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5	6	7 Strategic Partnering, Licensing and IP Strategies 7:00 pm Strategic Partnering, Licensing and IP Strategies @ Constant Contact Oct 7 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets PRE-MEETING DINNER at 5:15 PM (sharp) at Bertucci’s, Waltham. Reservations sincerely appreciated. For today’s entrepreneur – who faces high hurdles to funding, ever increasing competition, thin barriers to entry, and shortened cycles from invention – strategic alliances, partnerships, licensing, and channel strategies have become key to enable startups to grow, …	8 Eliminating the Top Causes of Customer-Attributable Integrated Circuit Failures 5:30 pm Eliminating the Top Causes of Customer-Attributable Integrated Circuit Failures @ Analog Devices Oct 8 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets The failure rates of electronic systems can be minimized if Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs), and Contract Manufacturers (CMs) follow specific guidelines for eliminating the most common causes of customer-attributable integrated circuit (IC) failures. Most importantly, OEMs/ODMs/CMs should always buy ICs directly from Original Component Manufacturers (OCMs) …	9 Nonlinear optical imaging to assess metabolism in the good, the bad and the ugly (a.k.a. Stem, cancer and fat cells) 6:30 pm Nonlinear optical imaging to assess metabolism in the good, the bad and the ugly (a.k.a. Stem, cancer and fat cells) @ Cafeteria at MIT Lincoln Labs Oct 9 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Speaker: Irene Georgakoudi, Tufts University Abstract: Changes in cellular metabolism play a key role in the normal or diseased development of cells and can serve as important diagnostic biomarkers in a number of areas ranging from cancer to diabetes to regenerative medicine. Traditional assays for metabolic characterization are invasive and can …	10	11
12	13	14 Introduction to Embedded Linux Part II – Fall 2014 6:00 pm Introduction to Embedded Linux Part II – Fall 2014 @ Crowne Plaza Hotel Oct 14 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Cancelled Date & Time: Tuesday, Oct. 14, Mondays, 20, 27, Nov. 3, 6-9 pm Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 15 Middlesex Canal Park Road, Woburn, MA Speaker: Mike McCullough, RTETC, LLC Cancelled Decision: Monday, Oct 6 Course Summary This second of two courses provides advanced training in the design, development, debugging, … Technical Meeting and Presentation:Getting a Grasp on Robot Hands 6:00 pm Technical Meeting and Presentation:Getting a Grasp on Robot Hands @ Milas Hall Auditorium, Olin College Oct 14 @ 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets Tuesday, October 14, 2014 Doors open: 6:00 P.M. Election Discussion & Nominations Open: 6:20 P.M. Presentation: 6:30 P.M. Dinner: 8:00 P.M. Olin College 1000 Olin Way Needham, MA 02492 Milas Hall Auditorium Agenda Discussion of Boston Area IEEE Robotics & Automation Society Election & Opening of Nominations: 6:20 P.M. Main …	15 RF and Microwave Fundamentals – Fall 2014 9:00 am RF and Microwave Fundamentals – Fall 2014 @ Crowne Plaza Hotel Oct 15 @ 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Tickets Closed to New Registrations Date & Time: Wednesday & Thursday, October 15 & 16; 9AM – 4:30PM Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 15 Middlesex Canal Park Road, Woburn, MA Speaker: Henry Lau, Lexiwave Technology By Oct 3: Members: $405 Non-Members: $435 After Oct 3: Members: $435 Non-Members: $455 Decision: Tuesday, Oct … The Return of Neuro-Inspired Computing – Why Now? 5:30 pm The Return of Neuro-Inspired Computing – Why Now? @ MIT, Research Laboratory for Electronics (RLE), MIT Building 36-462 Oct 15 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets IEEE SSCS Boston Chapter – SSCS Distinguished Lecture Professor Jan M. Rabaey, University of California, Berkeley Scientific co-director of the Berkeley Wireless Research Center (BWRC) Founding director of the