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Past Meetings
October 5,
2023
RISC-V Thunderbird Soc for HPC and
AI Applications
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moved from September.
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a virtual meeting.
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before the meeting. <---
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register for this event, please
go here.
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| Topic: |
RISC-V
Thunderbird SOC for HPC and AI
Applications
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| Abstract: |
Doug will give an
overview of Austin-based InspireSemi's
disruptive next generation Thunderbird
compute accelerator for HPC&AI
applications. This RISC-V based
"supercomputer-cluster-on-a-chip" packs
1,800 high performance CPU cores (all
FP64 double-precision of their own
design) onto a single SOC. For
maximum/predictable performance and low
latency, these CPU cores are all
interconnected with their high
bandwidth, low-latency mesh interconnect
that can connect up to 256 of
Thunderbird chips. After 3 years of
customer-driven development, the chip is
in final verification and will tape out
at the end of September to TSMC. He will
also share why the team chose to
leverage the open hardware RISC-V ISA
vs. other options and provide an
overview of some of the many initiatives
in the thriving RISC-V ecosystem.
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| Speaker |
Doug Norton
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Doug Norton
is the Chief
Marketing Officer at Inspire
Semiconductor.
InspireSemi is an Austin-based
company delivering a
breakthrough next-generation
accelerated computing solution
for HPC, AI, and graph
analytics applications that
leverages the open standard
RISC-V ISA (Instruction Se
Architecture).
Doug began his
career in product development
at IBM and moved into the
sales & marketing
organization to expand IBM's
reach into new
engineering/scientific
markets. He then went on to
various senior leadership
positions at Cadence Design
Systems, CoWare, Newisys,
Virtual Instruments, Nimbix,
and other early-stage
companies.
Doug is also
President of the Society of
HPC Professionals (SHPCP), a
non-profit, vendor-neutral
organization whose purpose is
to educate and connect the HPC
user community, industry, and
academia with state-of-the-art
technology and best practices.
He is also a contributor to
the RISC-V International
SIG-HPC as well as the RISC-V
marketing and events
committees. He serves on the
Venture Mentoring Service for
the Austin Technology
Incubator (ATI) at The
University of Texas and is a
technology and business
advisor to HealthClicks. Doug
earned a BS in Electrical
Engineering cum laude from
Missouri University of Science
& Technology.
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| Date & Time: |
Thursday,
September 21, 2023 : 6:00 - 7:30pm
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If you are interested in professional career
development and cross-training in varied technical
fields, please consider joining the Central Texas
Consultants Network. And bring a colleague!
Presentation materials, if available, may be
obtained after the meeting through the Past Meetings page.
Other meetings and events of
interest:
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Please Join us for our
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Data-Driven Innovation:
Harnessing The Power of Focused Data
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Wednesday, 04 October 2023 - 2 PM ET
Details / Registration:
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Innovation is exhilarating, yet without
direction, it can lead to spiraling costs
and misplaced efforts. How often do fresh
ideas lead to overwhelming brainstorming
sessions, escalating expenses, and
inflated hopes? Many leading corporations
have implemented robust systems to
streamline innovation endeavors, ensuring
maximum ROI and minimized risks. Central
to these systems is the strategic use of
precise data. In this enlightening talk,
we will delve into:
- The significance of patent data in
uncovering innovation prospects.
- The spectrum of data essential for
locating innovation opportunities.
- Strategies to leverage this data for
both immediate and future requirements.
Join us to discover how data-driven
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IEEE-USA Talking
Tech: MEGATRENDS
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Wednesday, 18 October 2023 - 10 AM ET
Details / Registration:
https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/374982
External factors unrelated to technology
that include global pandemics and wars
have influenced the development and
applications of technology. As a result,
the world has transformed itself and it
continues to evolve and reinvent itself
through technology. Technology is a key
enabler of global transformation driven by
comprehensive developments, often called
"Megatrends." Megatrends coalesce around
multiple interacting or mutually dependent
developments, last for a long time, and
have broad impacts not just to technology,
but to business, society and the
environment. Simply put, they impact all
of humanity. In this talk we present
predictions of individual technology
developments as well as megatrends.
August 17,
2023 Introduction
to Solar Weather
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on the 3rd Thursday.
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a virtual meeting.
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before the meeting. <---
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| Topic: |
Introduction
to Solar Weather
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| Abstract: |
High Frequency (HF) radio
propagation is dependent on solar
weather. Ultraviolet radiation from the
sun creates and sustains the ionosphere.
Solar flares, coronal mass ejections,
and coronal holes, also from the sun,
can deteriorate or disrupt HF
propagation. This presentation will
introduce the positive and negative
effects of solar weather on HF
propagation and how a HF radio operator
can detect and compensate for these
effects to maintain HF communications.
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| Speaker |
Lewis Thompson
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Lewis
Thompson
is a Senior
Engineering Scientist (mostly
retired) at Applied Research
Laboratories, University of Texas
at Austin. He is a Registered
Professional Engineer in the state
of Texas and a member of IEEE and
Sigma Xi. During his 44 years of
employment, he worked in the areas
of underwater acoustics, and radio
communications. He has been a
licensed amateur radio operator
since 1961 and is now licensed
Extra Class. He held amateur radio
positions including President of
the Austin Amateur Radio Club,
RACES (Radio Amateur Civil
Emergency Service) as District
Radio Operator (DRO-62) and
Assistant Emergency Coordinator
for TCARES (Travis County Amateur
Radio Emergency Service). He is
presently the VP of the Austin
Amateur Radio Club. He joined the
Army MARS (Military Auxiliary
Radio System) in 2006 and served
as Texas State MARS Director from
2009 to 2011. He is the Liaison to
the Texas Military Forces for
Region 6 Army MARS and teaches
classes to the Texas Military
Forces in HF (High Frequency)
radio propagation and antenna
theory. a fractional CMO and
marketing gunslinger, motivational
speaker, and humorist who enjoys
giving people belly laughs and
making people believe in
themselves. Elizabeth
encourages you to find your
passion, to live your best life,
and to achieve your goals with
confidence, accountability,
gratitude, balance, and fun!
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| Date & Time: |
Thursday,
August 17, 2023 : 6:00 - 7:30pm
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| Location: |
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| Map: |
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| Cost: |
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| Reservations: |
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If you are interested in professional career
development and cross-training in varied technical
fields, please consider joining the Central Texas
Consultants Network. And bring a colleague!
Presentation materials, if available, may be
obtained after the meeting through the Past Meetings page.
Other meetings and events of
interest:
Free IEEE-USA Webinars
IEEE-USA's
webinars are designed to help you find your next
job, elevate your career, negotiate your salary,
understand workplace ethics, develop soft skills
and more.
IEEE-USA
Webinar: Building Strong Strategic Networking
Skills Builds A Successful Career
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When: Wednesday, 09 August 2023 - 2 PM ET
Details / Registration: events.vtools.ieee.org/..
This webinar will help attendees with:
- Building in-person successful networking
skills for first and lasting impressions that
establish and strengthen strategic business
relationships.
- Creating and delivering brief, creative,
impressive statements for external and
internal networking describing the why, what
and how you work and essential active next
steps.
- Being memorable to each person you meet;
consistently present confident, positive
nonverbal and verbal communications skills
- Successfully working a room, details for
before, during and after an event, how to
survey the crowd, approach strangers, break
into a group, comfortably disengage,
understand generational and cultural nuances.
- In 5 minutes, make connections, or not, then
disengage and move on.
- Build long-term networking skills that are
essential and valuable for continued career
development and accessing unknown
opportunities.
- Build strong one-on-one networks with
individuals you know or are referred to you.
- How to reestablish past connects.
Alliance of IEEE Consultants
Network (AICN) Newsletter
IEEE
2nd Qtr 2023 AICN Newsletter
IEEE
1st Qtr 2023 AICN Newsletter
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The IEEE Central Texas Consultants
Network is an affinity group of the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
(IEEE) Region 5 Central Texas
Section.
Objective
The Consultants Network promotes the development
of members' careers through professional and
social networking, including publicizing members'
skills and sharing potential professional
opportunities, and supports the IEEE Central Texas
Section.
Meetings - General Information
The Consultants Network meets monthly. Except
when meeting jointly with other groups, the
Consultants Network meets on the fourth Wednesday
of each month. Meetings usually begin with
informal networking from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m.,
followed by presentations from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
by experts in technology, marketing, sales,
advertising, financial or legal needs of small
businesses and special needs of consultants
July 20,
2023 Generative
AI, New Tools and Applications
---> Please note this month's meeting is
on the 3rd Thursday.
It will be
a virtual meeting.
Zoom info will be sent approximately 20 hrs
before the meeting. <---
Please excuse the small font below, to
register for this event, please
go here.
Elizabeth gave us a lot of good
information in the meeting.
Some of these
links are in the For more information box
below.
| Registration: |
Please
--> register
here <-- to
receive information to the Zoom
meeting.
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| Topic: |
Generative
AI, New Tools and Applications
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| Abstract: |
This is a conversation on
the recent AI development. Elizabeth
will give a brief history of AI, the
current major players and products, as
well as potential applications. She will
do a short demo on one of the tools and
open the meeting for interactive
discussion.
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| Speaker |
Elizabeth Quintanilla
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| Speaker's bio |
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Elizabeth
Quintanilla
is a
fractional CMO and marketing
gunslinger, motivational speaker,
and humorist who enjoys giving
people belly laughs and making
people believe in
themselves. Elizabeth
encourages you to find your
passion, to live your best life,
and to achieve your goals with
confidence, accountability,
gratitude, balance, and fun!
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| Date & Time: |
Thursday, July
20, 2023 : 6:00 - 7:30pm
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| Location: |
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| Map: |
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to see map location
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| Cost: |
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| Reservations: |
Please click Reservations link
at top of form to register.
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| For more information. |
| For more information. |
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If you are interested in professional career
development and cross-training in varied technical
fields, please consider joining the Central Texas
Consultants Network. And bring a colleague!
Presentation materials, if available, may be
obtained after the meeting through the Past Meetings page.
Other meetings and events of
interest:
Free IEEE-USA Webinars
IEEE-USA's
webinars are designed to help you find your next
job, elevate your career, negotiate your salary,
understand workplace ethics, develop soft skills
and more.
Alliance of IEEE Consultants
Network (AICN) Newsletter
IEEE
2nd Qtr 2023 AICN Newsletter
IEEE
1st Qtr 2023 AICN Newsletter
IEEE Central Texas - Social Media Sites
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June 15,
2023 On the Evolution Toward 6G
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on the 3rd Thursday.
It will be
a virtual meeting.
Zoom info will be sent approximately 20 hrs
before the meeting. <---
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register for this event, please
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| Registration: |
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meeting.
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| Topic: |
On the
Evolution Toward 6G
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| Abstract: |
5G has influenced the
worldwide co-evolution of multiple
standards in diverse areas and driven
advances in various sectors, including
telemedicine, smart grids,
transportation, factories, satellite,
IoT, and many others. The modern 5G
wireless internet requires the
integration of service-based
applications, transport protocols, IP
networks, and Radio Access, with quality
of service vertically integrated by
current 3GPP cellular protocols. As the
International Telecommunication Union
(ITU) and 3GPP frame future capability
beyond 5G, 6G wireless research ushers
in an era of application scenarios
involving Enhanced Mobile Broadband Plus
(eMBB-Plus), Ultra-High- Speed with Low
Latency Communications (uHSLLC), Secure
Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency
Communications (SURLLC). Emerging 6G
trends also point towards an
intelligence era across multiple 6G
protocol stack layers. This presentation
gives an overview of 5G evolution and
what's next in 6G.
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| Speaker |
Dr. Brian Kelly
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| Speaker's bio |
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Dr. Brian Kelly
is an
Associate Professor of Electrical
and Computer Engineering in
advanced communication at the
KLESSE College of Engineering,
Department of Electrical &
Computer Engineering, University
of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA).
His research interests include
5G-SA, 6G System, 6G-AI, Security,
Augmented Reality wireless, 5G
Telemedicine, and connected
Autonomous Vehicles. He has over
70 refereed publications, holds 11
U.S. patents, and spent 10+ years
in the Telecommunication industry
with Motorola. In 2023 Dr. Kelley
was named Principal Investigator
in Future G Advanced Research with
OUSD (R&E). From 2020-2023,
Dr. Kelley was 5G Principal
Investigator for two major
programs: 5G Core Capabilities
& Security Program and 5G
Telemedicine Program, JBSA 5G
Program Management Office and
OUSD(R&E). At JBSA, Dr. Kelley
led the R&D for an
experimental, multi-sited 5G-SA
System encompassing advanced
security, Augmented Reality for
Telemedicine (broadband eMBB),
Network Slicing, ultra-reliable
low latency (URLLC), resiliency,
and 5G edge computing. Dr.
Kelley received his BSEE from
Cornell University, graduating Tau
Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu. He
received his MSEE & Ph.D. in
E.E. from the Georgia Institute of
Technology, where he was an Office
of Naval Research Fellow and a
Georgia Tech Presidential Fellow.
In 2021, Dr. Kelley was named a
Day One Technology Policy
Accelerator Fellow in 5G Connected
Autonomous Vehicles by the Day One
Project and recipient of an NSF
REU grant in 5G Electric Vehicles.
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| Date & Time: |
Thursday, June
15, 2023 : 6:00 - 7:30pm
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| Location: |
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| Map: |
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| Cost: |
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| Reservations: |
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| For more information. |
May 4, 2023
Field Trip
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have a field trip in the first week of May.
