[Orcnet-announce] ORCNET Meeting Notice - Thursday, May 22, 2008, IHOP

[Patrick H. Barrett]

BlankGreetings:

The Oregon IEEE Consultants' Network (ORCNET) meets regularly on the fourth Thursday of each month (this week!).
(Yup - the fourth Thursday comes early this month - May has five of them...)

Details of our next meeting (this Thursday) are below.

WHO
This month our Speaker will be Mr. Kenneth Oishi, Senior Staff Field Applications Engineer for Cypress Semiconductor.

WHAT
Mr. Oishi will discuss Cypress' PSoC® - Programmable System on a Chip technology.

Discover what makes Cypress’s PSoC® (Programmable System-on-Chip™) architecture so popular for implementing quick, cost-effective, flexible designs. 

Presentation summary:
    - Architectural Overview of PSoC
    - The Development Tool Environment
    - An Application Example – Capacitive Sensing 
    - A demonstration of CapSense design
    - Q & A Session

WHEN
Thursday, May 22, 2008, 6:00 PM to chat & eat, meeting begins at 7:00 PM (approx.).

WHERE
The ORCNET meets at the Beaverton International House of Pancakes (IHOP), located at the intersection of SW 158th & Walker Rd, across Walker Rd. from Fred Meyers.

IHOP, 15935 SW Regatta Lane, 503-614-8485.
Mapquest http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?email=1&mapdat.

The IHOP's seating capacity is approximately 35 folks, so come early! Just ask for the Oregon IEEE Consultants' Network meeting, or the ORCNET meeting.


AGENDA
6:00 PM - (or thereabouts) Eat (optional) and chat.
6:45 PM - Show and Tell (if anyone brings toys!)
7:00 PM - Call to Order - meeting begins.
             - Officer Reports.
             - Old Business.
             - New Business - OctoberBest reminder.
7:15 PM - (approx) - Mr. Oishi's PSoC® Presentation
9:00 PM - (approx) - Adjourn

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THE ORCNET's REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE
The Oregon IEEE Consultants' Network (ORCNET) meets regularly on the fourth Thursday of each month, except for a combined November/December meeting on the first Thursday of December.


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SHOW AND TELL THE ORCNET
Our "Show and Tell" sessions happen before and after most meetings, so bring your gadgets! Your latest circuits! LINUX tools! Your creations! If something interests you technically, then others in our group will be interested, too.

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ORCNET MEMBERSHIP:
If you've been attending our group, please consider becoming a member ($50 annually). Cheap! Contact any ORCNET Officer (listed below) for more information.

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SURF THE ORCNET WEBSITE!
Are you seeking a technical expert or consultant? Thinking of becoming one? Considering joining our group? Just want more information about the IEEE's presence in Oregon? Surf to http://www.ieee-or.org, click on "Affinity Groups", then "Consultants", to reach our site. Or surf directly to our alternate portal at http://www.eeconsult.org.

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ORCNET MAILING LISTS
Our valiant webmaster recently revised our mailing lists for improved usefulness and maintainability.
We offer three lists: 
    - one for members-only,
    - another for a general public discussion forum, and 
    - a third for our (infrequent) public announcements such as this one.

Both public lists allow recipients to opt in or out, at their discretion. These new lists were officially adopted on Jan 1, 2008.

Surf to http://eeconsult.org/members/index.html for information about subscribing or unsubscribing to our new lists.

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QUESTIONS & SUGGESTIONS for the ORCNET? 
Email our Chairman, Pat Barrett, pbarrett at ieee.org.


Want to be added/removed from this list? 
Surf to http://eeconsult.org/members/index.html for instructions about subscribing\unsubscribing, or contact our Webmaster, below.


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2008 OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION
Chairman - Pat Barrett, pbarrett at ieee.org
Secretary - H. Joe Tabor, harryjoe at teleport.com
Webmaster - Keith Lofstrom, keithl at ieee.org
Treasurer - Brian Conley, bconley at ieee.org
Program Coordinator - Henri Joyaux, HBJoyaux at ieee.com


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end of meeting announcement - See you There!
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