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IEEE Communications Society & IEEE Education Society (ES) Santa Clara Valley (SCV) present

IEEE Communications Society & IEEE Education Society (ES) Santa Clara Valley (SCV) present. Panel on Opportunities, Business Issues & Technical Challenges of Making Home Energy Management a Mainstream Technology. Sponsored by: AutoGrid & Qualcomm. December 13, 2012. Today’s Program Is

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IEEE Communications Society & IEEE Education Society (ES) Santa Clara Valley (SCV) present

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  1. IEEE Communications Society & IEEE Education Society (ES) Santa Clara Valley (SCV) present Panel on Opportunities, Business Issues & Technical Challenges of Making Home Energy Management a Mainstream Technology Sponsored by:AutoGrid & Qualcomm December 13, 2012

  2. Today’s Program Is sponsored by Thank you, AutoGrid & Qualcomm!

  3. Today’s Program: Panel on Technologies for Location Determination in Indoor and Urban Environments Program Organizer & Session Chair: Tim Colleran, Qualcomm Atheros Communications 6:00 - 6:45pm Yearend Networking session and Refreshments Enjoy! 6:45 - 7:00pm Comsoc SCV officer slate for 2013 7:00 - 8:15pm Position statements by panelistsAmit Narayan, CEO AutoGrid NetworksMike Bourton, Founder & VP Business Dev, Grid2HomeDave Friedman, VP of Marketing Ayla NetworksManoj Bhatnagar, Principal HW Architect IoT, Q-Atheros 8:15 - 8:45pm Panel discussion and Q&A 8:45- 8:50pm Appreciation and adjournment

  4. Please raise your hand if you have a job opening or consulting / contract opportunity… leave biz cards! Any Job Openings?

  5. 2012 Volunteers behind the Force & Call for Election 2013

  6. Joint ComSoc SCV / CAS Workshop Recently held on Sept 29, 2012 Next Generation Circuit & Systems, Communication & Sensor Technologies in Mobile Devices @Santa Clara Univ. campus Was a huge success! Some slides posted on Comsoc website We hope to repeat our workshop’s success next year!

  7. ComSoc SCV Coming Attractions Jan 09, 2013 Event Practical MESH Networks in Sensor Networking Thomas Watteyne, DustNetworks / Linear TechnologyRoss Yu, Dust Networks / Linear Technology Session Chair: Narasimha Chari, CTO, ABB Wireless

  8. ComSoc SCV Coming Attractions Feb 13, 2013 Event Broadband Access: Metro WiFi with Fiber Augmentation More details coming soon

  9. IEEE ComSoc-SCV Chapter • Promote all aspects of communications & network technologies- LAN, MAN, WAN • Education: seminars, lectures, panel sessions, joint meetings+ tech workshops, member interaction and networking for meeting attendees, soft skills workshops • New technologies, research, markets, business opportunities, applications, telecom policy and regulation • Goal: Empower our members to improve!

  10. ComSoc-SCV 2012 Officers • Chairman: Sanjay Kasturia • Vice-Chairman: Sameer Herlekar • Secretary & Operations Mgr: MP Divakar • Treasurer: Saurabh Sureka • Web Master: Daniel Wong (Singapore) • Wireless Programs: Narasimha Chari • Wireless Programs: Rajeev Krishnamoorthy • Optical Networks: Navid Ghazisaidi • Chairman Emeritus / Mentor: Alan Weissberger •  Seeking VP of Marketing •  Seekingqualified, capable & committed volunteers

  11. IEEE ComSoc-SCV Milestones in 2012 • 8 Technical meetings + 1 Workshop + 2 Socials • Alliances: TiE-SV, NATEA, SVC Wireless, SIPA, other non profits • Elevate prospective IEEE Sr. Members • Announce job openings/consulting • Discussion email list (IEEE members) • LinkedIn, FB page, Twitter account 2013 is shaping up to be a great one!

  12. ComSoc-SCV Social Networking 1. ComSocSCV Discussion List: available to all IEEEmembers (not just ComSoc members) -->Subject matter includes meeting previews and discussions + opinions about relevant telecom and networking topics of interest to our members -->Sign up instructions at: www.comsocscv.org 2. ComSocSCV& GCN Facebook (Alan J Weissberger) 3. ComSocSCV LinkedIn Group (MP Divakar) 4. Follow us on Twitter:@ieeecomsocscv 4. Global ComSoc Community web site: • Blogs on communications technology/ markets • 5. Socials and industry tours: • July 26 Whizz Systems-Product design& manufacturing • March 7 Sprint M2M Innovation Ctr/ Advanced Tech Lab

  13. We Need Your Help ! • Volunteers Welcome and Appreciated for 2012! • -Organize and chair monthly technical meetings • -Help promote IEEE and participate at SCV ExCom • -Publicity, alliances, refreshments, other logistics • -Participate in monthly planning lunch/dinner meetings • -Recruit corporate sponsors for workshops and seminar • Participation in Discussion list: All IEEE & TiE members are eligible to join for free! • EventNotification list (all welcome to join) • >>>Sign up instructions: www.comsocscv.org

  14. Is IEEE ComSoc (Global) Serving the Needs of its Community? • Global: conferences, publications, 2 web sites, GCN, webinars, seminars, email lists • Regional: conferences and meetings • ComSocSCV: technical meetings, web site, events with Alliance partners, Sprint M2M tour, socials, FB, LI, Discussion group • What areas of improvement would you suggest? Standards? Education? R & D? Strategic Planning? PR/ Market Awareness?

  15. Please Turn Off / Silence Your Mobile Phone (The Telco’s already know where you are!) Thank You!

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