We currently do not have a regular program
planned. Please watch this space for updates.
<---
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| Registration: |
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| Topic: |
Meeting at Wildflower
Center Entrance at 9:30 AM.
Please carpool if you can for limited
parking space. This will be a
walking tour. Please inform us if
you need mobility help. |
| Abstract: |
Austin Lady Bird
Johnson Wildflower
Center is the Botanic Garden of Texas.
The Center promotes its mission to
inspire the conservation of native
plants through its internationally
recognized sustainable gardens,
education and outreach programs, and
research projects. www.wildflower.org/about/overview
for more information.
We are inviting all
IEEE Central Texas Life Members and
your spouse to enjoy a Spring day
morning walk in the Lady Johnson Wildflower
Center on May 4, 2023. We have
been doing hybrid meetings for few
years and hope to meet in person to
renew our companionship and share your
latest story.
Directiion from Austin
downtown, head south on Loop 1 (MoPac)
for approximately 10 miles. Take a
left on La Crosse Avenue. The main
entrance is toward the end of the road
on the right. Parking is available but
limited. If the lot is full, you may
park on La Crosse Avenue.
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9;30 AM - Meet in the
entrance of the Wildflower Center
9:45 AM
- LMAG will pay for the
admission fee and enter the
Center.
10:00 AM to
11:30 AM - Group Tour (with Doccent or
self guide)
12:00 PM to
1:00 PM - Buy your own
lunch at the Cafe
1:30 PM -
Adjourn the event.
The Life Members
Affinity Group and Austin
Consultants Network Affinity Group
(CTCN) meets monthly. Except when
meeting jointly with other groups, the
CTCN meet on the third thursday each
month. Meetings usually begin with
informal networking from 6:00 to 6:10
p.m., followed by presentations from
6:15 to 7:30 p.m. by experts in topics
of interest to IEEE Members.
Our meetings are open to the public.
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| Date & Time: |
Thursday, May
4, 2023 : 9:30am - 1:30pm
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| Location: |
- Lady Bird Johnson
Wildflower Center
- 4801 La Crosse Ave.
- Austin, Texas
- United States 78738
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| Map: |
Click
to see map location
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| Cost: |
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| Reservations: |
Please click Reservations link
at top of form to register.
|
| For more information. |
If you are interested in professional career
development and cross-training in varied technical
fields, please consider joining the Central Texas
Consultants Network. And bring a colleague!
Presentation materials, if available, may be
obtained after the meeting through the Past Meetings page.
Other meetings and events of
interest:
Free IEEE-USA Webinars
IEEE-USA's
webinars are designed to help you find your next
job, elevate your career, negotiate your salary,
understand workplace ethics, develop soft skills
and more.
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How to Vet a
Company and Take the Right Offer
It's likely with a hot skill
set, you'll end up with at least two or
three offers in 2023, but how do you know
which one is the best for you?
Elizabeth Lions will join us for our final "How to Find a New Job
in 2023 Series" webinar and
outline critical steps to take before
accepting any offer, to ensure you have the
right job in front of you. She will also
help you answer questions around salary
expectations in job interviews, explain
total compensation and perks you can ask for
- and get - in this market.
Alliance of IEEE Consultants
Network (AICN) Newsletter
IEEE
1st Qtr 2023 AICN Newsletter
April 20,
2023 Zoom Meeting Only
---> Please note this
month's meeting is on the 3rd Thursday on Zoom
<---
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| Topic: |
A Normative
Model for Decision Making
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| Abstract: |
Most
decisions have two
requirements: They should be
“good”, and secondly when
others are involved, they
should be agreed
to. The normative
decision model provides a
decision tree with 8 critical
factors that determine, not
what a decision should be, but
how the decision should be
made. This talk use
a common, relevant scenario –
whether or not to require a
team to terminate remote work
and return to the office – to
walk through the model. The
talk will end with a
discussion on how the model
generalizes and provides
alternatives for anyone faced
with the challenge of making a
good decision.
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| Speaker: |
Karl Arunski
email:karlarunski@hotmail.com
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| Speaker's bio |
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Karl Arunski, is
a retired systems
engineer and director
of engineering and
mission assurance in
the defense
industry. In
parallel with his
professional career,
he developed and
taught graduate-level
systems engineering,
management, and
leadership courses at
Southern Methodist
University in
Dallas. He
is a graduate of the
United States Military
Academy at West Point
and holds a MS-EE
degree from Washington
University in St.
Louis. He currently
serves as the Vice
President of Education
for the IEEE
Technology and
Engineering Management
Society.
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| Date & Time: |
Thursday,
April 20 2023 : networking at 6:30 p.m.,
business and program from 6:00 to 7:30
p.m. |
| Location: |
Zoom login information
will be sent about 20 hours before the
meeting.
|
| Map: |
Click
to see map location
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| Cost: |
|
| Reservations: |
Please click Reservations link
at top of form to register.
|
| For more information. |
If you are interested in professional career
development and cross-training in varied technical
fields, please consider joining the Central Texas
Consultants Network. And bring a colleague!
Presentation materials, if available, may be
obtained after the meeting through the Past Meetings page.
Other meetings and events of
interest:
To view complete details for
this event, click here to view the announcement
TECO-Westinghouse
Plant Tour
(PI)2,
Joint Chapter of PES/IES/IAS/PELS/PSES is
sponsoring a TECO-Westinghouse Plant Tour.
We are pleased to invite you to join us for a
plant tour on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at 7:00 PM at
the TECO-Westinghouse facility. This will be an
exciting opportunity to see our state-of-the-art
machine production line and witness our innovative
manufacturing processes. These high-quality
machines are used to drive pumps, fans,
compressors, rolling mills, grinders, crushers,
and a variety of other rugged applications. These
motors and generators are utilized in petroleum,
chemical, pulp, paper, mining, marine propulsion,
steel, electric utility, and other industries
throughout the world.
During the tour, you will have the chance to
learn about the company's history, mission, and
vision for the future. You will also have the
opportunity to meet with knowledgeable staff and
ask any questions you may have about their
products, services, operations, and applications.
Please note that due to safety concerns, all
attendees must wear appropriate personal
protective equipment (PPE), including closed-toe
shoes and safety glasses. We will provide the
necessary PPE if you do not have your own.
To confirm your attendance, please RSVP by Sunday, May 7,
2023, at 8:00 PM by registering in
vTools. Must
be 12 years or older to attend.
We look forward to welcoming you to the facility
and sharing our passion for technical learning and
manufacturing excellence.
Best regards,
Contact:
James Mercier, Evan
Rogers, Eric
Meier, or Steve
Pearson; for additional information.
Date and Time
- Date: 09 May 2023
- Time: 07:00 PM to 08:00 PM
- All times are (UTC-06:00) Central Time (US
& Canada)
 Add Event to
Calendar
Location
- 5100 N. IH-35,
- Round Rock, Texas
- United States 78681
- Building: TECO-Westinghouse
Hosts
Registration
- Starts 08 April 2023 02:27 AM
- Ends 07 May 2023 08:00 PM
- All times are (UTC-06:00) Central Time (US
& Canada)
- No Admission Charge
Agenda
7:00 PM: Check-in
7:10 PM: Safety Briefing
7:15 PM: Tour Begins
8:15 PM: Wrap Discussions
This a great opportunity to
network, share application stories, and
learn what makes TECO-Westinghouse
different.
Free IEEE-USA Webinars
IEEE-USA's
webinars are designed to help you find your next
job, elevate your career, negotiate your salary,
understand workplace ethics, develop soft skills
and more.
How to Vet a
Company and Take the Right Offer
It's likely with a hot skill
set, you'll end up with at least two or
three offers in 2023, but how do you know
which one is the best for you?
Elizabeth Lions will join us for our final "How to Find a New Job
in 2023 Series" webinar and
outline critical steps to take before
accepting any offer, to ensure you have the
right job in front of you. She will also
help you answer questions around salary
expectations in job interviews, explain
total compensation and perks you can ask for
- and get - in this market.
Alliance of IEEE Consultants
Network (AICN) Newsletter
IEEE
1st Qtr 2023 AICN Newsletter
Mar 16, 2023 Meeting - Zoom
Meeting Only
Presentation slides
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| Topic: |
RISC-V an Unlimited Future
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| Abstract: |
RISC-V is rapidly becoming one of the most widely deployed
Instruction Set Architectures in the world. In this talk
Drew Barbier, SiFive's Senior Director of Product
Management, will introduce RISC-V and explain why it has
become so successful in the industry and about SiFive, a
company that was founded by the inventors of RISC-V and
who are leaders in the RISC-V community.
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| Speaker: |
Drew Barbier, Senior Director of
Product Management, SiFive
email: drew@sifive.com
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| Speaker's bio |
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Drew Barbier
has worked in the Semiconductor
industry for over 15 years in a number of
engineering and customer-facing roles. Drew
joined SiFive in early 2017 and currently is
Senior Director of Product Management
responsible for SiFive’s RISC-V Core IP
portfolio.
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| Date & Time: |
Thursday, Mar 16 2023 :
networking at 6:00 p.m., business and program from 6:30 to
8:00 p.m. |
| Location: |
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| Map: |
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to see map location
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| Cost: |
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| Reservations: |
Please click Reservations link at top of form
to register.
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| For more information. |
If you are interested in professional career development and
cross-training in varied technical fields, please consider joining
the Central Texas Consultants Network. And bring a colleague!
Presentation materials, if available, may be obtained after the
meeting through the Past Meetings page.
Other meetings and events of interest:
Technology Advisors
Group:
Come to TAG’s
Mar 24th meeting from 8:00-9:00am.
Topic: How the Metaverse
will revolutionize education
Speaker: Matthew Hightower,
CEO of Class2Class
Registration
and more information: https://www.tagaustin.org/
IEEE-USA Free Financial Literacy Webinar
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This session will cover multiple aspects of managing your
personal finances including spending, goal setting,
understanding your credit score, and managing debt.
Alliance
of IEEE Consultants Network (AICN) Newsletter
IEEE
4th Qtr AICN Newsletter
Feb 16, 2023
Meeting - Zoom Meeting Only
---> Please note this
month's meeting is on the 3rd Thurs <---
Of interest to
consultants:
In today's economic environment,
asset and income protection is more important
than ever. Please join Graham Fuller from AMBA
as he leads a conversation about how to protect
your assets and income by leveraging Life and
Disability and other forms of insurance to help
ensure that the life you have created for you
and your loved ones remains secure in the event
of the unexpected.
| Topic: |
2023 Investment Market
Outlook
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| Abstract: |
Inflation and high interest
rates had been carried over from 2022 to
2023. We started 2023 with a number of
big tech companies announced layoff.
Recession is being discussed and planned
in most business board rooms. How is the
investment market for 2023?
Mr. William B Greiner
will be reviewing economic, market and
fiscal trends for 2023. He will be
providing information on key metrics and
news headlines that support their
outlook for 2023. Bill will also share
their thoughts around the individual
market sectors and provide insight on
their valuations.
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| Speaker: |
William B Greiner of
Mariner Wealth Advisors.
email:
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| Speaker's bio |
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William B.
Greiner, CFA, is the chief
economist of Mariner Wealth
Advisors (MWA). Bill drives the
economic and capital markets
outlook for the firm and
supports the investment team
with tactical asset allocation
decisions. His capital markets
and investment experience span
nearly 40 years.
Prior to joining
MWA, he was chief investment
officer and president of Scout
Investments, where he was
directly responsible for the
Scout Investments Global Equity
investment process. Bill started
with Scout’s parent company,
UMB, in 1999. During his time
with UMB, he was the chief
investment officer of UMB Bank
and was responsible for all UMB
portfolio managers. He also
served as chairman of the UMB
Asset Allocation and Large Cap
Equity Strategy Committees.
Before joining UMB, Bill worked
for Northern Trust Company in
Chicago.
Bill has a
bachelor’s degree in economics
and finance from Washburn
University in Topeka, Kansas. He
is a member of the CFA Institute
and the Kansas City CFA Society.
*Mariner Wealth
Advisors (“MWA”), is an SEC
registered investment adviser
with its principal place of
business in the State of Kansas.
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| Date & Time: |
Thursday,
Feb
16 2023 : networking at 6:00 p.m.,
business and program from 6:30 to 8:00
p.m. |
| Location: |
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| Map: |
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to see map location
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| Cost: |
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| Reservations: |
Please click Reservations link
at top of form to register.
|
| For more information. |
If you are interested in professional career
development and cross-training in varied technical
fields, please consider joining the Central Texas
Consultants Network. And bring a colleague!
Presentation materials, if available, may be
obtained after the meeting through the Past Meetings page.
Other meetings and events of
interest:
Technology Advisors Group:
Come
to TAG’s Feb 24th meeting from 8:00-9:00am.
Details will be available soon.
Registration
and more information: https://www.tagaustin.org/
Alliance of IEEE Consultants
Network (AICN) Newsletter
IEEE 4th Qtr AICN Newsletter
November 17, 2022
Meeting
Presentation video
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| Registration: |
Please
--> register
here <-- to
receive information to the Zoom
meeting.
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|
| Topic: |
INDEPENDENT
FOR LIFE --
Homes and
Neighborhoods for an Aging
America
|
| Abstract: |
When
you eventually retire, do you
want to age independently in your
own home and neighborhood? Staying
home and aging in place
is most people's preference,
but most American housing
and communities are not adapted
to the needs of older people.
