Making The Transition From Silicon | Virtual | June 20, 2022
Sensors Converge | San Jose McEnery Convention Center | June 27-29, 2022
Design Automation Conference (DAC) | San Francisco | July 10-14, 2022
FLEX Conference Co-Located with SEMICON West | Hybrid Event | July 11–14, 2022
SEMICON West | Hybrid Event | July 12–14, 2022
VOLUNTEER AND SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
More detail on these volunteer opportunities is available on the Volunteer Opportunities page. The link is in the far left column. Healthy Cities Tutoring, Help a K-8th grade student with reading, writing, math, homework, organization, study skills, self esteem. 45 minutes a week; training and support provided. UCSD is looking for mentors for their physical sciences program. Virtual mentoring should be at least 30 minutes a month from February 2022 to July 2022. See center.ucsd.edu/programs/mentorship-program.html.
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 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 * Wolfram - Mathematica technical computing software, available to students and professional members worldwide * GradFin- student loan refinance advisory available for US borrowers * More new discounts coming in 2021 * Insurance Circuit, a free, monthly newsletter from Mercer, which covers news and information about the IEEE Member Group Insurance Program and financial wellbeing. * Marketplace, a new platform for a changing variety of time-sensitive and exclusive discounts on products and services. * 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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See job search tips on the Employment page. Link is in the sidebar on the left. If you are currently unemployed and wish to seek employment in the eGrid, please email me your name, the work you are looking for (in a few words), your email address, and LinkedIn contact info. There is no charge for this service. Business Development, Sales, Marketing. 30 years of VP & Director level experience. Would like a fulfilling job in GreenTech. Pete Christensen, petechris23@comcast.net. Software project management, Linux administration, F1 visa and need sponsorship. Been working since 2004. Shahadat Hossain. 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 Anderso, ixythau@gmail.com Development Engineer with 10+ years experience in the Thin Film and Laser industry, MS in Statistics, looking for a new position in Process Development / Metrology Engineering. Stan Louie PUBLISH YOUR TECHNICAL ARTICLES IN THE IEEE EGRID
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You are cordially invited to attend the RF and wireless training courses listed below by Besser Associates, the worldwide leader in RF and wireless training. 
EMI/EMC Troubleshooting Techniques - Online, Live Online: May 24 to 25 For the complete schedule please visit: BesserAssociates.com. SCU Engineering: Leading the way to a sustainable future. 
Engineering with a Mission
The Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation is the new home for the Sciences, Engineering, and Mathematics, built to support collaboration across traditional disciplines. Find or fuel your passion in one or more of our interdisciplinary labs.
* Tackle problems at the nanoscale in our Center for Nanostructures. To obtain more information on SCU's School of Engineering, please contact Stacey Tinker, Director of Admissions, at stinker@scu.edu or call 408-554-4313. SENSORS CONVERGE
Sensors Converge | San Jose McEnery Convention Center | June 27-29, 2022 Discover the future at the only event where the building blocks of IoT converge - sensors, processing, and connectivity. Join leading engineers and innovators to see the latest sensing technologies and identify new ways to improve products and expand their capabilities using sensors. Topics to be covered include:
5G Connectivity * Aerospace & Aviation * Agriculture Sensing & Tech
Sensors Converge will also feature over 250 exhibitors, Tech Zones, and Theaters on the Expo Floor! Co-located events include Embedded Technologies Expo & Conference, Autonomous Technologies Conference, and Medical Technologies Design Conference. Early bird pricing through April 22 – use code EGRID for extra savings! $100 off All-Access Passes or a FREE Expo Hall Pass using discount code 8041. Register at sensorsconverge.com. IEEE CHAPTER AND SOCIETY EVENTS
5/26, 10:00 am, SCV ComSoc, SCU SoE, Critical Cybersecurity Issues for Cellular Networks (3G/4G, 5G), IoT, and Cloud-Resident Data Centers, Virtual Event Panel of three world class cybersecurity experts discussing threats, mitigation methods, and lessons learned from real-world experience in cybersecurity practice, as well as proposals for the future. RSVP by noon PDT on May 25 to receive the Zoom link.
