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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
Strategic Partnering, Licensing and IP Strategies @ Constant Contact | Waltham | Massachusetts | United States
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, …
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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
Eliminating the Top Causes of Customer-Attributable Integrated Circuit Failures @ Analog Devices | Wilmington | Massachusetts | United States
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) …
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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
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 | Lexington | Massachusetts | United States
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 …
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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
Technical Meeting and Presentation:Getting a Grasp on Robot Hands @ Milas Hall Auditorium, Olin College | Needham | Massachusetts | United States
  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 …
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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
The Return of Neuro-Inspired Computing – Why Now? @ MIT, Research Laboratory for Electronics (RLE), MIT Building 36-462 | Cambridge | Massachusetts | United States
    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 …
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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
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
Beyond Neutrality - Enabling a World of Connected Things @ Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge | Massachusetts | United States
 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 …
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ENET’s Business Incubator Expo
ENET’s Business Incubator Expo @ Microsoft NERD
Oct 21 all-day
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 …
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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
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 …
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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
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 …
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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
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 …
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