And with the fastest population
growth among people over 65, finding
solutions for successful
aging is important,
not just for individual
families, but for our whole society.
This talk covers a wide range
of smart solutions, including
adapting technology, remodeling
current housing, building new
homes for accessibility and
safety, retrofitting
existing neighborhoods to add
needed services and amenities,
and planning
new communities that work well
for people of all ages.
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| Speaker: |
Wayne
Caswell, founder
of Modern Health Talk
email:
WayneCaswell@mHealthTalk.com
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| Speaker's bio |
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Wayne Caswell
is a
retired IBM technologist,
futurist, market strategist,
consumer advocate, and
founder of Modern Health
Talk (mhealthtalk.com).
After 30 years at IBM, he
established CAZITech
Consulting, held leadership
roles in industry groups
developing Wireless and Home
Gateway standards,
served on the FCC Consumer
Advisory Committee,
successfully lobbied the
Texas legislature to protect
the rights of municipalities
to install public Wi-Fi
networks, and co-founded a
nonprofit homeowner advocacy
group to enact new consumer
protection laws
and abolish an
abusive state
agency. After that he
founded Modern Health Talk
to add perspective to the
issues of independent living
and health care policy.
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| Date & Time: |
Thursday,
November 17 2022 : networking at 6:00
p.m., business and program from 6:30 to
8:30 p.m. |
| Location: |
Zoom login information
will be sent about 20 hours before the
meeting.
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| Cost: |
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| Reservations: |
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| For more information. |
October 20, 2022
Meeting -
Live
Meeting at Asian American Resource Center
and also on Zoom
---> Please note this
month's meeting is both live in person and
virtual on Zoom.
It will be on the 3rd Thursday this month.
<---
Please excuse the small font below, to
register for this event, please
go here.
| Registration: |
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--> register
here <-- to
receive information to the Zoom
meeting.
|
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| Topic: |
Extreme Value
Analysis
|
| Abstract: |
Extreme Value
Analysis (EVA) is a statistical
methodology for making inferences
about rare events, typically ones that
can result in severe consequences,
such as extreme weather, financial
risks, material/equipment failures,
epidemics, solar cycles, insurance
losses, and much more. This talk will
provide an introduction to EVA,
including the theoretical basis for
it, a demonstration of EVA
computations using Python and R, and
specific examples of its use in
practice.
|
| Speaker: |
Al Reich
email: al.reich@gmail.com
|
| Speaker's bio |
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Al Reich’s area of
specialty is probability &
mathematical statistics. Al
worked in industry for his
entire career (40+ years) in the
area of scientific computing,
including Space Shuttle onboard
& ground navigation
analyses, machine reasoning for
automated planning, resolution
enhancement technologies, such
as optical proximity correction,
for semiconductor manufacturing,
and machine learning for
cyber-security. Al retired in 2017
and spends his time painting,
computing, and e-biking. (More
at https://linktr.ee/alreich)
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| Date & Time: |
Thursday,
October 20 2022 : networking at 6:00 p.m.,
business and program from 6:30 to 8:30
p.m. |
| Location: |
Zoom login information
will be sent about 20 hours before the
meeting.
|
| Map: |
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to see map location
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| Cost: |
|
| Reservations: |
Please click Reservations link
at top of form to register.
|
| For more information. |
If you are interested in professional career
development and cross-training in varied technical
fields, please consider joining the Central Texas
Consultants Network. And bring a colleague!
Presentation materials, if available, may be
obtained after the meeting through the Past Meetings page.
IEEE Day - Oct 4, 2022 -
DL Prof. Atiquzzaman on "Connecting Space Assets
to the Internet: Challenges and Solutions"
Register Below:
https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/325408
Austin ComSoc/SP/CtSoc and Computer/EMBS
joint chapters would like to invite
you to attend a special VDL talk on
"Connecting
Space Assets to the Internet: Challenges and
Solutions”
Speaker:
Prof.
Mohammed Atiquzzaman, Ph.D. (Oklahoma)
Abstract
Data communications between Earth and devices
on spacecraft, such as satellites, have
traditionally been carried out through dedicated
links. Shared links using Internet
Protocol-based communication offers a number of
advantages over dedicated links. The movement of
devices on spacecrafts however gives rise to
mobility management issues.
This talk will discuss various mobility
management solutions for extending the Internet
connection to devices on the spacecraft.
The talk will provide an overview of the
network layer based solution being developed by
the Internet Engineering Task Force and compare
it with the transport layer-based solution that
has been developed at the University of Oklahoma
in conjunction with the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration. Network in motion is an
extension of the host mobility protocols for
managing the mobility of networks which are in
motion, such as those in airplanes and trains.
The application of networks in motion will be
illustrated for terrestrial and space
environments.
Bio
Mohammed Atiquzzaman obtained his M.S. and
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Electronics
from the University of Manchester (UK) in 1984
and 1987, respectively. He currently holds
the Edith J Kinney Gaylord Presidential
professorship in the School of Computer Science
at the University of Oklahoma.
Dr. Atiquzzaman is the Editor-in-Chief of the
Journal of Networks and Computer Applications,
the founding Editor-in-Chief of Vehicular
Communications, and serves/served on the
editorial boards of many journals including IEEE
Communications Magazine, Real Time Imaging
Journal, International Journal of Communication
Networks and Distributed Systems and Journal of
Sensor Networks and International Journal of
Communication Systems. He co-chaired the IEEE
High Performance Switching and Routing Symposium
(2003, 2011), IEEE Globecom and ICC (2014, 2012,
2010, 2009, 2007, 2006), IEEE VTC (2013)
and the SPIE Quality of Service over Next
Generation Data Networks conferences (2001,
2002, 2003). He was the panels co-chair of
INFOCOM’05, and is/has been on the program
committee of many conferences such as INFOCOM,
Globecom, ICCCN, ICCIT, Local Computer Networks,
and serves on the review panels at the National
Science Foundation.
Dr. Atiquzzaman received IEEE Communication
Society's Fred W. Ellersick Prize, IEEE
Distinguished Technical Achievement Award, IEEE
Satellite Communications Technical Contribution
Award, and NASA Group Achievement Award for
"outstanding work to further NASA Glenn Research
Center's effort in the area of Advanced
Communications/Air Traffic Management's Fiber
Optic Signal Distribution for Aeronautical
Communications" project. He is the co-author of
the book “Performance of TCP/IP over ATM
networks” and has over 350 refereed
publications, available at www.cs.ou.edu/~atiq.
His current research interests are in areas of
transport protocols, wireless and mobile
networks, ad hoc networks, satellite networks,
power-aware networking, and optical
communications. His research has been funded by
National Science Foundation (NSF), National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
U.S. Air Force, Cisco, Honeywell, Oklahoma
Department of Transportation and Oklahoma
Highway Safety Office.
Light refreshments will be provided
This session will be in-person.
However, Zoom may be issued.
For any additional information, please send an
email to
F. Behmann at f.behmann@ieee.org
September 29, 2022
Meeting - Virtual Meeting
| Topic: |
Venture
Capital |
| Abstract: |
Venture Capital provides
the fuel that propels almost all
technical innovation brought to market
since 1950’s. Yet, back when we were in
little geek school, no one taught us
anything about it.
Learn how the high-tech
VC world emerged from low-tech whalers,
how startups are funded, and how you can
leverage emerging tech in your current
role.
|
| Speaker: |
Mark Campbell
email: mcollins2@austin.rr.com
|
| Speaker's bio |
|
Mark Campbell
, Chief
Innovation Officer at EVOTEK,
derives insights from the
venture and startup communities
to enable technical executives
to identify, evaluate and
leverage emerging technologies.
His 30 years of US and
international experience allow
him to cut through the buzzwords
in his frequent presentations,
webinars, articles and podcasts.
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| Date & Time: |
Thursday,
September 29 2022 : networking at 6:00
p.m., business and program from 6:30 to
8:30 p.m. |
| Location: |
Zoom login information
will be sent about 20 hours before the
meeting.
|
| Map: |
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| Cost: |
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| Reservations: |
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| For more information. |
August 18, 2022
Meeting - Live Meeting at Asian American
Resource Center and also on Zoom
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month's meeting is both live and on Zoom
<---
Please excuse the small font below, to
register for this event, please
go here.
Of interest to
consultants:
Patent
Searching
(Wednesday, 17 August 2022 - 2 PM
ET)
Before
you file your patent application, you need to
conduct a prior art search. Learn to search
databases used by patent examiners. This
session will cover essential questions,
including:
- What
are the benefits of searching?
- Where
can you search?
- When
should you search?
- How
do you search using USPTO search tools?
This
session will be useful for inventors,
entrepreneurs, and those who have a beginning
to intermediate knowledge of patents and would
like to learn more about patent searching.
Ultimate
Upgrade Essentials: Self-Assessment
(Friday, 26 August 2022 - 2 PM
ET)
Philosophers from Socrates to
Sun Tzu have stressed the importance of
knowing yourself – your strengths, your
limitations and your inner ambitions are key
components in a fulfilled career. These
self-assessments are invaluable resources that
can accentuate your strengths and mitigate
your weaknesses. In this discussion, we will
use a combination of commonly available tools
to give you insight to plan the future
upgrades of your career.
| Registration: |
Please
--> register
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receive information to the Zoom
meeting as well as to attend the
live meeting.
|
|
| Topic: |
The Golden Age
of Semiconductors, 1970-2000
|
| Abstract: |
Mike will give a brief
history of Motorola, with a focus on the
Semiconductor Sector in the 70’s, 80’s
and 90’s.” He will touch on the
interaction of Customer Need, Market
Opportunity, Competition, Technology
Development and Engineering innovation
in wafer process technology, Mask
making, Design CAD tools and
manufacturing tools. Technology progress
started from logic gates to integrated
circuits, custom design IC to
application specific IC, FPGA, general
purpose MCU, DSP and basic functional
blocks such as A/D, D/A, PLL, RTC
leading to system chip. The 3 C Market
(Consumer, Computing and Communication)
provided high volume demand, drove the
learning curve to increase performance
and lowering the product costs. The
increase of the automotive
market using more
electronic contents drove high quality
and reliable products.
|
| Speaker: |
Mike Collins
email: mcollins2@austin.rr.com
|
| Speaker's bio |
|
Mike Collins joined
Motorola semiconductor in 1978
as a Field Applications Engineer
in Houston. In 1982 he moved to
Austin and into the factory in
1989 as the Digital Signal
Processing Marketing Manager.
After that he became a Project
Manager in the Research and
Development department.
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| Date & Time: |
Thursday,
August 18 2022 : networking at 6:00 p.m.,
business and program from 6:30 to 8:30
p.m. |
| Location: |
- Asian American
Resource Center (AARC)
- 8401 Cameron Road
Austin, TX
- Austin , Texas
- United States 78754
- Building: Community
Room
- Room Number: Classroom
#8
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| Map: |
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| Cost: |
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| Reservations: |
Please click Reservations link
at top of form to register.
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| For more information. |
July 13, 2022
Meeting - Live Meeting at Asian American
Resource Center and also on Zoom
---> Please note this
month's meeting is both live and on Zoom
Also note that this month's meeting is on the
2nd Wed instead of the 3rd<---
Of interest to
consultants:
| Registration: |
Please
--> register
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receive information to the Zoom
meeting as well as to attend the
live meeting.
|
|
| Topic: |
The next
engineering approach to Source Science
Technology
|
| Abstract: |
Can you imagine what it
was like to be an engineer before
electricity/magnetism concepts,
components and equipment were common
place? That same kind of frontier
engineering is happening in quantum
computing and AI development. I will
discuss what is happening right now in
the development process to support
source science technology. This talk
will describe facets of the technology
that is similar to and different from
convention electrical engineering, and
how intuition plays into this work. I
will use examples of this based on my
recent work developing the WISH unit
(World Integrity Space Harmonizer) with
the primary inventor. I have started a
company www.CoherentSpaces.life based
on this product development and
deployment. Be sure to join this meeting
for the cutting edge of deep frontier
development and challenge your outdated
classical world view.
|
| Speaker: |
Doug Matzke
email: doug@matxkefamily.net
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| Speaker's bio |
|
Dr Doug Matzke
is one of very few who has a
mind that inhales complex topics
like quantum computing,
entanglement theory, Higgs boson
and hyper-dimensional math. Doug
has been awarded nine patents
and his longtime interest in
quantum computing, energy,
consciousness and metaphysics
has led to the publication of
"Deep Reality: Why Source
Science May Be The Key To
Understanding Human Potential"
written with now deceased
physics icon Dr. William Tiller.
This book is essentially the
roadmap and a business plan for
the new www.CoherentSpaces.life company.
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| Date & Time: |
Wednesday,
July 13 2022 : networking at 6:00 p.m.,
business and program from 6:30 to 8:30
p.m. |
| Location: |
- Asian American
Resource Center (AARC)
- 8401 Cameron Road
Austin, TX
- Austin , Texas
- United States 78754
- Building: Community
Room
- Room Number: Classroom
#8
|
| Map: |
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to see map location
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| Cost: |
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| Reservations: |
Please click Reservations link
at top of form to register.
