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2026 SVEC Hall of Fame Ceremony and Awards Banquet
The Silicon Valley Engineering Council (SVEC) is proud to induct Andrea J. Goldsmith, PhD and R. Fabian Pease, PhD into the 2026 Silicon Valley Engineering Hall of Fame.
The banquet will also features Education STEM Scholarships for academic excellence and the Keeper of the Flame Award for outstanding educators.
Join us at the SVEC Annual Banquet to connect with industry leaders and support the next generation of Bay Area innovators.
Scale Your Innovation at the IEEE Hard Tech Venture Summit (HTVS) Silicon Valley
Fueling Hard Tech growth through capital, mentorship, and resources.
Last year attendees’ experience.
The IEEE Hard Tech Venture Summit (HTVS) is designed for Pre-Seed to Series A startups building complex physical technologies.
This is your opportunity to:
- Pitch to Hard Tech Investors backing hardware, manufacturing, and deep-tech innovation.
- Solve Technical Hurdles with hands-on guidance from manufacturing experts.
- Build Strategic Partnerships that accelerate Hard Tech fundraising, production, and market entry.
The 27th ISQED Conference April 8-10, 2026
Registration is now open for the 27th International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED), taking place April 8-10, 2025. ISQED is the leading conference for design for manufacturability (DFM) and quality (DFQ) issues. As the leading event in the field, it is your chance to network with top experts across the electronics and semiconductor ecosystem. Register today!
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
02/04, 5:00 pm, CIS/CS, Trillions Spent, Still Failing: Why IT Needs Human-Centered Thinking, Virtual. A reassessment of how we design and govern IT systems by treating human cognitive limits as priority engineering constraints. Speaker: Robert N. Charette.
02/04, 6:50 pm, MEMS, Healthcare, Wellness and Wearables: Enabling Personalized Care, Virtual. Exploring the vital sign and biomarker monitoring technologies at the center of delivering personalized care. Speaker: Bharath Rajagopalan.
02/05, 12:00 pm, EPS/RL, From Process to Performance: Challenges in uOLED and uLED Electronics Manufacturing, Virtual. Electrical, thermal, and mechanical manufacturing decisions directly impact optical non-uniformity, efficiency loss, and reliability. Understanding these process-to-performance linkages is critical for developing scalable, high-performance emissive display systems. Speaker: Pavan Shivareddy.
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.
02/05, 6:30 pm, TEMS, Level-Up Your Network: IEEE TEMS In-Person Meetup, Santa Clara. This is your chance to connect, collaborate, and expand your network – all in person at our familiar University of Santa Clara venue.
02/10, 6:30 pm, MAG, Developments in Magnetic Digital Storage and Memory, Hybrid. The talk will present the history and developments of hard disk drives and magnetic tape with comments on competitive technologies and what we can expect in the future for these technologies. Speaker: Tom Coughlin.
02/10, 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.
02/18, 6:00 pm, MTT, Challenges and opportunities for development of ultra-low power scaled quantum computing systems, Hybrid. Discussing the development opportunities and scaling challenges for next-gen quantum computing. Speaker: Sudipto Chakraborty.
02/19, 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.
0/19, 11:30 am, NANO, X-ray Microscopy of Magnetic Nanostructures, Sunnyvale. Using soft x-ray microscopy and spectroscopy at a National User Facility we are able to gain insight into the relevant processes in magnetic nanostructures. Speaker: Dr. Henrik Oldag.
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.
03/10, 7:00 pm, CNSV, The FPGA: 40 Years of Change, Hybrid. A milestone talk examining the industry’s history and the transformations ahead for FPGA technology. Speaker Dr. Steve Trimberger.
03/11, 6:30 pm, MAG, Projected Field Electromagnets for Controllable Magnetic Field at a Point, Hybrid. We will review the development of projected-field electromagnets for device testing. Speaker: Ian Walker.
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.
Science Fairs
For over 40 years, the IEEE has proudly supported local science fairs by providing both prizes and volunteer judges, and we need your help once again! As a judge, you will interact with students to offer encouragement and constructive feedback on their projects. No specialized knowledge is required—just patience, common sense, and a desire to support young innovators.
This year, IEEE is supporting five science fairs and one hands-on event:
- San Benito County: Tuesday, March 3 (Exhibit judging)
- San Benito County: Thursday, March 5 (Awards and IEEE hands-on exhibit)
- Monterey County: Saturday, March 7 — Monterey.zfairs.com (In-Person)
- Santa Clara: Tuesday, March 10 — science-fair.org (In-Person)
- San Mateo: Saturday, March 14 — stemfair.net (Virtual)
- Santa Cruz: Saturday, March 28 — ca-scc.zfairs.com (In-Person)
Support the Next Generation Beyond judging, we are also looking for individuals or organizations to sponsor prizes. This is a wonderful way to reward student ingenuity and invest in the future of our local STEM community.
If you are interested in judging or sponsoring a prize, please contact us!
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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