5/26, 11:00 pm, SFBA PELS, SiC-Based High-Density Composite Electric Drivetrain Converters, Virtual Event
5/26, 12:00 pm, SFBA EPS, Understanding your Supply Chain: What is Hiding There, SEMI Hdqtrs, 673 S. Milpitas Boulevard, Milpitas and WebEx
5/26, 1:30 pm, SCV MAG, Mathematical Design of Soft Magnetic Materials, Virtual Event
5/26, 6:00 pm, SCV CAS, Accelerating Streaming AI Inference using Sparsity and Locality (Part II), Webinar
5/31, 6:00 pm, SCV CS, Meta-algorithms in Traditional Machine Learning, Virtual via Zoom
6/8, 5:00 pm, SCV PSES, Why Functional Safety?, Virtual Event
6/14, 12:00 pm, SCV CS, Machine Learning: The Mortar of Modernization (and CS Open House), SEMI Hdqtrs, 673 S. Milpitas Boulevard, Milpitas and Zoom
6/14, 7:00 pm, SCV CNSV, Chip Architecture Trends in 2022, Virtual Event
6/16, 8:00 am, SFBA EPS, Delivering Reliable Systems for Automotive And Mobile Electronics, WebEx
6/16, 12:00 pm, SCV VTS, Autonomous Vehicles and Software Safety Engineering, Webinar
6/22, 9:00 am, SFBA EPS, System-In-Package Power Delivery: Challenges And Innovations, WebEx
6/29, 6:00 pm, SCV RAS, How Humanoid General Purpose Robots can Solve the world's Labor Crisis, Virtual Event
9/21, 12:00 pm, SCV CTSoc, Endpoint AI Requires Innovative Solutions for Compute, Memory, and Power, Virtual Event
IEEE Engineering chapters, societies, and affinity groups in the SF Bay Area
* Antenna and Propagation Society (APS) * Blockchain (BC) * Circuits & Systems Society (CASS) * Consultants' Network of Silicon Valley (CNSV)* Consumer Technology Society (CTSoc) * Control Systems Society (CSS) * Communications Society (ComSoc) * Computer Society (CS)* Computational Intelligence Society (CIS) * Corporate Liaison Program (CLP) * Electron Devices Society (EDS) * Electronic Packaging Society (EPS) * Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) * Engineering In Medicine & Biology Society (EMBS) * Industry Applications Society (IAS) * Industry Engagement (IE) * 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)* Power & Energy Society (PES) & Industry Applications Society (IAS) * Power Electronics Society (PELS) * Product Safety Engineering (PSE) * Reliability (REL) * Robotics & Automation (RAS) * Silicon Valley Sustainability Chapter (SUST) * Signal Processing Society (SPS) * Silicon Valley Technology History Committee (SVTHC) * Society for Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) * Solid State Circuits Society (SSCS) * Startup Special Interest Group (SIG) * Technology and Engineering Management Society (TEMS) * Vehicular Technology Society (VTS) * Women In Engineering Affinity Group (WIE) * Young Professionals Affinity Group (YP) EGRID SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES
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Register for On-Demand ASMC to get extended access to presentation recordings and PDFs until June 9, 2022. Don’t miss the live recordings of keynotes IBM Research, Semiconductor Advisors, and Synopsys; nanosheet tutorial from IBM; and invited talk from McKinsey & Co. Additionally, you will have access to 60+ technical presentations on innovative manufacturing strategies and methodologies.
With thousands of new jobs opening up, where will we find the talent to fill the upcoming surge of engineering and technical personnel needed? Join us for the webinar on Wednesday, May 18 to hear Arizona and Texas-based leadership discuss current market conditions, trends, outlook, and how industry experts, academia, and military are preparing a new workforce to mitigate the shortage.
In this webinar, the favorable material properties of Silicon Carbide (SiC), which allow for highly efficient power devices with reduced form-factor and cooling requirements, will be outlined. High impact application opportunities, where SiC devices are displacing their incumbent Si counterparts, will be reported.
Discover the future at the only event where the building blocks of IoT converge - sensors, processing, and connectivity. Co-located with Embedded Technologies Expo & Conference, Autonomous Technologies Conference, and Medical Technologies Design Conference. Early bird pricing through April 22 – use code EGRID for savings! $100 off All-Access Passes or a FREE Expo Hall Pass using discount code 8041. See ad in right column for more information.
Premier conference for design and automation of electronic systems; Artificial Intelligence; Automated Systems; Design; Cloud; EDA; Embedded Systems and Software (ESS); IP; Security
The FLEX Conference highlights innovations emerging from public-private partnerships formed by SEMI-FlexTech, SEMI-NBMC (Nano-Bio Materials Consortium), and SEMI-NextFlex. The latest advances in flexible and printed electronics, including applications that deepen interactions between users and their surroundings, will take center stage.
Make plans and register now to join your peers and colleagues at the biggest industry event in North America. Thousands of attendees, hundreds of exhibit booths, a full slate of technical programs covering the complete semiconductor design/manufacturing supply chain, plus the chance to network and connect in person again.