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| For more information. |
June 22, 2022
Meeting - Live Meeting at Asian American
Resource Center and also on Zoom
---> Please note this
month's meeting is both live and on Zoom
Also note that this month's meeting is on the
4th Wed instead of the 3rd<---
Of interest to
consultants:
| Registration: |
Please
--> register
here <-- to
receive information to the Zoom
meeting as well as to attend the
live meeting.
|
|
| Topic: |
Seeing
Red - The James Webb Space
Telescope
|
| Abstract: |
The JWST is a new space telescope
observatory has been built and
recently launched. This portends an
exciting new capability to enable
science discoveries from the Solar
System to the edge of the Universe.
The JWST and its instruments are
sensitive to near and mid infrared
wavelengths. The motivation for
choosing these bands and expected
types of science available will be
discussed. The science results are
not available yet as the instrument
commissioning is currently in
progress so this talk will focus on
some of the technologies and design
of this latest and largest aperture
space telescope ever launched.
|
| Speaker: |
Clyde Springen
email: springen@sbcglobal.net
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| Speaker's bio |
|
Clyde Springen is a retired software, systems and electrical engineer, an Adjunct Professor of Astronomy & Engineering.
He was privileged to have a 47 year career as an engineer and teacher. Engineering
alumnus of Texas Instruments, Lockheed Missiles and Space, Northrop Grumman and
Textron. Primary technology areas in Engineering were in Artificial Intelligence –
robotics, machine vision, and expert planning systems, tracking and data fusion, and
in Astronomy - photometry analysis and galactic simulation. Worked on applications
including surface systems for missiles and rockets, conveyor belt robot and vision
systems, automated test systems and corps level army battle planning systems. Some
highlights include creating a rule-based countdown sequencer for NASA, developing
an innovative state-machine based application programming language for robots resulting in two
patents and developing a fault-isolation sub-system to diagnose failure in digital circuit cards. As a
teacher at Austin Community College taught Introduction to Engineering, Solar System and Stellar
Astronomy courses. Also obtained a NASA grant to incorporate satellite telemetry into engineering
curriculum.
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| Date & Time: |
Wednesday,
June 22 2022 : networking at 6:00 p.m.,
business and program from 6:30 to 8:30
p.m. |
| Location: |
- Asian American
Resource Center (AARC)
- 8401 Cameron Road
Austin, TX
- Austin , Texas
- United States 78754
- Building: Community
Room
- Room Number: Classroom
#8
|
| Map: |
Click
to see map location
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| Cost: |
|
| Reservations: |
Please click Reservations link
at top of form to register.
|
| For more information. |
If you are interested in professional career
development and cross-training in varied technical
fields, please consider joining the Central Texas
Consultants Network. And bring a colleague!
Presentation materials, if available, may be
obtained after the meeting through the Past Meetings page.
Other meetings and events of
interest:
Technology Advisors Group: How
Austin's Autonomy Institute is
Enabling Super Intelligence to Solve
Hard Systems Problems
Come
to TAG’s June 24th meeting from 0800 to 0900
where Jeff
DeCoux, Chairman of
Austin's Autonomy Institute, will
present "How
Austin's Autonomy Institute is Enabling
Super Intelligence to Solve Hard Systems
Problems".
Registration
and more information: https://www.tagaustin.org/
Tue, 14 June
2022, 7-9pm PDT
Held annually since
August 1989, HOT CHIPS has become an
important tech symposium for the
semiconductor industry’s high-performance
processors and ICs. In light of advances
in the industry over the past year, this
presentation will describe many of last
year’s important announcements, what has
happened in the industry since that time,
and what is expected at this year’s
gathering – including the following:
- Processor
architectures geared toward AI and
machine learning
- The trend toward 3D
chip architectures to overcome current
limitations
- Maturing chiplet
standardization, including the Universal
Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) spec
which standardizes die-to-die
interconnects
- AI and machine
learning inside EDA itself for boosting
chip floor plans
- The expanding
importance of Compute Express Link (CXL)
for CPU-to-memory connections
- Special purpose data
center, cloud and edge computing
technologies
 About the
speaker, Sharan
Kalwani of DataSwing Corp.
Sharan Kalwani is
co-founder of DataSwing Corp., and is an
Adjunct Faculty member of Oakland
University in Michigan. He has been an
industry technology specialist for over 25
years, and has degrees in both Engineering
and Computer Science. Sharan has spoken at
numerous industry events, including the
ACM/IEEE Supercomputing Conference, HPC
Advisory Council, and SIAM Conference on
Imaging Science where he has delivered
tutorials, led workshops, and chaired
Birds-of-a-Feather (BoF) sessions.
Sharan is
an IEEE Senior Member, is active in the
Computer, Education and and Vehicular
Technology Societies, and is an ACM
member. He is an emeritus member of the
Michigan UNIX/user group (mug.org, the
oldest of the *nix user groups), and also
leads the SIG-Linux section of SEMCO. He
has published one book and is now working
on his second. His many awards include the
IEEE Region 4 Jack Sherman Outstanding
Member award and the Southeastern Michigan
Section Robert Neff Outstanding member award.
Thu, 16 June
2022, Noon-1pm PDT
While the emphasis for autonomous vehicle
(AV) design has long been focused on getting
the technology to work well in everyday
situations, safety remains a significant
hurdle for widespread deployment – but
achieving safety for life-critical systems
requires much more work. While safety
encompasses correct operation for the mundane,
it also requires special attention to
mitigating the risk presented by rare but
high-consequence potential-loss events.
This talk will cover some history of AV
development and safety at the Carnegie Mellon
National Robotics Engineering Center that has
led to the development of the ANSI/UL 4600
standard for autonomous vehicle safety. Also
covered will be activities specific to safety
engineering, why a heavy tail distribution of
rare events makes ensuring safety so
difficult, why brute force road testing won’t
ensure safety, and the emergence of safety
assurance cases as the approach of choice for
AV safety.
 About
the
speaker, Prof.
Philip Koopman of Carnegie
Mellon
UniversityProf.
Philip Koopman
is an
internationally
recognized
expert on
Autonomous
Vehicle (AV)
safety whose
work in that
area spans
over 25 years.
He is also
actively
involved with
AV policy and
standards, as
well as more
general
embedded
system design
and software
quality. Dr.
Koopman’s
pioneering
research work
includes
software
robustness
testing and
runtime
monitoring of
autonomous
systems to
identify how
they break and
how to fix
them. He also
has extensive
experience in
software
safety and
software
quality across
numerous
transportation,
industrial,
and defense
application
domains
including
conventional
automotive
software and
hardware
systems.Phil
was the
principal
technical
contributor to
the UL 4600
standard for
autonomous
system safety
issued in
2020. He is a
faculty member
of the
Carnegie
Mellon
University ECE
department
where he
teaches
software
skills for
mission-critical
systems. In
2018, Phil was
awarded the
prestigious
IEEE-SSIT Carl
Barus Award
for
outstanding
service in the
public
interest for
his work in
promoting
automotive
computer-based
system safety.
He is an IEEE
Senior Member,
ACM Senior
Member, and
SAE Member.
June
2022 -- PPCS - Analysis and Learnings from
Cyber-Attacks on Nine Well Known Companies
At a rapid pace, cloud computing has
transformed business and government.
The development of the cloud service model
provides business-supporting technology faster
than ever before. The shift from traditional
client/server to service-based models is
transforming the way IT departments plan,
design and deploy new applications.
However, cloud computing advances have also
created
new security vulnerabilities.
In this talk, for nine well known companies
we will explore attack detail, technical and
business impacts as well as how they could
have been prevented by the nine companies.
Date and Time
- Date: 16 Jun 2022
- Time: 06:00 PM to 07:30 PM
- All times are (UTC-07:00) Mountain Time
(US & Canada)
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Location
This is a virtual meeting.
Registration is required.
The meeting will be recorded.
Hosts
Registration
- Starts 01 June 2022 11:00 AM
- Ends 15 June 2022 12:00 AM
- All times are (UTC-07:00) Mountain Time
(US & Canada)
- No Admission Charge
Alliance of IEEE Consultants
Network (AICN) Newsletter
IEEE
4th Qtr AICN Newsletter
May 18, 2022
Meeting - Live Meeting at Asian American
Resource Center and also on Zoom
---> Please note this
month's meeting is both live and on Zoom
<---
Of interest to
consultants:
A Chat With 3 IEEE
Independent Consultants
With the "Great
Resignation" upon us many IEEE members are
venturing out on their own into the gig economy.
IEEE has a vast array of independent consultants
who have already taken this same leap and they
want to share their knowledge and experience
with you. So have your questions ready and
please join us for this one-hour jam session
where three independent consultants will share
their know-how and knowledge on how they have
survived so long in the gig economy.
| Registration: |
Please
--> register
here <-- to
receive information to the Zoom
meeting as well as to attend the
live meeting.
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Presentation slides
Presentation
video
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| Topic: |
The
Future Of 3D
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| Abstract: |
Virtual worlds are
expanding and the future of human
interaction is now dependent on
reaching users on any screen.
Interaction in the metaverse on web3
and beyond is becoming a priority for
consumers and businesses alike.
A
faster 3D ecosystem with easier
and more versatile 3D content
creation platforms that can enable
User Generated Content at scale
with no-code tools. Design
software companies can benefit
from automation and audience
expansion to non-technical users
and brands can have more
interactive and immersive content
while users are actively
contributing. Maximizing usability
across platforms creates the
infrastructure needed for a
decentralized webiverse.
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| Speaker: |
Alex Porter
email: alex@modtechlabs.com
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| Speaker's bio |
Alex Porter is the CEO
and Co-Founder of Mod Tech Labs, an
AI-powered automation platform for
digital content creation. Starting
with a background in physical and
digital design while earning a
degree in Interior Design and
Construction Technology, her focus
over the last decade has been on
powering visual experiences using
emerging technologies— including AI,
XR, IoT, and 5G. She is a Forbes
NEXT 1000 Honoree, an Intel as a Top
Innovator since 2017, and an NVIDIA
Inception member. She was named the
2021 Woman’s Way Business Rising
Star and an Innovation Award winner
in 2019 and an honoree in 2020 by
the City of Austin. She is an
advocate for technologists working
to shape standards and educate on
the benefits of technology from
mentorship to regulations.
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| Date & Time: |
Wednesday,
May 18 2022 : networking at 6:00 p.m.,
business and program from 6:30 to 8:30
p.m. |
| Location: |
- Asian American
Resource Center (AARC)
- 8401 Cameron Road
Austin, TX
- Austin , Texas
- United States 78754
- Building: Community
Room
- Room Number: Classroom
#8
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April 20, 2022
Meeting - Live Meeting at Asian American
Resource Center and also on Zoom
---> Please note this
month's meeting is both live and on Zoom
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| Topic: |
Product
Safety Requirements in the US
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| Abstract: |
To understand how
the product safety requirements were
developed in the United States, the
history of the safety agencies will
be reviewed. Next, the regulations
for work place safety will be
explained. This will examine the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
that formed the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration (OSHA).
The development of the National
Recognized Testing Laboratories
(NRTL) will be covered. The
different test marks that are used
in the North America will be
discussed. How the National Electric
Code works with the requirements of
OSHA and Authority Having
Jurisdiction (AHJ) will be shown.
The place of standards in the
working of safety agencies will be
discussed.
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| Speaker: |
Charles Goertz
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| Speaker's bio |
Charles Goertz spent 6
years in the Navy’s Nuclear Power
Program. He was assigned to the USS
Kamehameha (SSBN 642) and the USS Pargo
(SSN-650) as an electronics technician.
After the Navy, he worked for Texas
Instruments Computer Division in
manufacturing and product engineering.
In 1986, he started working as a
compliance engineer at Texas
Instruments. Since then he has worked at
Dell Computer Corp., Eaton/CID, Alliant
Tech Systems and TUV Rheinland as a
compliance engineer. He has a BS in
Electrical Engineering from University
of Texas and he is a license
professional engineer.
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| Date & Time: |
Wednesday,
April 20, 2022 : networking at 6:00 p.m.,
business and program from 6:30 to 8:30
p.m. |
| Location: |
- Asian American
Resource Center (AARC)
- 8401 Cameron Road
Austin, TX
- Austin , Texas
- United States 78754
- Building: Community
Room
- Room Number: Classroom
#8
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| Map: |
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to see map location
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| Cost: |
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| Reservations: |
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at top of form to register.
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March 15, 2022 Meeting - Zoom
| Topic: |
Moore’s Law - Bent
not Broken |
| Abstract: |
Much
has been written about Moore’s Law.
This presentation is not another
revisitation of semiconductor scaling.
Moore’s Law has been responsible for
increased productivity and therefore
higher standards of living across the
globe. It is interesting to examine
the impending end of Moore’s Law and
what might replace it in the near term
and foreseeable future. This is a
highly speculative review of current
industry trends and potential Moore’s
Law extensions.
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| Speaker: |
Dennis Ferguson
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| Speaker's bio |
Dennis
Ferguson is a microwave/analog
engineer and a 50-years IEEE Life
Senior Member. Dennis spent the
majority of his career at Honeywell’s
research center in Minnesota where he
was involved in developing
MMICs/RFICs. In addition, he has been
involved in several startup companies
in Florida and Texas, one of which was
responsible for developing clockless
logic. Mr. Ferguson sold his last
startup company in 2014 and
subsequently semi·retired with a side
gig developing software for macOS/iOS
platforms.
He
holds eight patents and has
published or presented 38 papers
over the course of his career.
He
received his electrical engineering
degree at the University of Texas,
Austin in the mid 1970’s and his
graduate degree from the University
of Minnesota in the mid 1990’s.
