I’m sending you a friendly reminder that early registration for our spring banquet ends on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Please sign up in the next few days to get the discounted rate. Details are below. I hope to see you there.

If you can’t make if to the banquet, I hope to see you at the IEEE Xplore event at BSU on Feb. 9, 7:00pm, MEC 106.

Best Regards,

Randy Wolff
IEEE Boise Section Chair

Wednesday, February 22nd – IEEE Boise Section Annual Banquet
Time:
• 5:30 pm – Doors open for reception (non-alcoholic cocktails and cheese/fruit hors d’oeuvres)
• 6:15 pm – Dinner served
• 7:00 pm – Presentation begins
Location: Boise State University, Student Union Center – Bishop Barnwell Room
Normal Registration Fee / Early Registration Fee:
• $30 / $25* for IEEE members and their guest
• $35 / $30* for non-members
• $15 / $10* for IEEE student branch members
Registration and Payment URL: https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/10233

Early registration with reduced rate deadline is February 8th, 5:00pm. Normal registration will close February 14th at 5:00 pm. Registration will be limited to 64, due to available space, and payment is only accepted on-line through the registration link above. Buffet Menu: Sesame Chicken with Cumberland Sauce, Sliced Flank Steak with Savory Mushroom Demi-Glace, Tossed Salad with Two Dressings, Minted Fresh Fruit Salad, Wild Rice Pilaf, Roasted New Potatoes, Asparagus and Rolls with Butter.

Topic: “Nanoscale to Exascale: Enabling Future High Performance Computing”
Recent advances in CPU and GPU architectures are enabling new levels of supercomputer performance. Once the clear leader in supercomputing capability, the top performance supercomputers no longer reside in the USA and innovation is fast-paced on a global basis. In his talk, Mr. Klein will explore the architectures of today’s performance leading machines, with a look forward at the enabling technologies of future of high-performance computing.

Guest Speaker: Dean Klein
Dean Klein is Vice President of Memory System Development at Micron Technology. Mr. Klein joined Micron in January 1999, after having held several leadership positions at Micron Electronics, Inc., including Executive Vice President of Product Development and Chief Technical Officer. He also co-founded and served as President of PC Tech, Inc., previously a wholly-owned subsidiary of Micron Electronics, Inc., from its inception in 1984. Mr. Klein’s current responsibilities as Vice President of Memory System Development focus on developing solid state drive technologies and capabilities.

Mr. Klein earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering and a Master of Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota, and he holds over 220 patents in the areas of computer architecture and electrical engineering. He has a passion for math and science education and is a mentor to the FIRST Robotics team (www.USFIRST.org) in the Meridian, Idaho school district.

I hope you are all enjoying the beginning of 2012. Let me introduce myself. I am an electrical engineer at Micron Technology, and I’ve been involved with IEEE as a student member at Montana State, as GOLD chair, treasurer, newsletter editor, and now chair of the Boise Section. I really enjoy volunteering my time with IEEE, and I’ve found many benefits to being a member such as networking, continuing education, and community involvement opportunities. I’d like to thank Chris Gunning for his excellent leadership of our section over the last two years as well as all the other volunteers that have made our section successful.

Please read the attached newsletter that highlights some of the exciting events the IEEE has planned for 2012. Some highlights include:

• Feb. 9-10: 4 presentations by George Plosker of IEEE on the IEEE Xplore digital library. Attend an event at BSU, Micron or HP.
• Feb. 22: IEEE Boise Section Annual Banquet
o Early registration closes Feb. 8. Register and pay online at: https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/10233
o Guest Speaker is Dean Klein, Vice President of Memory System Development at Micron Technology
• April 20: IEEE Workshop on Microelectronics and Electron Devices
• September: Boise Mini Maker Faire – This is an event you won’t want to miss!

Please plan to join us at our annual engineer’s week banquet on Wednesday, February 22. Click the link above for more information and to register – or read more about it in the newsletter. If you haven’t renewed your membership yet for 2012, please do so right away. I hope to see you at one of our many upcoming events.

Best Regards,

Randy Wolff
Chair, IEEE Boise Section