Berkeley Ubiquitous SwarmLab Topic: The Return of Neuro-Inspired Computing – Why Now? When: Wednesday October 15th, 2014 Speaker: Jan …	16 RF and Microwave Fundamentals – Fall 2014 9:00 am RF and Microwave Fundamentals – Fall 2014 @ Crowne Plaza Hotel Oct 16 @ 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Tickets Closed to New Registrations Date & Time: Wednesday & Thursday, October 15 & 16; 9AM – 4:30PM Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 15 Middlesex Canal Park Road, Woburn, MA Speaker: Henry Lau, Lexiwave Technology By Oct 3: Members: $405 Non-Members: $435 After Oct 3: Members: $435 Non-Members: $455 Decision: Tuesday, Oct … Modern Methods for Microwave Filter Synthesis 5:30 pm Modern Methods for Microwave Filter Synthesis @ Cafeteria at MIT Lincoln Lab Oct 16 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets IEEE Boston Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) meeting and Distinguished Microwave Lecture (DML) talk Thursday, October 16, 6:00 PM (refreshments and social at 5:30 PM) MIT Lincoln Laboratory cafeteria (open to the public), 244 Wood St., Lexington, MA 02420 Contact: galbraith@ieee.org for more information Speaker: Dr. Richard Cameron Up … Beyond Neutrality – Enabling a World of Connected Things 7:00 pm Beyond Neutrality – Enabling a World of Connected Things @ Massachusetts Institute of Technology Oct 16 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Speaker: Bob Frankston Bob Frankston is perhaps best known as the co-creator with Dan Bricklin of VisiCalc (the first spreadsheet program) and the co-founder of Software Arts, the company that developed it, for which he was recognized with the ACM Software System Award and the MIT LCS Industrial Achievement Award and …	17	18
19	20 Introduction to Embedded Linux Part II – Fall 2014 6:00 pm Introduction to Embedded Linux Part II – Fall 2014 @ Crowne Plaza Hotel Oct 20 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Cancelled Date & Time: Tuesday, Oct. 14, Mondays, 20, 27, Nov. 3, 6-9 pm Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 15 Middlesex Canal Park Road, Woburn, MA Speaker: Mike McCullough, RTETC, LLC Cancelled Decision: Monday, Oct 6 Course Summary This second of two courses provides advanced training in the design, development, debugging, …	21 ENET’s Business Incubator Expo ENET’s Business Incubator Expo @ Microsoft NERD Oct 21 all-day Tickets Are you considering use of a business incubator to jump-start your new business? New England has many incubators, each with its own focus, programs, services… and even personality. How do you know which might be best for you and your business? How can you most successfully use the opportunities they … Embedded Linux Board Support Packages and Device Drivers – Fall 2014 6:00 pm Embedded Linux Board Support Packages and Device Drivers – Fall 2014 @ Crowne Plaza Hotel Oct 21 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Register Now Speaker: Mike McCullough, RTETC, LLC Cancelled Decision: Monday, October 13 Course Summary This 4-day technical training course provides advanced training in the development of Embedded Linux Board Support Packages (BSPs), Device Drivers and Distributions. The first part of the course focuses on BSP and Software Development Kit (SDK) …	22 The Rise and Fall of Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories: An Update 4:00 pm The Rise and Fall of Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories: An Update @ Auditorium at MIT Lincoln Labs Oct 22 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets Speaker: Edward E. Altshuler, Ph.D. , Air Force Research Laboratory, Retired It was the worst of times. World War II had begun in September 1939 with the German invasion of Poland. Realizing that the United States may eventually be drawn into the war, it was decided that a research and development …	23	24	25
