IEEE Communications Society Santa Clara Valley (SCV) presents January 9, 2013 Wireless Mesh Networks for Sensors and Internet of Things (IoT)

Today’s Program: 6:30 - 7:00pmNetworking session and Refreshments. Enjoy! 7:00 - 7:05pmOpening Remarks 7:05 - 7:10pmSession Chair’s Introduction 7:10 - 7:35pmTalk by Thomas Watteyne 7:35 - 8:00pmTalk by Ross Yu 8:00 - 8:30pmPanel discussion and Q&A 8:30 - 8:45pmAppreciation and adjournment Program Organizer: MP Divakar, Secretary Wireless Mesh Networks for Sensors and Internet of Things (IoT) Session Chair: Narasimha Chari, Dir. of Wireless Programs

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Highlights from 2012 Joint ComSoc SCV / CAS Workshop Sept 29, 2012 Next Generation Circuit & Systems, Communication & Sensor Technologies in Mobile Clara Univ. campus Was a huge success! Some slides posted on Comsoc website We hope to repeat our workshop’s success in 2013!

Highlights from 2012 IEEE ComSoc SCV mentioned as MOST ACTIVE CHAPTER in North Chapter Chairs Conference (RCCC) Held in conjunction with Globecom 2012, Anaheim, CA We hope to repeat our chapter’s success in 2013!

Highlights from 2012 Workshops - Joint workshop with IEEE Circuits and Systems Industry visits- Deutsche Telekom (DT) T-Labs Briefing Talks and panel sessions on - Mobile Patent Wars - Optical Transport Networks (OTN) - Heterogeneous Networks (HetNet) - Software Defined Networking (SDN) - Mobile Backhaul - Spectrum Sharing and Frequency Reuse - Linearizing Wireless Broadband Power Amplifiers - Indoor and Urban Location Determination - Home energy management Our chapter is the MOST active Comsoc chapter in NA!

ComSoc SCV Coming Attractions Feb 13, 2013 Event Fiber Deployments for Broadband Wired and Wireless Access Milo Medin, Google John Georges, Vodafone Session Organizer & Chair: Rajeev Krishnamoorthy, CTO, Scintera Networks

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!

2013 Chapter Officers ChairSanjay Kasturia, Ph.D Qualcomm Co-Vice ChairSameer Herlekar, Ph.D Entropic Communications Co-Vice ChairRajeev Krishnamoorthy, Ph.D Scintera Secretary/Operations ManagerMP Divakar, Ph.D Concurrent Analysis Treasurer/DirectorSaurabh Sureka, Ph.D Emulex Wireless Programs DirectorNarasimha Chari CTO, ABB Wireless Optical NetworksNavid Ghazisaidi, Ph.D Huawei Chairman EmeritusAlan Weissberger, Sc.D Web MasterDaniel Wong, Ph.D Singapore ConsultantShoba Krishnan, Ph.D SCU  Seeking VP of Marketing  Seeking qualified, capable & committed volunteers

IEEE ComSoc-SCV Milestones in 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 list (IEEE members) LinkedIn, FB page, Twitter account 2013 is shaping up to be a great one!

ComSoc-SCV Social Networking 1. ComSocSCV Discussion List: available to all IEEE members (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: 2. ComSocSCV& GCN Facebook (Alan J Weissberger) 3. ComSocSCV LinkedIn Group (MP Divakar) 4. Follow us on 4. Global ComSoc Community web site: –Blogs on communications technology/ markets 5. Socials and industry tours: January 24 Deutsche Telekom (DT) T-Labs

We Need Your Help ! Volunteers Welcome and Appreciated for 2013! -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! Event Notification list (all welcome to join) >>>Sign up instructions:

Is IEEE ComSoc (Global) Serving the Needs of its Community? Global: conferences, publications, 2 web sites, GCN, webinars, seminars, 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?

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