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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FURTHERING YOUR EDUCATION 
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SOFTWARE SALES AND EDUCATION
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CONTRACT DESIGN ENGINEERING SERVICES
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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 October 16, 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 30th, 2020. For more information, see isqed.org/English/Conference/Call_for_Papers.html.
CONFERENCES AND WEBINARS
On-Demand through October 30, 2020, Strategic Materials Conference—SMC, Virtual Event
The Virtual Event offers valuable resources for semiconductor industry professionals who share common strategic objectives on materials innovation, management, and business success. Get latest advanced materials market intelligence in the comfort of your office or home.
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.
December 8-10, 2020, WITI Digital Inclusivity Summit, Virtual Event
IEEE CHAPTER EVENTS  For complete list, please see IEEE Chapter Events 10/21, 8:00 am, SFBA EPS, Heterogeneous Integration for the Aerospace and Defense Sectors, Virtual Event Specific challenges, extreme performance, security, low volumes, roadmap.
10/21, 6:30 pm, SCV MTT, LiDAR for Autonomous Driving: The Principles, Market, and Trends, Virtual Event
10/21, 7:00 pm , SCV SPS, Machine Learning Applications in Online Video Platforms, Distinguished Industry Speaker Dr. Mehrdad Fatourechi, Virtual Event
10/22, 12:00 pm, SCV VTS PES/IAS, 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
10/22, 6:00 pm, SCV CAS, The Intersection of Telematics, 5G, and Privacy: "identify, send, receive, store, control" , Virtual Event
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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 
SEMI and IEEE invite authors to submit a technical abstract to the 
The 13th Annual IEEE 
December 7-11, 2020, 
Digital inclusivity for women during this period of wieji, both unprecedented change and new opportunities, showcasing thought leaders (Microsoft, Biogen, Huawei, VMWare and Forbes) in technology adoption. Theme: Harnessing rapid technologic change to reinvent our futures.