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| Date & Time: |
Tuesday,
March 15, 2022 : networking at 6:00
p.m., business and program from 6:30 to
8:30 p.m. |
| Location: |
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| Map: |
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| Cost: |
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| Reservations: |
Please click Reservations link
above to register.
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| For more
information. |
February 15, 2022 Meeting - Zoom
| Registration: |
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Please
register
here to receive information
to the Zoom or WebEx meeting. |
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| Topic: |
2022
Investment Market Outlook |
| Abstract: |
2021 has gone through a
lot of changes. The Pandemic affected
the public health, world economy, job
market, and changed our life. The
quickly approved COVID-19 vaccines and
the push for vaccination did improve the
public health in the first 8 months of
2021. But the virus variants interrupted
the economy and growth momentum in the
second half of 2021. The inflation,
excessive money supply, worker shortage,
the supply chain and logistic issues
added to the complexity of the
investment market. With hot money and
additional new investors, the investment
market did end up with a double-digit
gain year.
Mr. Jeff Krumpelman will
be reviewing economic, market and fiscal
trends for 2022. He will provide
information on key metrics and news
headlines that support their outlook for
2022. Jeff will also share his
thoughts around the individual market
sectors and provide insight on their
valuations.
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| Speaker: |
Jeff Krumpelman, CFA
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| Speaker's bio |
Jeff Krumpelman is the
chief investment strategist of the
Mariner Wealth Advisors. He contributes
to decisions impacting strategies and
tactical allocation of portfolios at the
asset class level and also has the
responsibility of driving research,
portfolio construction and security
selection for large and mid- cap equity
strategies focused on U.S. Stocks. He
appeared regularly in the CNBC and
Bloomberg TV Network.
Jeff received his
MBA from Northwestern University and BA
from DePauw University.
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| Date & Time: |
Tuesday,
February 15, 2022 : networking at
6:00 p.m., business and program from 6:30
to 8:30 p.m. |
| Location: |
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| Cost: |
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Please click Reservations link
above to register.
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information. |
17
Billion Dollars!!! Really?
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1/18/2022
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Registration:
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The Austin local and National Newspapers,
both technical and popular, trumpet the
choice of Taylor TX for Samsung’s next
Semiconductor Factory. These
headlines almost always emphasize the bit
of information that the plant is expected
to cost 17 billion Dollars. That
is almost an unimaginable level of
expense, yet it is indicative of the cost
trends of the industry and the gradual
shifting of semiconductor manufacturing to
mega-plants, capable of the highest level
of integration and the largest wafers.
This talk will examine these cost
drivers and attempt to integrate their
effect to see just how big the number
gets! Expected
contributors on the process side are the
expected use of EUV lithography, leading
edge materials solutions such as copper
interconnect and high-k dielectric and
simply the increasing number of metal
layers required by advanced designs.
This is coupled however, with the
cost effects of the best practices for
semiconductor manufacturing:
The effect of 300mm tool cost,
the cost of facilities and power, and
possible choices made towards production
volume and tool redundancy.
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Speaker:
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Dr. Lawrence Larson
Email:
larry.larson@ieee.org
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Speaker's
Bio:
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Dr. Lawrence
Larson, is a retired Professor of
Practice in the Electrical
Engineering Program of the Ingram
School of Engineering at Texas State
University. He continues on a
part-time basis teaching
Semiconductor Device Physics and
Semiconductor Manufacturing to the
next generation.
Previously,
he had a 20 year career at SEMATECH
culminating as the Associate
Director of the Front End Processes
Division of SEMATECH. Key
achievements during that period were
the manufacturing improvement of
mega-volt and low energy ion
implanters, development of vertical
furnace technologies and early
materials development for high-k and
metal gate technologies.
Of
connected interest to the
presentation: Dr. Larson currently
serves as the Chair of the Central
Texas Section of the IEEE, leads the
CTS Student Activities effort, is
the faculty advisor for the Texas
State University Student Branch and
Chairs the CTS Electron Devices
Chapter. [Whew!]
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Date & Time:
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Tuesday, January 18,
2022, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
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Location:
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Zoom Meeting
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Map:
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Reservations:
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to receive information to the Zoom or
WebEx meeting.
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IEEE Central Texas
Consultant's Network and Life Member Affinity
Group Joint Meeting, Tuesday,
October 19th.
Please go to
the Reservations
link to register and receive
email instructions for these meetings.
If this is the first time you use Zoom or
WebEx please connect a few minutes early in
case you are prompted to download and install
an extension for your browser.
Notes:
Zoom meeting URL
information will be emailed to you 24
hours before the meeting.
The
Consultants Network will elect 2022 officers
in the business portion of the October
meeting.
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Position
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Incumbent
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Chair
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Luis
Basto
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Vice
Chair
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Jody
Everett
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Treasurer
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Jody
Everett
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Secretary
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Bill
Martino
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Program
Chair
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Open
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Webmaster
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Open
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Member
at Large
|
Kai Wong
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Member
at Large
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Sergio
Lieberman
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Nominate
yourself, or someone else, for any position
by sending an email to Luis Basto, lbasto@ieee.org.
Election date
and time: Tuesday, October 19th,
6:00pm
Wireless
Communications 2021: An Industry
Update
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10/19/2021
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Topic:
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Presentation
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The wireless industry is
currently undergoing the biggest
evolution in the last 10 years with
the development and deployment of
5G. But 5G is not the only new
technology emerging. New
standards like ORAN and WiFi6 are also
disrupting the entire ecosystem.
Add the infrastructure pressures
brought on by the global pandemic and
a shift to work from home, and it's
easy to say that this is one of the
most exciting times in history to be a
wireless engineer. This
presentation will give an overview of
where the industry is in the 5G roll
out, what is coming next for 5G, what
ORAN is and how it's changing our
networks, where WiFi6 fits into the
picture, and what areas lead
researchers are starting to explore
for 6G.
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Speaker:
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Sarah LaSelva,
Services
Marketing
Manager of Keysight
Technologies
Email:
sarah.laselva@keysight.com
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Speaker's
Bio:
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Sarah
is a services marketing manager
focused on services for wireless
infrastructure products and
solutions at Keysight
Technologies. Sarah has spent the
last 11 years working in the test
and measurement industry
concentrating on advanced wireless
communications, both studying and
promoting the latest wireless
technologies.
Prior to
joining Keysight, Sarah worked at
NI (National Instruments) as a
product marketing manager for the
software defined radio team where
she gained a deep knowledge of SDR
hardware, software, and wireless
communications.
Sarah’s
background is in microwave and
millimeter wave technology. She
has a BS in electrical engineering
from Texas Tech University.
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Date & Time:
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Tuesday, October 19,
2021, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
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Location:
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Zoom Meeting
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Map:
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Cost:
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Reservations:
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here to receive information to the
Zoom or WebEx meeting.
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For more information:
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Presentation
slides
» Presentation
video
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Notes:
Zoom meeting URL
information will be emailed to you 24
hours before the meeting.
Data
Science for Smart City
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9/22/2021
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Topic:
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In the coming years, new
technologies will begin deploying in
US cities nationwide, nearly all of
them relying on data and data
infrastructure to operate and be
managed well. This talk
describes some conversations Austin
City staff are having with our
universities, residents, school and
private sector to collaborate on being
intentional rather than reactive in
the face of this coming technology.
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Speaker:
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Dr. Ted Lehr
Email:
data.austintexas.gov
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Speaker's
Bio:
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Ted Lehr
Dr.
Ted Lehr is a Data Architect with the
City of Austin, Texas facilitating
several university-industry-city
research, work force and pilot
collaborations. He is part of Austin
Innovation Office, reporting into the
city manager's chief of staff,
advising on technology, business
partnerships and open
data. Ted Dr. Lehr also
lectures in Computer Science at
Texas
State University he has
been recognized as an Outstanding
Part-Time Faculty or designated a
"Favorite Professor" several times.
Ted received his Ph. D in
Electrical and Computer Engineering
from Carnegie Mellon-University.
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Date & Time:
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Wednesday, September
22 2021, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
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Location:
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Zoom Meeting
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Map:
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Cost:
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Reservations:
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here to receive information to the
Zoom or WebEx meeting.
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Satellite
Consternations
Unintended Consequences of
Mega-Satellite Constellations on
Observational Astronomy
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8/17/2021
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Topic:
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Very large collections of
low Earth orbit (LEO) communications and
other satellites are currently being
launched and likely growing to number in
the 10s of thousands. Space X's Star
Link, One Web and Amazon's Project
Kuiper are examples of these
constellation developers. This fact is
likely to bring benefits to many people
who need access to internet
communications across the globe for
affordable prices. But there are
profound negative side effects on other
activities including aesthetic and
observational ground-based astronomy and
others who appreciate and value the
starry sky. These issues have led to
active efforts both from the
professional astronomical and satellite
operator communities to cooperatively
address the problems associated with
these systems.
This talk will review some
of the main issues confronting astronomy
and other groups and work that has been
done so far in characterizing and
mitigating the adverse effects of these
constellations. In particular some of
the results of two workshops held by the
National Science Foundation (NSF) and
American Astronomical Society (AAS) in
2020/21 - SATCON1 and SATCON2 will be
reviewed.
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Speaker:
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Clyde Springen
Email:
springen@sbcglobal.net
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Speaker's
Bio:
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Clyde Springen
is
a retired software, electrical and
systems engineer and educator who
spent the majority of his career in
aerospace in the defense and space
industries. This included positions at
Texas Instruments, Lockheed Missiles
and Space, Northrup Grumman and
TEXTRON. In addition to full-time
industry work he also taught
transferable college credit courses in
Solar System and Stellar astronomy and
Introduction to Engineering and
Circuits courses as an Adjunct
Professor of Astronomy and Engineering
at Austin Community College. Clyde is
a life member of the IEEE
and serves as secretary to the life
members group in Austin.
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Date & Time:
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Tuesday, August 17
2021, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
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Location:
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WebEx Meeting
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Reservations:
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here to receive information to the
WebEx meeting.
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slides
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MRAM,
A New Memory Technology
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7/20/2021
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Magnetoresistive Random
Access Memory (MRAM) technology was
introduced into the market last decade
in the form of Toggle MRAM. Spin
Transfer Torque (STT) MRAM, the next
generation of Magnetic Tunnel Junction
(MTJ) based memory, has now become
available offering higher density and
bandwidth. This talk will cover the
device and design fundamentals,
associated challenges, and the outlook
of this evolving MTJ based memory.
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Speaker:
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Syed M. Alam, PhD,
Everspin Technologies,
Inc.
Email:
syed.m.alam@everspin.com
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Speaker's
Bio:
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Syed M. Alam
is currently the Sr.
Director of Design engineering at
Everspin Technologies leading the
design functional areas for embedded
and standalone STT-MRAM. He has worked
on various aspects of design including
bitcell, array circuits, architecture,
and new product introduction
supporting test and DDR high-speed
characterization for STT-MRAM. Dr. Alam received his
BS degree in Electrical Engineering
from UT Austin in 1999, MS and PhD
degrees in Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science from MIT in 2001 and
2004, respectively. He has
mentored/co-advised 5 PhD students for
research on 3D integration and
logic-in-memory architecture. Dr. Alam has over 90
issued US patents, and multiple
journal/conference publications.
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Date & Time:
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Tuesday, July 20
2021, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
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Location:
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Zoom Meeting
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here to receive information to the
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Also on
IEEE Central Texas Section Meetup
Upcoming
meetings of interest:
LinkedIn
and Standing Out (IEEE-USA Free Live Stream
Webinar)
The
marketplace is crowded. How will you
standout?
You have to be seen for what you bring to
table. You can do this by populating your
LinkedIn profile to achieve your desired
results. Yes, it involves some planning, work
and structure.
Let’s talk about it in this
webinar!
This
event is being brought to you in
partnership with the IEEE Region 5 Houston
Section
Register: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/275166
________________________________________________
The 2nd
Quarter 2021 AICN Newsletter is
now available for download.
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https://ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/AICN-Newsletter-Q2-2021.pdf
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IEEE Central Texas
Consultant's Network and Life Member Affinity
Group Joint Meeting, Tuesday, June 15th.
Note: This month's meeting will
be on Zoom.
Please go to the Reservations
links below to register and receive email
instructions for these meetings.
If this is the first time you use Zoom, please
connect a few minutes early in case you are
prompted to download and install an extension
for your browser.
Notes:
Classic
Car Restoration - System Approach
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6/15/2021
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Engineers like to get
their hands dirty and tinker with things
during weekends after a busy week in
order to relax. For retired
engineer Terry Lawell, it is natural for
him to spend more time on his hobby of
fixing and restoring his own sports car.
In this talk, he will tell his story of
accidentally jumping into a new business
of restoring and selling classic sports
car and his system engineering approach
to each unique project. Terry received
the joy of completing each project and a
little profit.
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Speaker:
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Terry Lawell
Email:
tlawell@austin.rr.com
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Speaker's
Bio:
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Terry Lawell
joined Sperry/Univac as
a Field Engineer in Houston after he
completed his US Air Force duty in
1966. He ventured into the main frame
computer field in Univac and Datapoint
till 1978. He joined Motorola
Semiconductor Austin in 1978 as
Product Proposal Engineer in the
Microprocessor Division. He later
joined the design team as System
Engineer and involved in developing
the 68XX family and later the RISC
Architecture 88K family Microprocessor
as well as R&D in Neural Network
and Vector computing. Terry moved to
AMD for a few years and then joined
Cadence in 2000 as consultant for
computer modeling and verification. He
then joined Verilab, another design
tools company in 2005. Terry retired
in 2010 from the chip related
industry. He was awarded 10 patents in
communications and microprocessor
architecture from his work at Motorola
(7) and AMD (3). His hobby after
retirement is to restore his old
sports car.
