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IEEE Buenaventura June 2019 Newsletter
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Local IEEE Events •  June 4: Finessing Financial Flow — Engineering & Business Series — Hub101 •  June 12: Learning About Kubernetes and Learning From Kubernetes — La Reina, Library Other IEEE Announcements •  Join IEEE Now and Save 50% •  Upcoming IEEE-USA Webinars Other Local Happenings •  Mentors Needed: Hackathon By The Sea Girls Edition — Presented by Ventura County Office of Education/VC Innovates Photos from Recent Events •  Nick Stern discusses “A Novel Foraging Technique for Swarm Robots” •  David Atkinson discusses “A Concept for a Future NASA/ESA Entry Probe Mission to the Ice Giants” Sponsors and Job Opportunities •  Advanced Personnel Profiles — Staffing & Recruiting Since 1995 •  Syntesis Global — Management Consulting
Local IEEE Events
June 4, 2019 Finessing Financial Flow — Engineering & Business Series Pizza and Refreshments: 6:00 PM Interactive Session: 6:30 PM Thought Leader: Jerry Knotts Meetings are free and open to the public. Register at www.ieee-bv.org/meet/2019-06-ent Abstract Jerry Knotts, our own IEEE Buenaventura Section entrepreneurship guru will hold forth a reality-based conversation on financing your dream! He will facilitate this 2019 season’s final session. This session will focus on our community’s aspiring engineers and entrepreneurs with product and service ideas. Please attend and be ready to share and discuss your business concept or product/service ideas with Jerry and the other thinkers & tinkerers. It should be a fun and informative evening with Jerry. About the Thought Leader Jerry Knotts personifies the idea of Advancing Technology for Humanity. Jerry served as a Colonel (retired) in the United States Air Force. He holds a BSEE (Electrical Engineering) from Penn State and an MBA from Auburn University. In addition, he is a graduate of the Defense Acquisition University, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Air Command and Staff College, and Air War College. He is a licensed Professional Engineer, Senior Life Member, Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE), National Institute of Professional Engineers (NSPE), California State Professional Engineers (CSPE) and Texas State Professional Engineers (TSPE). Jerry has mentored many startup companies and contributes his wisdom to a number of organizations including California Lutheran University (CLU). Jerry personifies the idea of Advancing Technology for Humanity: 1) President, South Coast Youth Leadership Conference, Inc., Thousand Oaks; 2) President, helped create the Central Coast Venture Forum, now known as the California Coast Venture Forum (parent of the Clean Business Investment Summit); 3) He started four companies and mentored over 250 start-ups; 4) He serves as mentor for the LARTA Institute, the Southern California BioMedical Council (SoCALBIO); 5) Goldman Sachs 10,000 Businesses Programs; 6) University of California Santa Barbara New Venture Program; 7) Member of the Blue Ocean Sciences, LLC. Location Hub101 Cal Lutheran Center for Entrepreneurship 31416 Agoura Road Westlake Village, CA 91361 (map) Presented by: IEEE Buenaventura Entrepreneurship Group June 12, 2019 Learning About Kubernetes and Learning From Kubernetes Pizza and Networking: 6:30 PM Presentation: 7:00 PM Speaker: Kris Raney Meetings are free and open to the public. Register at www.ieee-bv.org/meet/2019-06-cs Abstract Successful businesses providing internet-based services often find themselves rapidly faced with operating their services 24x7 at tremendous scale. All of these businesses therefore end up faced with a common set of very difficult core challenges. Kubernetes is a relatively young open source technology that has been adopted at an unprecedented rate because of the clear benefit it provides in managing such services. Beyond that, the general principles used in Kubernetes teach more general lessons about how to approach system design. Kubernetes is cluster management system derived from Google’s “Borg” system used internally to manage their search cluster. The Kubernetes design draws on Google’s years of experience managing a massively large-scale system, packaging that knowledge into an open source system started by Google and turned over to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation for further development. It is designed to take advantage of Linux containers to host micro services and manage them in a fault-tolerant and scalable way. This talk will describe the building blocks of Kubernetes and how they fit together, and will also use that description as a case study to delve into the Kubernetes approach to problem solving, and how it helps companies to achieve more, and do it faster. About the Speaker Kris Raney is a Distinguished Engineer with Keysight Technologies, where he designs and develops cloud related software for the company’s strategic initiatives as part of their Ixia Labs group. Kris comes to Keysight Technologies having served as the Director of Software Engineering at startup BreakingPoint Systems, designing and building embedded Linux devices for testing network performance and security at bandwidths up to a terabit per second. Following BreakingPoint’s acquisition by Ixia, he served as Software Architect for the Network Visibility Solutions division and then Distinguished Engineer with Ixia Labs, before Ixia was in turn acquired by Keysight Technologies. Kris holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Texas A&M University. Location La Reina High School, Library 106 West Janss Road Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 (map) Presented by: IEEE Buenaventura Computer Society Chapter
