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Austin, TX 375 Members (50+ added in 2014)

Austin, TX 375 Members (50+ added in 2014). Austin COMSOC/SP Chapter Fawzi Behmann f.behmann@ieee.org IEEE Central Texas Section Fall Planning Meeting August 29, 2015 San Marcos, TX. R5/CTS/Austin. Austin Chapter Vision

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Austin, TX 375 Members (50+ added in 2014)

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  1. Austin, TX 375 Members (50+ added in 2014) AustinCOMSOC/SPChapterFawzi Behmannf.behmann@ieee.orgIEEE Central Texas SectionFall Planning MeetingAugust 29, 2015 San Marcos, TX

  2. R5/CTS/Austin Austin Chapter Vision • Communication Society is a community comprised of a diverse group of industry professionals with a common interest in advancing communications technologies. Mission Statement • The IEEE Communications Society Chapter seeks to be the organization of choice for communications and signaling processing technologists in the Central Texas Area and to provide education and networking for those professionals. 2015 Chapter Objectives: • Hold monthly high quality technical meeting • Theme: Architectural Evolution of Networks, Wearables and Services: Multicore processor solutions, intelligent sensing/wearables, cloud computing/analytics, mobile apps & social engineering • Distinguished Lecturer program (2): Spring and Fall • COMSOC/SP Website http://sites.ieee.org/ct-comsp/ • Community/Industry/University Outreach – IEEE Collabratec Initiative • Outreach, Support IEEE Submit on Wearables (Sept. 23), Texas Wireless Summit (Oct. 16) • Chapter financial health

  3. 2015 Austin Chapter Leadership Team • Fawzi Behmann (Chapter Chairman) • Hanan Potash (Vice Chair) • Kwok Wu (Treasurer) • Syed Shah (Secretary) • Sam Mehra (Technical Program, Mem. Dev.) • Shabbir Bharmal (Webmaster, Social Media) • Frances Freeman (AT&T Liaison)

  4. Website http://sites.ieee.org/ct-comsp/events/ Facebook LinkedIn

  5. Austin COMSOC/SP Chapter2015 Technical Sessions (L31 = Yes) Tech Jan 19 'Meters to Models: Using Residential Smart Meter Data to Predict and Control Home Energy Usage" Krystian Perez, UT https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/31209, https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_report/show/161227 Tech Feb 19 “Building Chips using 3rd party IP - Plug & Play or Plug & Pray” Rajesh Raina, Manager, EDA/IP Design Technology, Freescale Semionductor https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/31917 Tech Feb 23 “Carrier-Grade Networks toward the Future - NGN and Its Issues” DL: Koichi Asatani, IEEE Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Fellow, IEICE Fellow, Lecture Professor, Nankai University, Tianjin, China Professor Emeritus, Kogakuin University, Tokyo, Japan https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/31915 Tech Mar 19 “An Insider View of the 1960’s Space Program” Mr. Dennis P. O’Connor, PE https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/33939

  6. Austin COMSOC/SP Chapter2015 Technical Sessions (L31 = Yes) Tech Apr 23 “A method to Test Audio/Video Delay in Adaptive Bitrate Networks” Mr. Pierre Costa, Lead Member of Technical Staff, AT&T https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/35750 Tech May 21"Leadership Improv” Glenn Stephens is a software engineer, project manager , Leslie Martinich is a software engineer and executive in the software industry https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/34490 Tech June 11"Applying Engineering Methods to Cancer Radiation Therapy” Dr. Sani Nassif, President of Radyalis https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/34780 Tech Sep 10“Multicore Processor Solutions for Smart Factories, Smart Cities and Smart Energy” Mr. Altaf Hussain, Business Development Manager, Freescale’s Digital Networking group https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/35742

  7. Austin COMSOC/SP Chapter2015 Outreach • DLT/DSP – Sponsor: • DL February 23 Dr. Koichi Asatani • Community Events – Support: • IEEEE Wearables September 23 • Texas Wireless Summit October 16 • Collaboration • COMSOC/SP Admin/Planning (Jan 20, 24, Feb 19, Mar 8) • COMSOC/CS Planning/Joint sessions • Closer collaboration with AT&T, IBM, UT, Freescale • IEEE CTS Collabratec • CTS PAPR • CTS PACE • R5 Automation Program • Ambassador • IM Feb 16 • R5 April 17 • GBS Sept 3 • Globecom2015 Dec 6-7

  8. Austin COMSOC/SP ChapterFeb 21 DL: Dr. Asatani

  9. Rock Stars of Wearables Wednesday, September 23, 2015 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM (Central Time) Brazos Hall 204 E 4th St Austin, Texas 78701 United States Wearables  Will  Impact  Your  Future  –  Will  You  Profit? Wearables  are  ready  to  explode  far  beyond  fitness  tools.  The  day  is  coming  when  wearables  will  be  as  much  a  part  of  your  business  process  as  computers.  But  what  stands  in  the  way  of  that  integration?  And  what  markets  will  emerge  for  wearable  technology?  Rock  Stars  of  Wearables  goes  far  beyond  the  play  toys  of  today’s  market  to  uncover  the  opportunities  for  you. Among the topics/speakers: Playing Outside the Technology Sandbox Mike Bell, VP and General Manager, New Devices Group, Intel Going Beyond Heart Rate: Get Serious About Wearables Design Jennifer Darmour, Senior Creative Director, Chrono Therapeutics Avoid Catastrophic Failures in Wearables Design Israel Gat, Fellow and Director, Agile Practice, Cutter Consortium The Business Promise of the New "Digital Sixth Sense" Pankaj Kedia, Senior Director and Business Lead, Smart Wearables, Qualcomm For details and registration, please check http://www.computer.org/web/rock-stars/wearables

  10. Texas Wireless Summit 2015: The View to 5Gis now open for Early-Bird Registration! Don't miss your chance to attend this world-class event, hosted at the University of Texas at Austin, for a discounted rate! Early-Bird registration is open until September 1, 2015. REGISTER ONLINE TODAY!  The 13th annual Texas Wireless Summit (TWS) provides a forum on emerging technology and business models for industry leaders and academics. Hosted by UT Austin's Wireless Networking and Communications Group (WNCG), TWS offers direct access to cutting-edge research and innovations from industry leaders, investors, academics and startups. Through keynote and panel-driven discussions, leading business and technology executives and top academics share entrepreneurially-oriented research. This year's theme focuses on The View to 5G: From Applications to the Air Interface.  The faculty organizers for this event include WNCG Profs. Jeffrey Andrews and Robert Heath.  TWS 2015 is still looking for sponsors! To find out more/become a sponsor, contact Lauren Bringle at lauren.bringle@austin.utexas.edu.

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  13. Austin, TX THANKS

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