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Date & Time:
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Tuesday, June 15
2021, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
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Location:
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Zoom Meeting
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Map:
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Cost:
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Reservations:
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Please register
here to receive information to the
Zoom meeting.
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IEEE Central Texas
Consultant's Network and Life Member Affinity
Group Joint Meeting, Tuesday, Apr 20th.
Note: This month's meeting will
be on Zoom.
Please go to the Reservations
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Battery
Energy Storage Technology -- The
NEXUS of ALL Energy
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5/18/2021
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Energy is fundamental
to all human endeavor. Indeed, human
quality of life is directly correlated
to availability of energy. But, this
metric is changing, again, in dramatic
fashion. Previously unrelated energy
sectors (oil and electricity for
example) are becoming irreversibly
intertwined. “New energy” (e-frack
natural gas, solar and wind) are
already replacing “old energy”(coal,
and now oil). As clean technologies
work to displace the carbon intensive
incumbents, one technology stands at
the center of it all, allowing the
transition to proceed at scale, and
ushering in a new world of
possibilities: Battery Energy
Storage Technology – The Nexus of
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Thomas Ortman,
Voltabox of Texas, Inc., CTO
Email:
Tom.Ortman@voltabox.com
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Thomas Ortman is the CTO for Voltabox of
Texas, Inc., a subsidiary of
Germany-based Voltabox AG, a publicly
traded corporation, manufacturing
electro-mobility solutions with highly
engineered battery energy storage
systems (BESS). These systems are
applied in a broad cross-section of
industrial sectors from municipal buses,
mining, forklifts and agriculture to
locomotives and e-bikes, as well as to
stationary applications. Mr. Ortman
served as CEO of Voltabox of Texas, Inc.
from July 2018-July 2019.
Mr. Ortman was Founder,
President and CEO of Concurrent
Design, Inc., which was acquired by
Voltabox in March 2018. Founded in
1994, Concurrent Design was an
engineering consulting firm with core
skills in industrial product
development, manufacturing automation
and test equipment. With a focus on
the electronics, semiconductor and
clean technology market
segments. Mr. Ortman is a
mechanical engineer and an expert in
product design and development.
Thomas Ortman is active
in the Austin Tech community; Clean
Tech Leaders Roundtable, Clean Energy
Business Network, Founding Member and
Advisory Board Member, CleanTX;
Member, Austin Regional Manufacturers
Association (ARMA); Mentor, University
of Texas IC2, Austin Technology
Incubator, Texas Venture Mentor
Service (mentoring battery start-ups;
Member, Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL).
Prior roles include; Chairman,
Semiconductor Equipment and Materials
International (SEMI) Texas Chapter;
Founder, Solar Energy Entrepreneur
Network (SEEN), Advisor – Physical
Sciences for Central Texas Regional
Center of Innovation and
Commercialization (RCIC) of the Texas
Emerging Technology Fund (TETF);
Member, Greater Austin Chamber of
Commerce Clean Energy Council (GACC
CEC).
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2021, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
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Webinar for Consultants:
What Do
The Best Consultants
Do To Get Clients? (IEEE-USA Free
Livestream Webinar)
Consulting is a relationship business built on
trust. Consultants
build trust by focusing on displaying
credibility and providing value to clients even
before they become a client. But how does a consultant
connect with a potential client? How does a consultant
display credibility and build trust leading to a
potential client wanting the consultant's
help?
This session provides an overview of five
organic steps aimed at helping consultants
and contractors get clients. Walk away not only
with an overview of the steps but ideas to help
you with lead generation and on-going client
nurturing.
Members with specific
questions they'd like to have addressed may
contact Laura at Laura@lauraburford.com.
Software
Defined Radio (SDR) for
Amateur Radio (HAM)
Communication
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4/20/2021
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Amateur Radio or “HAM”
transceivers have typically been
large rectangular boxes with a
myriad switches, knobs and
meters. With the advent of
digital signal processing and other
technology available today, the
functions of yesteryear’s Ham radios
can be handled digitally including
the display and controls.
Software Defined Radios eliminate
the bulk and weight of traditional
transceivers. Some SDR’s are
connected to the internet and
perform the receive function
available to all including those
without a license due to the
“receive only” functionality.
Some SDR transceivers are also
available over the internet and
allow the licensed operator to
remotely control the functions of
the radio from anywhere they have an
internet connection. This presentation describes
the concept of the Software Defined
Radio and the application in HAM
radio. He will show what they look
like in comparison to traditional
equipment and will demonstrate the
functions of both a receiver as well
as a transceiver. There is
even a phone app that acts as an SDR
for licensed users!
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Speaker:
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Phil Bautista,
Bull Creek Data, Senior ITSM
Consultant
Email:
phil.t.bautista@gmail.com
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Speaker's
Bio:
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Phil
Bautista
is a Senior IEEE Member
whose Superpower is leading teams of
people with disparate backgrounds to
accomplish common goals. He
likens it to making “Stone Soup” where
you have none of the ingredients but
organize often antithetic resources to
align and achieve desired outcomes.
While he has been an individual
contributor building hardware to
interface flight controls for the
Apache helicopter to multi-ship
simulators, written code for a
bi-directional interface between the
F-16 triaxial data bus to a PC, some
of his most gratifying work has been
leading teams to bring ideas to life
such as the world’s first microprocessor
controlled SCUBA diving
computer. His work with NASA has
provided the opportunity to learn how
to pilot the Space Shuttle, develop
applications that manage exemptions to
work during missions, and even solve
complex issues without the ability to
touch a keyboard.
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Date & Time:
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Tuesday, Apr 20
2021, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
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IEEE Central Texas
Consultant's Network and Life Member Affinity
Group Joint Meeting, Tuesday, Mar 16th.
Note: This month's meeting will
be on Zoom.
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Notes:
- See Texas
Electric Power Crisis for a panel
discussion on the Texas Electric Power
Crisis.
Rolled
Ribbon - Hi-Power,
Hi-Capacity Li-ion
Batteries
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3/16/2021
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Over the past
twenty years, the demand for
Lithium-ion batteries has grown from
virtually zero to more than $55
billion. In the past fifteen years,
the high-power high-capacity segment
of the Lithium-ion battery
market has been growing
from zero to more than $45 billion.
Until now, Lithium-ion batteries
were based on the decades-old
cylindrical, pouch and prismatic
cell designs. These work well for
low-power low-capacity applications.
But they do not scale up well to
meet demands for increasing power
and capacity. Rolled-Ribbon®
is novel new technology that was
specifically developed to address
the scalability issues and to become
a new standard for high-power
high-capacity Lithium-ion batteries.
This presentation will introduce the
attendee to the new Rolled-Ribbon®
technology.
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Speaker:
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Joel Sandahl, President
and CEO, Rolled Ribbon Battery
Company, LLC.
Email:
joel.sandahl@rolled-ribbon.com
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Speaker's
Bio:
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Joel Sandahl
is the president and chief
executive officer of the Rolled-Ribbon
Battery Company LLC, a high-power
high-capacity Lithium-ion battery
manufacturer based in Austin, Texas.
He is the former vice president of
engineering for Valence Technology, a
Lithium-ion battery manufacturer. He
has served as a consultant to leading
worldwide Lithium-ion battery
manufacturers. For forty years, he has
been providing business and technology
leadership to companies, large and
small, in the development of
leading-edge products and technology,
including four successful start-up
companies that introduced industry
changing technologies. His innovative
work has resulted in eight patents
with additional patents still pending.
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Tuesday, March 16
2021, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
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IEEE Central Texas
Consultant's Network and Life Member Affinity
Group Joint Meeting, Tuesday, Feb 23rd.
Note: This month's meeting will be on Zoom.
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Notes:
- This meeting was postponed
from Feb 16th due to Texas ice storm/power
shutdowns.
- Click Texas
Electric Power Crisis for a panel
discussion on the Texas Electric Power Crisis.
2021
Investment and
Market Outlook
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2/23/2021
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2020
was
a very unusual year. The Pandemic
affected public health, the world
economy, our personal lives,
almost every business, and the
investment market. In these
early weeks of 2021, with approved
COVID-19 vaccines, we look forward
to improving public
health. The November
Presidential Election resulted a
switch of the ruling party,
bringing an expectation of change
in government policy in the next
four years. 2021 begins with
hope, and as of this writing the
market is up for the
year. Jeff
Krumpelman will review
economic, market and fiscal trends
for 2021. He will
provide information on key metrics
and news headlines that support
the outlook for
2021. Jeff will also
share thoughts around individual
market sectors and provide insight
on their valuations.
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Speaker:
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Jeff Krumpelman,
CFA, Mariner Wealth
Advisors
Email:
jeff.krumpelman@marinerwealthadvisors.com
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Speaker's
Bio:
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Jeff
Krumpelman is the chief investment
strategist of the Mariner Wealth
Advisors. He contributes to
decisions impacting strategies and
tactical allocation of portfolios at the
asset class level and also has the
responsibility of driving research,
portfolio construction and
security selection for large and mid cap equity
strategies focused on U.S. Stocks. Jeff has a
Bachelor of Arts degree in economics
from DePauw University
and a master’s degree in
management from the Kellogg Graduate
School of Management at Northwestern
University.
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Tuesday, February 23
2021, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
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The IEEE Central Texas Consultants
Network is an affinity group of the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
(IEEE) Region 5 Central Texas
Section.
Objective
The Consultants Network promotes the development
of members' careers through professional and
social networking, including publicizing members'
skills and sharing potential professional
opportunities, and supports the IEEE Central Texas
Section.
Meetings - General Information
The Consultants Network meets monthly. Except
when meeting jointly with other groups, the
Consultants Network meets on the fourth Wednesday
of each month. Meetings usually begin with
informal networking from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m.,
followed by presentations from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
by experts in technology, marketing, sales,
advertising, financial or legal needs of small
businesses and special needs of consultants.
IEEE Central Texas
Consultant's Network and Life Member Affinity
Group Joint Meeting, Tuesday, Jan 19th.
Note: This month's meeting will be on Zoom.
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Officers for 2021
term
Position
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Name
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Chairman
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Luis Basto
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Vice-Chair/Treasurer
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Jody Everett
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Secretary
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Bill Martino
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Member at
large
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Kai Wong
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Member at
large
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Sergio
Liberman
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Webmaster
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Open
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Program Chair
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Open
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Note:
What is
the Deep Reality
beneath Quantum
Computing?
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1/19/2021
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Quantum computing and
Quantum Physics contains important
concepts about how the world is built.
The fundamentals of the classical
world is bits with its mutually
exclusive 1/0 values. Quantum
computing is based on qubits that are
the superposition (or mixture) of two
classical bits, and this property
means that bits and probabilities are
fundamental to physics. Typically
these unique properties of
superposition and entanglement are
studied with complex mathematics, but
they can be learned conceptually,
which will be the basis of this gentle
introduction. His 2002 Ph.D. used
Geometric Algebra to represent quantum
computing, which produced interesting
predictions. Once these concepts are
understood that the universe is
fundamentally probabilistic and
informational then they will help
understand quantum weirdness. He will
also talk about the role of
observation and quantum measurement,
related to his new book
www.DeepRealityBook.com. The take away
from this talk is a better
appreciation of the spectacular nature
of how the universe is organized as
hyper-dimensional collections of bits,
qubits and ebits.
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Speaker:
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Doug Matzke
Email: matzke@ieee.org
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Speaker's
Bio:
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Dr. Matzke is a prolific scientist,
researcher, and presenter in his areas
of expertise about limits of
computation, hyper-dimensional
mathematics, neuro-computing, quantum
computing, real intelligence, and
protophysics. During his 45-year career,
he was chairman of two PhysComp ’92/’94
workshops, contributed to fifteen
disclosed patents with eight granted,
has published more than fifty papers and
presentations, and earned a PhD in
Quantum Computing. Doug has adopted the
moniker of “Quantum Doug” because he
combines these deep-reality subjects as
the source science beneath his quantum
model of real intelligence. is the
Founder & COO of Triple Crown
Consulting. He has 24+ years of
experience in the Technical Staffing
sector with a specific focus on
Electrical Engineering and Computer
Science verticals. He started Triple
Crown Consulting with Sabatino Guerriero
and two other investors in 2004 with a
Candidate Centered focus on finding
consulting opportunities. Most Triple
Crown competitors are client centric. Of
course, clients are important, but
Triple Crown has always and will
continue to always focus on the
candidate first. Since inception in 2004
in Austin, TX, Triple Crown has grown to
over 100 staffing professionals and
added locations in Scottsdale, AZ, San
Jose, CA, Costa Mesa, CA, Portsmouth,
NH, and Durham, NC. Triple Crown employs
nearly 400 technical consultants and
occasionally will help a customer solve
a direct hire problem. Prior to Triple
Crown, Sab & Dave held various roles
in various locations with Oxford Global
Resources, now a division of ON
Assignment. It was there they both
experienced 9/11 and it’s aftermath as
Division Managers on the West Coast.
Dave has a BA in History from Williams
College where he played football and
started his life as a parent sooner than
he should have. .