26	27 Introduction to Embedded Linux Part II – Fall 2014 6:00 pm Introduction to Embedded Linux Part II – Fall 2014 @ Crowne Plaza Hotel Oct 27 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Cancelled Date & Time: Tuesday, Oct. 14, Mondays, 20, 27, Nov. 3, 6-9 pm Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 15 Middlesex Canal Park Road, Woburn, MA Speaker: Mike McCullough, RTETC, LLC Cancelled Decision: Monday, Oct 6 Course Summary This second of two courses provides advanced training in the design, development, debugging, … Introduction to Scrum and Other Agile Frameworks – Fall 2014 6:00 pm Introduction to Scrum and Other Agile Frameworks – Fall 2014 @ Crowne Plaza Hotel Oct 27 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Cancelled Date & Time: Mondays, October 27, November, 3, 10, 17; 6 – 8PM Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 15 Middlesex Canal Park Road, Woburn, MA Speaker: Greg Tutunjian, Principal, Scrum Doc, Inc. By Oct 15: Members: $220 Non-Members: $240 After Oct 15: Members: $240 Non-Members: $280 Decision: Friday, October 17 … Radar Basics and Recent Amazing Advances – Fall 2014 6:00 pm Radar Basics and Recent Amazing Advances – Fall 2014 @ MITRE Corporation Oct 27 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Due to the snowstorm – Class is cancelled, Monday, February 9th. A make-up date will determined soon. Date & Time: Mondays, Oct. 27, Nov. 3, 10, 17, 24, Dec. 1, 8, 15, Jan. 5, 12 (makeup days, if needed Jan 26, feb. 2, 9) Location: MITRE Corporation, 202 Burlington … Building and Maintaining a Successful Consulting Career 6:30 pm Building and Maintaining a Successful Consulting Career @ Constant Contact Oct 27 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Speaker: Johanna Rothman, Principal, Rothman Consulting Group, Inc. What makes a successful consultant? Knowing what works for you and what doesn’t. How do you know? Seeing your work and measuring what works and what doesn’t. You can use the visual system of the personal kanban and add the feedback of reflecting … Space Plasma Interactions with Spacecrafts – Fall 2014 7:00 pm Space Plasma Interactions with Spacecrafts – Fall 2014 Oct 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Cancelled Date & Time: Oct. 27, 30, Nov. 3, 6, 10; 7 – 9PM (note session schedule of multiple sessions per week) Location: TBD Speaker: Dr. Shu T. Lai, MIT Guest lectures by Dr. Rezy Pradipta (Boston College) and Prof. Min-Chang Lee (Boston University) on source mechanisms and remote sensing …	28 Embedded Linux Board Support Packages and Device Drivers – Fall 2014 6:00 pm Embedded Linux Board Support Packages and Device Drivers – Fall 2014 @ Crowne Plaza Hotel Oct 28 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Register Now Speaker: Mike McCullough, RTETC, LLC Cancelled Decision: Monday, October 13 Course Summary This 4-day technical training course provides advanced training in the development of Embedded Linux Board Support Packages (BSPs), Device Drivers and Distributions. The first part of the course focuses on BSP and Software Development Kit (SDK) … The Art of Communicating/Presenting Your Ideas 6:30 pm The Art of Communicating/Presenting Your Ideas @ The MITRE Corporation, C Building Oct 28 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Please join us for our October meeting which is being held on Tuesday, October 28th at 6:30 pm at MITRE Corporation in Bedford, MA. This meeting will feature speaker Larry Blumsack who will present on “The Art of Communicating/Presenting Your Ideas.” Larry is a communication, presentation, public speaking, biz development …	29	30 Space Plasma Interactions with Spacecrafts – Fall 2014 7:00 pm Space Plasma Interactions with Spacecrafts – Fall 2014 Oct 30 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Cancelled Date & Time: Oct. 27, 30, Nov. 3, 6, 10; 7 – 9PM (note session schedule of multiple sessions per week) Location: TBD Speaker: Dr. Shu T. Lai, MIT Guest lectures by Dr. Rezy Pradipta (Boston College) and Prof. Min-Chang Lee (Boston University) on source mechanisms and remote sensing …	31

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