IEEE San Fernando Valley Section
Special Speaker Series - 2008

    Default Presentation Time and Location: 7pm, every 2nd Tuesday of the Month at CSUN's Orange Grove Faculty Club


Mr.Mark Kozak
Holland

How Winston Churchill created an Adaptive Enterprise (organization) in 1940
by Mr. Mark Kozak-Holland  (more about the presentation)


Faculty Club at the Orange Grove, California State University at Northridge
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
6:30 - 7:00pm Dinner/Networking/Social
, 7:00 - 8:30pm Presentation


To attend send an email to hjmcintyre@ieee.org with the Speaker's name, date, your name and names of your guest.



Completed


Dr.Jeffrey Ungar

Advances in High Power and High Brightness Laser Diodes and Arrays  (more about the presentation)

by Dr. Jeffrey Ungar, President, CEO, QPC Lasers Inc. Sylmar CA


JD 4440, Jacaranda Hall, California State University at Northridge (CSUN Map)
Thurs, April 03, 2008, 6:30 - 7:00pm Dinner/Social, 7:00 - 8:30pm Presentation

Dinner Courtesy of IEEE SFV LEOS Chapter, $5 parking on campus


To attend send an email to hjmcintyre@ieee.org with the Speaker's name, date, your
name and names of your guest.

Completed

 


Dr. Victor M.
Lubecke

 

Through-the-Wall Personnel-Detection Technology
by Dr. Victor M. Lubecke   (more about the presentation)


Faculty Club at the Orange Grove
, California State University at Northridge

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 
6:30 - 7:00pm Dinner/Networking/Social, 7:00 - 8:30pm Presentation

Dinner Courtesy of IEEE SFV Section, $5 parking on campus

 

 

To attend send an email to hjmcintyre@ieee.org with the Speaker's name, date, your
name and names of your guest.

Completed


Dr. Mark Burgin
Mathematical Theory of Technology
by Dr. Mark Burgin (more about the presentation)


Google, 604 Arizona Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Thursday, May 29th, 2008, 6:00 - 9:00pm Inaugural Presentation and Meeting

 

RSVP by May 27: hjmcintyre@ieee.org with the Speaker's name, date, your
name and names of your guest for facility entrance and count 

Be prepared to sign Google’s NDA before receiving permission to premises.





Completed


Dr. Siegfried Othmer

Electronic Medical Biology Society
by Siegfried Othmer, Ph.D., Chief Scientist, The EEG Institute (more about the presentation)


Faculty Club at the Orange Grove
, California State University at Northridge

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 
6:30 - 7:00pm Dinner/Networking/Social, 7:00 - 8:30pm Presentation

Dinner Courtesy of IEEE SFV Section, $5 parking on campus

 

RSVP by June20th to hjmcintyre@ieee.org with the Speaker's name, date, your
name and names of your guest for facility entrance and count 

Completed


Mr. Jaime Bemaras

Constantly Deployable Embedded Software
by Jaime Bemaras, MSEE., DTS Inc. (more about the presentation)


DTS Inc. 5171 Clareton Drive, Agoura Hills, CA 91310

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 
6:30 - 7:00pm Dinner/Networking/Social, 7:00 - 8:30pm Presentation

Completed


Mr. David Aviv

The Noriff (Non-Radiating ID of Friend or Foe) System
by Mr. David Aviv (more about the presentation)


El Segundo Public Library, Friends of the Library Room
111 W. Mariposa Ave., El Segundo, CA 90245

Thursday, October 16th, 2008 
6:30 - 7:00pm Dinner/Networking/Social, 7:30 - 9:00pm Presentation

 

Completed


Mr. Garth Watney

Model-based Software Engineering at JPL
by Mr. Garth Watney, Senior Software Engr., JPL (more about the presentation)


Jacaranda Hall Room 4440, California State University at Northridge
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 
6:30 - 7:00pm Dinner/Networking/Social, 7:00 - 8:30pm Presentation

System Engineers who are responsible for capturing the formal requirements of a system typically have relied on text-based tools and free-form diagrams, otherwise known as "shall statements" and "PowerPoint engineering". We have found the process of iterating on models to be a highly effective method of "fleshing in" loosely worded and ambiguous requirements.

 

Completed


Ms. Patricia Masai

A History of Games: Sticks and Stones to iPhones
by Ms. Patricia Masai, Director of Business Development, Mattel
(more about the presentation)


El Segundo Public Library, Friends of the Library Room
111 W. Mariposa Ave., El Segundo, CA 90245

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 
6:30 - 7:30pm Dinner/Networking/Social, 7:30 - 9:00pm Presentation

Completed

Laser Electronic Optic Society

Contact: Dr. Rengarajan Sudharsanan and Dr. Joseph Boisvert
Dr. Jeffrey Ungar, Quintessence Photonics, “High Power Lasers.” Mr. Paul M Stella, JPL
Dr. Karim Boutros, Principal Scientist, Teledyne Scientific & Imaging
Silicon Photonics – Luxtera Company
IEEE LEOS Annual Meeting at New Port Beach

Being Planned
7pm on the 2nd Tuesday Month TBD

Microwave Theory & Technology


Contact: Dr. Frank Maiward and James Weiler

Being Planned
4pm Friday Weekly

Electronic Medical Biology Society


Contact: Chris Lucero and David Aviv
Dr. Jonathan Aviv, Columbia Univ. "Biopsy with Anesthesia"

Being Planned
TBD

Computer & Communications Society

Computer Communication Chapter (C3) – Formed on May 29, 2008

Contact: 
Chair:                  Dr. Narisa Chu (narisa.chu@ieee.org)
                          and Dr. Mark Burgin (mburgin@math.ucla.edu)

Vice-Chair            Irena Kageorgis (ikageorg@msn.com)
                          and David Aviv (davidaviv@msn.com)

Treasurer:           Claudia Villar

Secretary            Irena Kageorgis and David Aviv(temp)

Program Chair:     Dr. Antonio Mendez (mendezrda@aol.com )

Arrangement Chair:  Jaime Bemaras

Facility:                Alex Perry (alexperry@google.com)

Membership:        Luis Carbajo (luis.carbajo@ieee.org)

Webmaster:         Vacant (currently relying on Harry McIntyre, SFV Section Webmaster)


Being Planned

7pm on the 3rd Wednesday Monthly TBD

IEEE San Fernando Valley Section
Workshop and Clinics - 2008

IEEE Senior Membership Elevation Clinic

 


Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
at CSUN Jacaranda Hall, 4th Floor, JD 4440
(click here for details)

 


Completed


M-PAC

Entreprenuer Business Plan Competition

(for more information)  (invitation to become a judge)

1st Place Prize: $3000

 

Contact:  Dr. Narisa Chu (narisa.chu@ieee.org)

Completed



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