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Tuesday, January 19,
2021, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
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IEEE Central Texas Section Meetup
Upcoming
meetings of interest:
IEEE Central Texas
Consultant's Network and Life Member Affinity
Group Joint Meeting, Tuesday, Nov 17th.
Note: This month's meeting will be on Zoom.
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Tech
Jobs in
the COVID Shutdown
Era
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11/17/2020
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The COVID Pandemic's Impact on Tech
Jobs- Consulting & Full Time
Where do you go when it's March, 2020,
unemployment is at record lows (3.9%),
particularly in tech (1.9%), and the
Demand constantly outstrips supply?
Those were questions we were asking
ourselves early this year until COVID
punched all of us in the mouth. Having
experienced two significant external
impacts on the labor sector, we found
ourselves asking if this one would
look more like the aftermath of 9/11,
the financial crisis, or some new
monster. Nearly 8 months into the
Pandemic, it's our belief that we are
closer to the finish line than the
starting point. What did the initial
reaction do to our business? How has
the tech market rebounded? What
positives have resulted from this
particular punch in the face? Are
consultants faring better than their
direct colleagues? What does the data
tell us about skills are most
recession resistant from our
perspective? How will this pandemic
permanently alter hiring going
forward? What can we get excited about
as we look to 2021? We'll discuss
these topics and answer any questions
you might have.
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Speaker:
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David Smith, Triple
Crown Consulting, LLC
Email: dave@tripleco.com
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Speaker's
Bio:
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David
Smith is a is
the Founder & COO of Triple Crown
Consulting. He has 24+ years of
experience in the Technical Staffing
sector with a specific focus on
Electrical Engineering and Computer
Science verticals. He started Triple
Crown Consulting with Sabatino
Guerriero and two other investors in
2004 with a Candidate Centered focus
on finding consulting opportunities.
Most Triple Crown competitors are
client centric. Of course, clients are
important, but Triple Crown has always
and will continue to always focus on
the candidate first. Since inception
in 2004 in Austin, TX, Triple Crown
has grown to over 100 staffing
professionals and added locations in
Scottsdale, AZ, San Jose, CA, Costa
Mesa, CA, Portsmouth, NH, and Durham,
NC. Triple Crown employs nearly 400
technical consultants and occasionally
will help a customer solve a direct
hire problem. Prior to Triple Crown,
Sab & Dave held various roles in
various locations with Oxford Global
Resources, now a division of ON
Assignment. It was there they both
experienced 9/11 and its aftermath
as Division Managers on the West
Coast. Dave has a BA in History from
Williams College where he played
football and started his life as a
parent sooner than he should have. .
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Tuesday, November 17,
2020, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
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IEEE Central Texas Section Meetup
Upcoming
meetings of interest:
IEEE Central Texas
Consultant's Network and Life Member Affinity
Group Joint Meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 20th.
Note: This month's meeting will be on Zoom.
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The
Saga of
Semiconductor
Memories - 50
Years
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10/20/2020
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The
Saga of Semiconductor Memories
over the last 50 years can be
broken into 8 Segments: (1)The
initial ramp of DRAMS to volume
production and the integration
of the SRAM memory onto the
chip; (2) the Memory Wall - a
struggle to make DRAMs faster
and more system compatible with
the logic MPU, culminating
in Synchronous RAMs; (3)
the birth of the non-volatile
memory and evolution of the
Cache Hierarchy; (4) embedded
memory and the age of the single
chip MCU; (5) Emerging Memories-
MRAM, FeRAM, PCRAM and the end
of Moore’s Law scaling; (6) the
advent of Vertical Scaling. the
new Moore’s law and the new
technologies to enable it;(7)
Intelligent Memories and the
intelligent Internet of Things;
(8) Artificial Intelligence on a
chip.
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Speaker:
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Dr. Betty Prince,
Memory Strategies
International
Email: bprince@memorystrategies.com
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Speaker's
Bio:
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Dr.
Prince is
CEO of Memory Strategies
International. She has worked with
Texas Instruments, NV Philips and
Motorola in memory technology and
marketing management, at RCA in the
development of an early microprocessor
and at Fairchild in semiconductor
process technology. She is author of
six books in the Semiconductor Memory
area. She served as an IEEE SSCS
Distinguished Lecturer from 2005 -
2011, on the Program Committees of the
IEEE CICC and ITC and was on the
Technical Advisory Board of IEEE
Spectrum magazine. She was active in
the JEDEC Standards Organization and
was U.S. rep. to the IEC SC47A WG3
memory committee. She has served on
the Technical Advisory Board of
several memory companies and on the
Board of Directors of Mosaid
Technologies. She holds patents in the
memory, processor and interface areas.
She has a B.S. cum laude and M.S. in
physics and math from the University
of New Mexico and the University of
California, and an M.B.A. and a Ph.D.
from the University of Texas with
doctoral dissertation on fractal
modeling.
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Date & Time:
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Tuesday, October 20,
2020, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
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IEEE Central Texas Section Meetup
Upcoming
meetings of interest:
UT AUSTIN IEEE
TEMS GRADUATE STUDENT CHAPTER - TALK ON
PATENTS AND IP
Join us to know
more about patents and IP commercialization
from our very own licensing experts – Ms.
Milda Saenz and Dr. Chris
Wohlgamuth.
Wednesday,
October 14th, 2:00 to 3:00 pm
VIRTUAL
DISTINGUISHED LECTURE - "NEXT GENERATION
MOBILE NETWORKS WITH 5G"
The presentation
will be given by Dr. Ashutosh Dutta;
who is currently a Senior Wireless
Communication Systems Research Scientist at
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Labs
(JHU/APL). Most recently he served as
Principal Member of Technical Staff at
AT&T Labs in Middletown, New Jersey.
Wednesday,
October 14th, 6:00 to 7:30 pm
THE EMERGING
IMPLICATIONS OF WIRELESS COEXISTENCE ON
TODAY’S MODERN VEHICLES
An Overview of
Wireless Coexistence Measurements and
Challenges: Why Can’t We All Get Along?
by Jason Coder, Shared Spectrum
Metrology Group Leader, National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST), Boulder,
Colorado
• Wireless
Coexistence Implications on Automotive Test
and Measurement Applications, by Garth
D’Abreu Director, Automotive
Solutions at ETS-Lindgren, Cedar Park, Texas
Wednesday,
October 21st, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
IEEE PI2
AUSTIN, OCTOBER 2020, TECH MEETING,
"TRANSFORMING THE GRID WITH SOLID-STATE
TRANSFORMERS"
Engineers at the
FREEDM Systems Center at North Carolina State
University are developing solid-state
transformers that promise to make the
electrical grid more reliable and facilitate
renewable energy such as wind and solar. If
you drive down a typical road and look up when
you come to a utility pole, you’ll likely see
a transformer or two at the top of it. If you
pass an electrical substation, you might see
transformers there too, only mounted on the
ground. These ubiquitous metal boxes are
seemingly everywhere, as they play an integral
role in the nation’s electrical grid.
Thursday,
October 27th, 6:30 to 7:45 pm.
Technology
Advisors Group. The Digital
Transformation Demands Dope Data
Digital
transformation requires data storage that has
extreme security, is easy to
install/integrate/manage, and is more
portable/scalable. Dave Sikora,
CEO of ALTR, will tell us how their technology
provides such super storage
at TAG's October 30th virtual,
free meeting from 8 to 9 AM.
Future
of Travel
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09/15/2020
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Topic:
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Abstract:
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The
COVID-19 Pandemic had stopped us
from long distance traveling and
some of us decided to stay in place
in the past six months. Airlines
had provided more safety features now.
Cruise lines have begun to
roll out enhanced safety measures to
ensure a safe return to sea for all
guests and crew, in compliance with
guidelines set by medical experts,
global health authorities and
local port regulations. The beauty of
this world is waiting for us to
explore when it is safe for us to
travel.
For this talk, Gina
Murgatroyd will introduce
the group with a brief background of
her company Expedia Cruises Travel
Agency and the relationship with the
Expedia
Cruises, Air Land and Sea. Gina
will give a short overview of travel
today and what we may expect for the
rest of 2020 and 2021, the Future of
Travel. She
will introduce the rest of the
travel specialists panel: Mary
Jo Salas with AM Resorts, Kyle
Bodden with Celebrity Cruises as
well as a representative with Kensington
Land Tours to offer
their insights and improved
services. The panel will
answer any travel related question
from you during
the Q and A session.
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Gina Murgatroyd
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Gina Murgatroyd, with a lifelong
passion for travel and a desire to
work in the travel industry throughout
her adult life, made her
dream come true and became the owner
of the Austin Expedia Cruise in May 2018. Her
company is a
full-service travel agency, and
continue to book all types of
worldwide travel. Gina’s brick
and mortar agency is located in Great
Hills Station, at the corner of
Research Blvd and Great Hills Trail,
in NW Austin. Gina or one of her
travel professionals will be happy to
help with a quick inquiry or get
personal touch and local service to
help plan your next spectacular
vacation.
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2020, 6:15 to 7:30 p.m.
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IEEE Central Texas
Consultant's Network and Life Member Affinity
Group Joint WebEx Meeting, August 18th,
Tuesday. Note: One day earlier than usual and
the new time is 5:45 to
7:30 p.m.
Please go to the Reservations
links below to register and receive email
instructions for these meetings.
If this is the first time you use WebEx, please
connect a few minutes early in case you are
prompted to download and install an extension
for your browser.
Note: Scroll down to get to the slides and video for this presentation.
A New Pathway to a
Premier Engineering
Degree - ACC and
TAMU
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08/18/2020
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The
Texas A&M-Chevron
Engineering Academy at Austin
Community College gives
students a path to success at
a quality engineering school
while starting close to home.
The Engineering Academy
program is the first
engineering transition program
of its kind in the United
States. Engineering academies
students are co-enrolled with
Texas A&M and partner
community colleges across the
state. After one to two years,
students transition to Texas
A&M to complete their
bachelor's degree in any of
the 22 majors offered in the
College of
Engineering.
The Texas Workforce Commission
projects the need for
engineers in the central Texas
region to grow by 25% in the
next decade. The rising
costs of education and
limited family resources cause
a need for many
students to start at a
community college before
moving to a university.
However, access to a premier
university and getting
accepted into an engineering
school is a daunting
task.
The Engineering Academy model
addresses these affordability,
access, and inclusion problems
head-on and provides qualified
students with an organized and
affordable pathway to success
as an engineering student.
This talk will give an
overview of the program and
the success that has been
achieved in the first few
years of this new and
innovative program.
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Speaker:
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Shana Shaw
Email: shana@tamu.edu
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Speaker's
Bio:
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Shana Shaw is one
of the most social and artistic
engineers you may ever meet. She has
a Bachelor’s of Science in
Mechanical Engineering from Texas
A&M University and a Master’s of
Science in Interdisciplinary
Engineering from Purdue
University. Work experience
in education, automotive, petroleum,
and satellite communications rounds
out her diverse industry experience of
over twenty years. She has held
technical engineering positions in
manufacturing and product design, as
well as engineering and program
management positions in her various
industry assignments. In the
education arena, Shana has
taught in kindergarten through
master’s level classes over the
years. She has served as an
academic and life coach, helping
students with skills such as time
management, note taking, goal setting,
study skills, and learning
styles. Shana currently teaches
at Texas A&M University and Austin
Community College. Her goal is
to inspire her students and children
to look at the world in a different
way while emphasizing the practical
application of learning. Her
hobbies include acting, music, and
sports.
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Tuesday, August 18,
2020, 5:45 to 7:30 p.m.
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slides
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Abstract:
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5G-Digital
services are the essential heart of the modern
Internet-driven economy. In simplest terms, 5G high-speed
causeways enable ubiquitous access to internet-connected
services, sensors, drones, robots, and data while we are on
the move. Within the research community, 5G also represents
transformative internet technology at the intersection of
high-performance computing, high-speed networking, and high
bandwidth wireless communications. This
ż5G-mobile-internetż allows the computing devices that
we carry around to analyze vast quantities of information
for real-time services in highly mobile
applications. This presentation describes
the 5G Internet, associated technology, and the 5G
applications that will transform society.
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Speaker:
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Dr.
Brian
Kelley,
The
University of Texas at San Antonio
Email:
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Dr.
Kelley received
his BSEE from Cornell University's College of Electrical
Engineering in Ithaca NY where he graduated Tau Beta Pi and
Eta Kappa Nu. He received his MSEE and PhDEE from Georgia
Tech in 1992 where he was an Office of Naval Research
Fellow and a Georgia Tech Presidential Fellow with a
research focus on communications, Signal Processing, and
high-performance computing architectures. He spent 10+
years in industry with both Motorola and Motorolażs
spinoff, Freescale. While there, he rose to Distinguished
Member of the Technical Staff, developing Wi-Fi, HSPA, LTE
platforms, radio link simulators, and traveled around the
world as a representative to the 3GPP RAN4 (4G-LTE)
standards body. Since 2007, Dr. Kelley has been an
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). At UTSA,
Dr. Kelley is Director of the Wireless Information and Next
Generation Systems Laboratory (WINGS) with an emphasis on
5G Communications, Software Defined Radio (SDR), Cloud
Radio Access Network (CRAN). Dr. Kelley has received over
$2.6M in research funding from ONR, AFRL TECHLAV, DoE and
consults extensively with cellular communications
companies. He has numerous IEEE publications and holds 11
US patents. Dr. Kelley has been an IEEE 4G Technical
Workshop Organizer, has served on the Technical Program
Committee for IEEE Globecom, currently Chairs the IEEE
Chapter of Communications and Signal Processing of San
Antonio, is a member of the National Spectrum Consortium,
and has been Associate Editor of the IEEE System Journal.
