SVEC E-Week Banquet Feb 18 needs volunteer students!
Elise
~Elise, SVEC Treasurer
The Silicon Valley Engineering Council (SVEC) proudly presents its 2014 Silicon Valley Enginers Week Banquet on Tuesday, February 18, 2014. The SVEC will honor several outstanding individuals for their contributions by welcoming them into its Hall of Fame. The banquet will also feature a distinguished keynote speaker and award several scholarships for academic excellence. The Hall of Fame ceremony will recognize local engineers for their outstanding professional achievements, both in engineering and technology-- and for significant contributions to the community. Tickets are $90. Full tables accommodate 10 diners.
5:30 PM Reception and No-Host Bar
6:30 PM SVEC President’s Welcome
6:45 PM Dinner with Friends
Keynote Speaker
Mr. Paul Wesling, IEEE Life Fellow, IEEE SF Bay Area Council Communications Director
The Origins of Silicon Valley: Why and How It Happened Here
2014 Hall of Fame Inductees
Chandrakant D. Patel, Senior Fellow at HP and Chief Engineer at HP Labs
James D. Plummer, Ph.D., Dean, School of Engineering, Stanford University
Steve Poizner, Founder of EmpoweredU, co-founder of California Charter Schools Association
2014 Hall of Fame Recipients
Mr. Chandrakant D. Patel
HP Senior Fellow and Chief Engineer, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories
Chandrakant Patel is a Senior Fellow at the Hewlett Packard Company (HP) and Chief Engineer at HP Labs. A keen observer of technological inflections, Chandrakant is a pioneer in the design of information technology (IT) infrastructures and in the application of IT for solving societal problems. He has a proven track record of delivering innovations across the R&D lifecycle, from breakthrough research contributions to large-scale technology commercialization.
While managing HP Labs, HP’s central research division, he led the delivery of innovations in storage, networking, print engines, and software platforms. Previously, Chandrakant was amongst the earliest to foresee the need to manage the energy consumption of the Internet, subsequent to which he founded the Smart Data Center research program at HP Labs. A recognized thought leader around the interplay between IT and sustainability, he has also charted new directions for the industry to manage internet-connected “cyber-physical” systems—particularly for reducing the consumption of available energy in city-scale urban infrastructures.
Chandrakant is a strong advocate of fundamental training in science and engineering. He has taught at Chabot College, UC Berkeley Extension, Santa Clara University and San Jose State University and serves on the EECS Industrial Advisory Board at UC Berkeley. He has been granted 133 patents, has authored more than 150 papers, and is a Fellow of the IEEE and the ASME. Chandrakant holds an AS in Engineering from the City College of San Francisco, a BS in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley, and an MS in Mechanical Engineering from San Jose State University. Chandrakant and wife, Meera, have three children.
Dr. James D. Plummer
Dean, School of Engineering, Stanford University
Jim Plummer was born in Toronto Canada. He received his B.S. degree from UCLA and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in EE from Stanford University. He is currently the Frederick Emmons Terman Dean of the School of Engineering and the John Fluke Professor in EE at Stanford.
His early work focused on high voltage silicon integrated circuits. A major focus of his work over many years has been on silicon process modeling. This work resulted in the development of SUPREM, which has become the standard process modeling CAD tool used worldwide today. His recent work has focused on nanoscale silicon devices for logic and memory.
Since becoming Dean of Engineering at Stanford in 1999, Dr. Plummer has increasingly focused on engineering education issues. At the undergraduate level, he has been an outspoken advocate for engineering curricula including skills that extend beyond just a technical education. At the graduate level, a major innovation was the creation of Stanford’s new Bioengineering Department in 2002.
Dr. Plummer is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and a Fellow of the IEEE. He research awards include the 1991 Gordon Moore Medal for Solid State Science and Technology, the 2001 Semiconductor Industry Association University Research Award, the 2003 IEEE J. J. Ebers Award and the 2007 IEEE Andrew Grove award. He has graduated over 80 Ph.D. students and published more than 400 journal papers and conference presentations. These papers have won 8 best paper awards. He has also received three teaching awards at Stanford. He serves on the Board of Directors of several public companies including Intel and Cadence.
Mr. Steve L. Poizner
Founder of EmpoweredU, co-founder of California Charter Schools Association
An engineer, entrepreneur, elected official, educator, and advocate for reform, Steve Poizner has left a lasting mark on Silicon Valley and California, created technology that is used by millions of Americans on a daily basis, and proved that a true entrepreneurial spirit can used to find solutions in the business world, public service, and education.
His first company, Strategic Mapping Inc., assisted police departments, utilities, transportation companies, banks and retailers with selecting new locations and optimizing distribution logistics. Poizner then founded his second company, SnapTrack, which pioneered life-saving technology that integrated GPS receivers into cell phones. This technology is now the industry standard and can be found in more than one billion cell phones around the world.
Poizner turned to public service and was selected to be a White House Fellow, starting one week before the September 11, 2001 attacks. He was responsible for issues such as emergency communications planning for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and protecting internet/banking system/power grids from cyber attacks.
Ever passionate about improving education, Poizner spent a year as a volunteer teacher at Mount Pleasant High School in San Jose and co-founded the California Charter Schools Association, the state’s leading charter school organization.
Steve Poizner was later elected California Insurance Commissioner, one of only eight statewide elected positions in California. He is highly credited for overhauling the entire state agency by cutting operating expenses by nearly 15% while implementing one of the strongest consumer protection programs in the state’s history.
His latest company, EmpoweredU, has developed a groundbreaking mobile learning platform, used by universities to create flipped, hybrid, and online classes.
Meal choices:
*Pistachio Seared Salmon, with shrimp potato hash
*Peppered Flat Iron Steak, with goat cheese flavored duchess potatoes, cherry shallot jam
*Orecchiette Pasta, with artichokes, mushrooms, lemon sauce