Other IEEE Announcements
Join IEEE Now and Save 50% When you join IEEE, you join a community of over 420,000 technology and engineering professionals united by a common desire to continuously learn, interact, collaborate, and innovate. IEEE membership provides you with the resources and opportunities you need to keep on top of changes in technology; get involved in standards development; network with other professionals in your local area or within a specific technical interest; mentor the next generation of engineers and technologists, and so much more. Join now and get membership benefits through the end of 2019, plus save 50% on membership dues. Visit the IEEE Membership Services page to join IEEE Benefits Keeping Technically Current: Continue to advance your career and keep abreast of new and changing technologies. IEEE has the means for you to remain technically current through award winning publications, and technical societies. Career Resources and Recognition: Leadership is a skill that must be crafted over time. Keep your career moving in the right direction with IEEE career benefits and resources. Professional Networking: With other IEEE members who share similar interests, you can build a network revolving around your profession, industry or projects. Continuing Education: Keep growing with IEEE continuing education benefits and other educational opportunities available to IEEE members. These resources allow you to acquire new skills and advance your professional development. Discounts: IEEE members enjoy reduced rates on many proprietary products and services including IEEE books and eBooks, journals and articles, conferences and proceedings, standards, society memberships, and continuing education courses. In addition, members have access to a variety of affinity programs that offer savings. Humanitarian Programs: Volunteering is a rewarding way to develop interpersonal skills, create new professional relationships, and apply your expertise to help others. IEEE DataPort: IEEE DataPort is an easy-to-use, globally accessible data repository developed and offered by IEEE that provides significant benefits to researchers, data analysts, and the global technical community. The repository is fully functional and currently offers free uploads of datasets up to 2 TB for those that need to retain and manage their valuable research data. See all the benefits IEEE membership has to offer Upcoming IEEE-USA Webinars •  June 7: Gig Economy - How to Keep Your Day Job and Your Side Hustle 10:00 AM PDT Elizabeth Lions is an expert career coaching and leadership adviser to some of the top executives in the United States and abroad. In this presentation, Elizabeth will examine: Findings and facts on the gig economy; How to develop a side hustle and why it's important; When to quit your day job - if at all.
Other Local Happenings
Mentors Needed: Hackathon By The Sea Girls Edition Presented by Ventura County Office of Education/VC Innovates Hackathon by the Sea-Girls Edition 2019 is a two day event designed to create a positive environment for girls to use technology, which will seed a lifelong interest in the field. The theme-“Make tomorrow better”-prompts attendees to create projects that make everyday life a bit easier. Starts Friday, June 21, 6:00PM-9:00PM Resumes Saturday, June 22, 9:00AM-5:00PM VCOE Conference Center 5100 Adolfo Road, Camarillo, CA 93012 Web Site: www.hackathonbythesea.com/hackathon-mentor Register to Mentor: girlshackbythesea2019.eventbrite.com Developers As a mentor, you will help students: •  Break their project down into buildable pieces •  Answer technical questions •  Turn their dreams into reality When they need you most: •  Throughout the entire event! But you’re welcome to leave whenever you’re too tired. Designers As a mentor, you will help students: •  Design a solution that can be completed in the allotted time When they need you most: •  In the first three hours of the event (7:30PM-10:30PM). Product Managers As a mentor, you will help students: •  Develop a problem, solution, and roadmap •  Create an elevator pitch to convince the judges to vote for their project When they need you most: •  In the first three hours of the event (7:30PM-10:30PM) •  In the last three hours of the event (2:30PM-5:00PM) Teachers As a mentor, you will help students: •  Develop a problem and solution •  Answer technical questions When they need you most: •  Throughout the entire event! But you’re welcome to leave whenever you’re too tired. Professionals in our Community As a mentor, you will help: •  Provide information and facilitate the event When they need you most: •  Throughout the entire event! But you’re welcome to leave whenever you’re too tired. Flyer (PDF)
Photos from Recent Events
•  On May 8, Nick Stern presented “A Novel Foraging Technique for Swarm Robots” to the Computer Society Chapter (photo). •  On May 15, David Atkinson presented “A Concept for a Future NASA/ESA Entry Probe Mission to the Ice Giants” to the Microwave Theory and Techniques Society Chapter. (photo).
Sponsors
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