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IEEE Buenaventura August 2017 Newsletter
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Local IEEE Events •  Aug 1: Entrepreneur Pathway to Success - Hub101 •  Aug 17: Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn - CLU, Gilbert Room 253/254 •  Aug 29: Three M’s and Three F’s: Mathematics, Memory, Motion, FPGA’s, Functional Programming, & Frames - Skyworks, Lawrence Drive Other IEEE Announcements •  Call for Volunteers - IEEE Buenaventura Fall STEM Event •  IEEE Buenaventura Recognized for Membership Retention Reports from Previous Events •  IEEE Buenaventura Summer Mixer and Awards Dinner Sponsors and Job Opportunities •  Advanced Personnel Profiles - Staffing & Recruiting Since 1995 •  Syntesis Global - Management Consulting •  Ameriprise Financial - D. F. Rick Speidel, Financial Advisor
Local IEEE Events
August 1, 2017 Entrepreneur Pathway to Success Pizza and Networking: 6:00 PM Interactive Session: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Facilitator: Jerry Knotts Free admission. Register at www.ieee-bv.org/meet/2017-08-ent Abstract This Mini Workshop is special because it will focus on our circle of engineers with product and service ideas. We invite you to attend and be ready to share and discuss your business concept or product ideas with Jerry and other thinkers. We are calling on Buenaventura IEEE Entrepreneurship Chapter friends and members to come out and participate in this one of a kind session with our own in-house extraordinaire “Entrepreneur-Engineer”. This session will be most relevant to aspiring engineers seeking to bring their ideas to fruition. It should be a fun and informative evening with Jerry. About the Facilitator Jerry Knotts has mentored many startup companies and  contributes his wisdom to a number of organizations including California Lutheran University (CLU). Jerry personifies the idea of Advancing Technology for Humanity: 1. President, South Coast Youth Leadership Conference, Inc, Thousand Oaks. 2. President, helped create the Central Coast Venture Forum, now known as the California Coast Venture Forum (parent of the Clean Business Investment Summit). 3. He started four companies and mentored over 250 start-ups. 4. He serves as mentor for the LARTA Institute, the Southern California BioMedical Council (SoCALBIO). 5. Goldman Sachs 10,000 Businesses Programs. 6. University of California Santa Barbara New Venture Program. 7. Member of the Blue Ocean Sciences, LLC. In Jerry’s earlier career he served as a Colonel (retired) in the United States Air Force. Jerry holds a BSEE (Electrical Engineering) from Penn State and an MBA from Auburn University. In addition, he is a graduate of the Defense Acquisition University, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Air Command and Staff College, and Air War College. He is a licensed Professional Engineer, Senior Life Member, Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE), National Institute of Professional Engineers (NSPE), California State Professional Engineers (CSPE) and Texas State Professional Engineers (TSPE). Location Hub101 Cal Lutheran Center for Entrepreneurship 31416 Agoura Road Westlake Village, CA 91361 (map) Presented by: IEEE Buenaventura Entrepreneurship Group August 17, 2017 Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn Pizza and Networking: 6:30 PM Presentation: 7:00 PM Speaker: Trina Ray Free admission. Register at www.ieee-bv.org/meet/2017-08-aes Abstract The international Cassini-Huygens spacecraft was launched on October 15, 1997 and had a marathon 13-year 2-billion mile journey to the distant planet Saturn. The 23-foot tall, 14-foot wide, 6-ton spacecraft is the largest most sophisticated outer planet spacecraft ever built, and is in its thirteenth year of operation in orbit around the planet Saturn. Cassini-Huygens has been returning extraordinary data about the entire Saturn system: the spectacular rings; the numerous icy satellites with a variety of unique surface features; the giant planet itself; a huge magnetosphere teeming with particles that interact with the rings and moons; and the intriguing moon Titan, which is slightly larger than the planet Mercury, and whose hazy atmosphere is denser than that of Earth. This talk will be a quick overview of the Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn, with a summary of the top science returns of its first 13 years in orbit, but really focus on an exciting preview of the upcoming end of mission on September 15, 2017. About the Speaker Trina Ray is an astronomer at NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where she started her career with a bang - working on the Voyager Neptune Encounter in August of 1989. A few years ago she accepted the position of Cassini Science Planning and Sequencing Team Deputy, the team that coordinates all the science