From 2015-2016, Dr. Kelley was Sabbatical Employee of the
Department of Defense in Washington D.C.; and in 2015 and
2017, he was a Summer Faculty Fellow at Oak Ridge National
Laboratory (ORNL) in the Quantum Information System Group.
Dr. Kelley is a technical leader in the 5G Steering Group
at JBSA and selected as Assistant Associate Deanżs Fellow
in 2019. At UTSA, Dr. Kelley instructs courses on 5G-New
Radio Communications, Internet of Things (IoT), Software
Defined Radio (SDR), Error Correction Codes, Statistics and
Random Signals and Noise.
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Tuesday,
July
21,
2020, 6:30
to 8:00 p.m.
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Meeting 1: So,
You Wanna Rewire Your House, Huh?
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June 16 2020 |
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It
doesn’t matter whether you intend to
do the work yourself or hire a
contractor to do it, there are
certain things you will need to know
in order to get what you want out of
the job. I will not try to
make you electricians, but I will
discuss certain National Electrical
Code (NEC) requirements, different
wiring methods and the relative
benefits of each one, receptacle
placement, and other items such as
GFCI receptacles and breakers, AFCI
breakers, and my recommendation on
how to use GFCI receptacles
effectively, and how to trouble
shoot GFCI problems as well as other
common problems.
This is intended to be
fun and informative, not a hard
lecture (no exam afterwards).
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Speaker:
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James
Mercier
Email: jmercier@ieee.org
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Speaker's
Bio:
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James has an eclectic
history. After serving 4-years
in the Air Force, he completed a
four-year Apprenticeship with the
International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers in 1979, making
him a qualified construction
electrician. The training
specialized in industrial and
commercial wiring. On his own,
he did residential wiring. In
1986, he graduated from the
University of Cincinnati with a BS
in Civil Engineering and then worked
as an Environmental Engineer in the
private sector. In 1994, James
was hired into the Texas Department
of Transportation (TxDOT) to work in
Roadway Illumination and in Traffic
Signals; in 2001, he transferred to
TxDOT Hydraulics. While at
TxDOT, he specialized in reviewing
electrical plans, specifying
grounding practices, jobsite
inspections for code compliance,
lightning protection, and open
channel hydraulics. He
designed a collapse detection and
motorist warning system for the
Queen Isabella Causeway Bridge in
south Texas. James also was a
Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM)
and an instructor for the Texas
Floodplain Management Association.
James retired from TxDOT
and the IBEW in 2015 so that he can
enjoy life.
James Mercier is
licensed as a Professional Engineer
in Texas and five other states, and
a Texas licensed Master Electrician.
He is an American Society of
Civil Engineers (ASCE) Life Member
and an IEEE Life Senior Member.
In the IEEE Central Texas
Section, his current duties include
Membership Development Chair, Sr.
Member Upgrade Coordinator, and
SAMIEEE Recipient. He also is
a Past-Chair of the IEEE joint
chapter (PI)˛ (PES/PELS/IES/IAS),
and current Treasurer. His
nickname is “Honeybadger”
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Tuesday, June 12, 2020, 6:30
to 8:00 p.m.
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Meeting 2:
Energize Your Mindset: 8 Tips for
Moving on From the COVID-19
Alligator Pit
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June 24 2020 |
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As
the unknowns around the
reopening involving
COVID-19 drag on,
the times feel
overwhelming for many
people. Or in
Carrie Vanston's
nomenclature, many of us
feel we're stuck in the
proverbial alligator
pit.
How do
we keep our sanity and stay out of
the
swamp during
this period of uncertainty? Though
many of us are facing
life-changing circumstances, a
good starting point is to
consciously shift from a fixed
mindset of fear and negativity to
one of empowerment, opportunity,
and unexpected outcomes. With an
energized growth mindset, you can
say “bye-bye” to those gators when
they come a-snapping.
You’ll
leave saying “See
you later,
alligator!”
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Speaker:
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Carrie
Vanston, the Alligator Wrangler
Email:
carrie@carrievanston.com
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Speaker's
Bio:
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Carrie Vanston
works with organizations and people to
escape the alligator pit of stress and
negativity and move on to energized
growth mindsets overflowing with
opportunities.
Carrie co-authored
the award-winning book "MiniTrends:
How Innovators & Entrepreneurs
Discover & Profit From Business
& Technology Trends," with Dr.
John Vanston. Her article "7 Tips for
Getting Out of the COVID-19 Alligator
Pit” recently appeared in the
prestigious Texas CEO Magazine.
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Wednesday, June 24, 2020, 6:30
to 8:00 p.m.
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Note: This month we have two Webex
meetings jointly with the IEEE Life Member
Affinity Group.
Please go to the Reservations links below to
register and receive email instructions for
these meetings.
If this is the first time you use WebEx, please
connect a few minutes early in case you are
prompted to download and install an extension
for your browser.
Meeting 1:
Edison vs. Tesla: When IP Ruled ...
Still Does
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May 19 2020 |
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The talk will cover
the following
topics. Tales of dueling
great engineering minds, from Edison
vs. Tesla to Apple vs.
Qualcomm. Why inventor
technical breakthroughs fail to
become successful businesses.
In a world where innovation is not
confined by geographic boundaries
intellectual property (IP) has
become a game changer. All
patents are not created equal: good
patents vs. bad patents. Progression
from engineer to subject matter
expert.
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Dr. Edwin
de Angel of Invention
Matters, LLC
Email: edwin.deangel@inventionmatters.com
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Bio:
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Dr. Edwin de Angel
is a
seasoned inventor with more than 30
patents issued. Dr. De Angel is
the founder of Invention Matters, a
company focused on IP licensing, patent
infringement analysis, patent valuation,
prior art research and claim chart
development. He has worked for
several Fortune 500 technology
firms, law firms and
startups. Dr. De Angel has more
than 20 years of experience working for
semiconductor and technology firms
including Honeywell, Intel, Cirrus
Logic, RFMicron, Freescale and
Qualcomm. During this time
he led teams as a Design Manager and VP
of Engineering, creating, developing and
licensing intellectual property. Between
2005-2009 Dr. De Angel served as a
program evaluator for the Accreditation
Board of Engineering and Technology
(ABET).
Dr. De
Angel has a Ph.D. in Electrical
Engineering from the University of Texas
at Austin and a Master of Science in
Electrical Engineering from Stanford
University. He is a professional
engineer (PE), licensed in the state of
Texas, and a certified licensing
professional (CLP). Dr. De Angel
is a board member of Quantum interface
and co-chair of the Licensing Executive
Society Austin/Hill Country Chapter.
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Tuesday, May 19, 2020, 6:30
to 8:00 p.m.
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Presentation video
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Meeting 2: New
Startup Idea and Company to Improve
Thermal Ablation of Tumors
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May 27 2020 |
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Thermal ablation of
tumors through the skin and into
liver or kidney is in widespread use
daily. A medical start-up created a
novel gel that is injected next to
the tumor that changes the
dielectric properties such that
microwaves or RF are more
effectively absorbed and the
ablation volume is markedly
increased. This should lead to more
effective treatment since often all
of the tumor is not ablated with the
treatment which could lead to
regrowth of the cancer. The
technology could also be used for
cardiac ablation and other sites.
The talk will give
a short tutorial on tumors,
thermal ablation, and access to
the tumor, including an animation.
Following this introduction, then
it will proceed to go over the
market potential, and development
and commercialization plans of the
start-up. The audience will be the
hypothetical Angel investors and
will discuss afterward whether
they would fund or not and their
reasons for doing so. Angel
investors invest their own money,
so they scrutinize (in great
detail) all the start-ups that
pitch to them.
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Speaker:
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Thomas
Ryan
Email: thomas@freefall.biz
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Speaker's
Bio:
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Thomas Ryan has over 35
years’ experience in the medical
device field, starting with 12 years
in academics at Stanford Univ. and
Dartmouth College. His career then
entered the second phase with Medical
Device development and
commercialization, with large
companies (Covidien, J&J, Smith
and Nephew), as well as 5 start-ups.
His focus was energy-based tissue
treatment using microwaves,
ultrasound, and RF for tumor ablation
as well as energy-based devices (e.g.
LigaSure, now $1B product) for surgery
and clinical treatment. More recently
he was CEO at a Boston-based start-up
where he pitched to Venture
Capitalists and Angel Groups for
funding, met with the FDA, and laid
the groundwork for commercialization
including business plan, and market
forecast, segueing into acquisition by
a major player in the market.
He is an IEEE Fellow, has 48 US
patents, and more than 110 book
chapters and publications.
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Wednesday, May 27, 2020, 6:30
to 8:00 p.m.
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Emergency
Communications
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April 2020 |
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Emergency Communications
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Abstract:
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At the recent IEEE
Rising Stars Conference (https://ieee-risingstars.org/)
in Las Vegas, Nevada I took over 100
undergraduate and graduate level
Engineering students through a
“Zombie Apocalypse” workshop. In it
they were introduced to the
International Telecommunications
Union (ITU) alphabet used in
Emergency Communications (EMCOMM),
radio operation, serial voice
communications nets, and made their
very first VHF/UHF radio contacts.
Following the workshop an FCC
licensing exam session was held and
twice the expected number of people
passed with their newly minted FCC
Amateur Radio licenses. Walk with me
through the workshop highlights and
see the amazing results, what
worked, what the bottlenecks were
and what failed.
In addition, learn what happens on
a weekly basis behind the scenes in
Austin, Travis County, across the
State of Texas and at our Nation’s
Capital to prepare for loss of
communication and handle a surge in
transporting and managing patients
across hospitals in emergencies to
keep our Nation, State, County and
City from being unable to
communicate in the event of a failed
infrastructure.
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Speaker:
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Phil
Bautista, ITIL V3
Certified
Bull Creek Data, Senior ITSM
Consultant
Email: phil.t.bautista@gmail.com
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Speaker's
Bio:
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Phil
Bautista
is a Senior Member of the
IEEE, an Extra Class Amateur Radio
Operator and officer with the Travis
County Amateur Radio Emergency Services
(ARES) organization. His focus is on
enabling communication WHEN (not IF)
Infrastructure crippling emergencies
occur. With training and certification
in Cyber Security, he also helps to
advise and protect our Nation’s critical
infrastructure in cooperation with the
Department of Homeland Security as a
member of Infragard (https://www.infragard.org/)
in Central Texas.
Phil earned a BSEE from DeVry Institute
of Technology in 1982. He is a Senior
ITSM Consultant, and is ITIL V3
Certified.
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Wednesday, April 22,
2020, 6:30
to 7:30 p.m.
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From IEEE CTCN site
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5G Wireless Technology
Overview
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March 2020 |
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5G Wireless Technology
Overview
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Abstract:
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5G technology has the
ability to radically change how we
interact with the world. Not only
will the new technology allow for
higher speeds and throughput, the
additional capability will unlock
multitudes of different
applications. This includes
everything from remote surgeries to
live VR sporting events to
autonomous vehicles. But the big
question is how this
will be done. This presentation will
cover an overview of 5G, including
how this new technology will work.
The presentation will cover topics
such as carrier aggregation, frame
and protocol structure, beamforming,
and network architecture.
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Speaker:
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Muru
Thirugnana
Email:
murugappan.thirugnana@keysight.com
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Speaker's
Bio:
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Muru Thirugnana
is a Wireless Specialist and
Application Engineer with Keysight
Technologies, based in Dallas, Texas.
Muru has a master's degree in electrical
engineering from Indian Institute of
Technology (BHU). He has worked in the
development of modem/protocol stack, RF
firmware, physical layer, and 3GPP
wireless systems. His experience
includes handset development, chipset
integration, and test solutions
development. Currently, Muru's focus is
on LTE-A, NB-IoT, and 5G solutions.
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Wednesday, March 25, 2020, 6:30
to 7:30 p.m.
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WebEx Meeting
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here to gain credentials to the
WebEx meeting.
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Presentation
slides
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For deeper dives: https://www.keysight.com/find/5Gwebinars
- For posters,
ebooks, and other content: https://www.keysight/find/5G
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Also on
IEEE Central Texas Section Meetup
Announcement: Meeting on
March 4, 2020, 6:30pm
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Licensing Executive
Society Austin/Hill Country
Chapter
Exploring the Roles of
IP in Monetizing AI
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The
Austin and Hill Country Chapter of the
Licensing Executive Society invites you to
a Networking and Panel Discussion Events at
the Capital Factory.
Join us
for a panel discussion looking through
multiple perspectives on the practical
roles of IP in monetizing AI
applications. We will focus on
aspects of the practical effect of legal
choices including benefits, risks and
limitations as they impact business
applications for inventors, adopting
industries, licensors and executives. A
brief introduction to our panel is set out
below, but please refer to the bios at the
end of our
announcement.
Peter
Walker, Ph.D., Sr. Director Visa AI
Platform—perspectives
of programmer, serial entrepreneur and
research management
Peter
leads the development of Visa’s
next-generation Artificial Intelligence
Platform (VAIP). He also has extensive
experience in commercializing social media
and cloud video gaming applications and
has worked in key positions both leading
start-ups and serving established industry
leaders.
Mike
Taylor, CEO of KtMINE—Industry
Trends,
business management
Mike leads ktMINE and was
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