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IEEE Communications Society Santa Clara Valley (SCV)

IEEE Communications Society Santa Clara Valley (SCV). www.comsocscv.org Dec 14, 2011 Please sign the attendance sheet $5 donation requested for food & drinks. Video Distribution in the Home- 3 Perspectives Agenda 6:00 - 6:30pm Networking Session- Enjoy!

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IEEE Communications Society Santa Clara Valley (SCV)

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  1. IEEE Communications SocietySanta Clara Valley (SCV) www.comsocscv.org Dec 14, 2011 Please sign the attendance sheet $5donation requested for food & drinks

  2. Video Distribution in the Home- 3 PerspectivesAgenda6:00 - 6:30pm Networking Session- Enjoy! 6:30 - 6:45pm Chairman's Opening remarks & ComSocSCV Officer Award Ceremony 6:45 - 8:10pm Presentations 8:10pm - 8:35pm Panel Discussion Q and A with audience 8:35pm Certificate of Appreciation Awarded, Meeting Adjourned

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

  4. IEEE ComSoc-SCV Dec Meeting: Silicon Valley Power's Smart Grid Ntwork & Free WiFi in Santa Clara SV Power’s Smart Grid Network & Free WiFi -Program Organizer: Alan J Weissberger, Chair -Session Chair: Sanjay Kasturia, Vice Chair Speakers/ Panelists •Larry Owens, Manager of Customer Services & Mktg, Silicon Valley Power (formerly SClara Muni Utilities) •Narashima Chari, CTO of Tropos (& ComSocSCV Managing Director of Wireless Programs)

  5. 7pm-9pm Jan 15, 2012 Spectrum Sharing and Frequency Reuse Panel (free) @RWW Marriot Hotel, Santa Clara, CA (organized by MTT-20 and ComSocSCV) 4pm-6pm Jan 24, 2012 DT-T-Labs Briefing on NA Activities, Opportunities & Partnerships (including Nicira Networks, Mozilla, & UC Berkeley-Seismology Lab) ------------------------------------------------------------ Spring 2012 Mobile Patent Wars (with SCU High Tech Law Dept) ComSocSCV Coming Attractions

  6. 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!

  7. ComSoc-SCV 2012 Officers • Chairman: Sanjay Kasturia • Vice-Chairman& Chief Marketing Officer: Affif Siddique • Secretary & Operations Mgr: MP Divakar • Treasurer: Saurabh Sureka • Web Master: Daniel Wong (Singapore) • Technical Activities: Sameer Herlekar • Wireless Programs: Narashima Chari • Optical Networks: Navid Ghazisaidi -->Seekingqualified, capable and committed Volunteers to help with programs & logistics!

  8. IEEE ComSoc-SCV in 2011 • 13 Technical meetings + 2 industry tours • Alliances: TiE-SV, NATEA, SVC Wireless, SIPA, other non profits • Elevate prospective IEEE Sr. Members • Announce job openings/consulting • Article in Jan & Nov 2011 IEEE Global Communications Newsletter (GCN) • Discussion email list (IEEE members) • LinkedIn, FB page, Twitter account

  9. 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 6. Corp sponsorship opportunities: Affif Siddique, CMO

  10. 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

  11. 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?

  12. Please Turn Off Cell Phone and Pagers Please sign the attendance sheet + Make the Requested $5 Donationfor food & drinks (cost @$10 per head) Thank You!

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