and uplinks the final sequences to Cassini, and has focused on the exciting end of mission planning. Trina received her Bachelor's degree in Physics from CSUN and her master's degree in Astronomy from San Diego State University. Trina has received numerous awards, including a NASA medal for Exceptional Service, and she is an active public speaker for NASA, invited to give many talks around the nation. Location CLU - Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center, 2nd Floor, Room 253/254 California Lutheran University 130 Overton Court Thousand Oaks, CA  91360 (map) Parking: Free parking is available in the lot east of the Gilbert building. Additional free parking is available in the lot on the southwest corner of Olsen and Mountclef. Do not park in the faculty/staff/reserved lots. Presented by:  IEEE Buenaventura Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society Chapter August 29, 2017 Three M’s and Three F’s: Mathematics, Memory, Motion, FPGA’s, Functional Programming, & Frames Pizza and Networking: 6:30 PM Presentation: 7:00 PM Speaker: Ray Duran Free admission. No registration needed. Abstract These are exciting times with rapid development of silicon technologies, application of new mathematics and new programming paradigms all arising and converging. This discussion touches lightly on these important topics and shows how they are interconnected through the application of motion frames (video).There is something here for anyone interested in our brave new digital world, where it came from and where it is going. About the Speaker Ray Duran, Principal FPGA Design Engineer at Extron Electronics, has over 25 years of engineering experience in the area of Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), developing applications for real-time environments such as video and military based systems. Ray graduated with a BSEE degree from California State University Fresno in 1988 and masters in engineering from UCLA in 2014, with emphasis on digital signal processing. Location Skyworks Solutions 649 Lawrence Drive Newbury Park, CA  91320 (Not the main building; please use link to arrow that pinpoints building) Presented by:  IEEE Buenaventura Electron Devices/Circuits and Systems Chapter Web page Flyer (PDF)
Other IEEE Announcements
Call for Volunteers - IEEE Buenaventura Fall STEM Event The IEEE Buenaventura fall STEM event will be on Saturday, October 7 at La Reina Middle School & High School in Thousand Oaks. If you were involved in last year’s Players of the Light event, you know what a wonderful experience it was for the students, parents, and volunteers. If you were not involved, here is some background: •  63 middle school students attended 9 workshops covered infrared photography, virtual reality, 3D imaging, wearables (gloves and clothing), solar energy, snap together electronics modules, ultraviolet light, and motion sensors. •  We had a maximum of 12 students per workshop, and at least two mentors per workshop. Each student was able to get plenty of attention. •  Parents attended a separate program on careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). •  At the end of the day, each student workshop got to show what they learned in a “show and tell” in the auditorium. •  La Reina graciously let us use their classrooms, auditorium/gym, and cafeteria. Each classroom is equipped with a desktop computer and projector, movable tables and chairs, and WiFi connectivity. •  Lunch and materials are provided by IEEE. •  Check out the 2016 photos and videos on our Facebook page. If you are interested in volunteering for this year’s event, please contact Deron Johnson <stem2017@ieee.org>. IEEE Buenaventura Recognized for Membership Retention IEEE Buenaventura Section has been recognized for 2017 Outstanding Membership Retention Performance. “You are to be commended for continuing to grow IEEE membership in the Buenaventura Section”, said Takako Hashimoto, IEEE Membership Recruitment and Recovery Chair. The membership development goals were developed based on the section’s three year performance.
Reports from Previous Events
IEEE Buenaventura Summer Mixer and Awards Dinner On July 19, IEEE Buenaventura Section honored several remarkable individuals and groups for their contribution to the community in the advancement of the learning or application of engineering, technology, science, and entrepreneurship. After presentation of the awards, the evening continued with a fun game of collaborative scientific creativity (photos). IEEE Buenaventura Section expresses its sincere thanks to the Hub101 for its magnificent hospitality. Hub101 offers coworking, community, and mentorship for entrepreneurs and small business owners to start, grow, and scale their startups with the help of mentors, coaches and service providers (more photos).
Sponsors
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