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Conferences and Workshops


The Silicon Valley Engineering Council (SVEC) proudly presents the 36th Annual Hall of Fame Ceremony and Awards on Friday, March 6, 2026. The SVEC is proud to announce the induction of Andrea J. Goldsmith, PhD and R. Fabian Pease, PhD into the 2026 Silicon Valley Engineering Hall of Fame. For details on tickets and sponsorships information. follow the link

DAC 2026 Conference – Call for Contributions

Long Beach Convention Center, CA,
July 25-29, 2025.

DAC is the premier conference for the design and automation of electronic circuits and systems. Submit to DAC 2026 and be part of tomorrow’s innovation. Focus areas are: AI, Design, EDA, Systems and Security. If you are in the electronic design field, this is the NOT TO MISS event.

Call for Engineering Track Contribution deadline: January 12th.

IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Expo

Convention Center, Vancouver, BC,
October 4-8, 2026.

ECCE 2026 is the pivotal international conference and exposition event on the electrical and electromechanical energy conversion field. The Conference will bring together practicing engineers, researchers, and other professionals for interactive and multidisciplinary discussions on the latest advances in various areas related to energy conversion.

Call for Papers is open. Focus areas are : component, converter and subsystem technologies and energy conversion systems and applications. For details visit out submission web page.

IEEE Local Chapter Events


01/08/2026, 6:00 pm, TEMS, 2026 Impact of AI on Consumer Technology Products, Virtual. This event is an interactive panel examining the impact and challenges of AI on consumer technology products, especially smart health devices and their ecosystems. Panelists: Praveen Raja, Miguel Adao, Adam Drobot, Paolo Bonato, Michael Condry, Stuart Lipoff.

01/09, 6:00 pm, VTS, Driving Confidence at Scale: The Strategic Role of Simulation in Autonomous Systems, Virtual. In this talk, we will explore how simulation can be architected and applied to accelerate the design, validation, and deployment of advanced driver-assistance and autonomous technologies. Speaker: Shuhan Yang.

01/13/2026, 7:00 pm, CNSV, Energy and Thermal Management of IT Systems, Hybrid. This talk will present a holistic approach that traces the energy flow from a power plant to a chip, and from the chip core to the cooling tower. Speaker: Chandrakant Patel.

01/15/2026, 5:30 pm, IAS, Short-Circuit Current Ratings, Interrupting Ratings, and the Intersection of UL 508A and the NEC, Pleasant Hill. The presentation examines how UL product listings and component ratings interact with NEC Articles 409, 110.9, and 110.10, clarifying how available fault current, protective device selection, and equipment labeling all converge in practice. Speaker: Tyler Shewbert.

0/21/2026, 11:00 am, LMAG, SETI Signal Processing: Searching for Technosignatures, Livermore. This talk will introduce the SETI problem and describe the scope of efforts underway in the radio SETI community. Speaker: Kenneth Houston.

01/22/2026, 8:00 am, EPS, IEEE/EPS Hybrid Bonding Symposium, Milpitas. Join us to learn about this expanding field, and discover how it will affect heterogeneous integration and system design. Speakers: multiple, see event link.

01/22/2026,11:00 am, NANO/EMBS, Battery Technologies & Advanced Characterization Methods, Sunnyvale. This event will showcase advancements in Battery Technologies & Advanced Characterization methods. Speaker: Dr. Ahamed Irshad.

02/05, 6:00 pm, VTS, Scalable Data Exchange Between Autonomous Vehicle Fleets and Cloud Infrastructure, Virtual. This talk presents a system-level view of data exchange between autonomous vehicle fleets and cloud infrastructure. It explains how different data transfer approaches such as physical media, high-speed wired connections, and cellular networks are used together to support large-scale fleet operations. Speaker: Zhaohan Jia.

02/10/2026, 7:00 pm, CNSV, Designing an Artificial Heart: A Systems Approach to Building the Impossible, Hybrid. Ian will walk through a practical framework for managing complexity: identifying unknowns early, building parallel test beds, using simulation to reduce risk before fabrication, and validating assumptions through rapid physical prototyping. Speaker: Ian Coll McEachern.

02/19/2026, 8:00 am, EPS, Ninth Annual Symposium on Heterogeneous Integration Roadmap and Annual Meeting, Milpitas. Vision for Heterogeneous Integration from Global Perspectives, 2 days, keynote talks, working groups and more. Speakers: multiple, see agenda.

02/19, 5:30 am, IAS, Looking Ahead to the 2026 NEC in California, Pleasant Hill. Highlights of the 2026 National Electricity Code (NEC) will be covered including new requirements for arc-flash labeling, load calculations, 10-ampere branch circuits, engineering for marinas and EVSE changes. Speaker: Mike Stone.

Calendar View of IEEE Events

If you have missed an event search it in the calendar above and contact the organizing chapter for a life recording or look for it on the chapter‘s archive page.

Volunteering Opportunities


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Discounts for IEEE Members


 Use “IEEE” (case sensitive) discount code to receive 50% off admission to the Computer History Museum. IEEE members will be asked to show proof of membership to redeem their discount when arriving at the Museum. Direct ticket link.

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