Premiere of DesignCon 2006 Management Forum Addresses Critical Business Challenges in High Technology.CHICAGO -- The International Engineering Consortium's DesignCon 2006, taking place in Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. this February 6-9, 2006, debuts its DesignCon Management Forum addressing the most current and pressing business challenges in the electronics industry. The DesignCon Management Forum takes place at DesignCon in the Santa Clara Convention Center with Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. as the Official Host Sponsor and Reed Electronics Group as the Official Management Forum Sponsor. Mr. Ed Sperling, Editor in Chief of Electronic News, begins the DesignCon Management Forum chairing, "Engineering Education in the United States Education in the United States is provided mainly by government, with control and funding coming from three levels: federal, state, and local. School attendance is mandatory and nearly universal at the elementary and high school levels (often known outside the United States as the ." "Education is the single starting point for the electronics industry. It's the cornerstone for all of the technology introduced over the past 50 years, and it has been the single greatest growth engine for wealth since the invention of money," Mr. Sperling commented. Sperling's session will show business and management professionals how to better enable themselves to address major business issues arising from globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation . Attendees will analyze the effects of reduced resources for U.S. engineering programs such as Silicon Valley's endangered position as the premier center for high tech. The session will also discuss other aspects of global competitiveness and issues tied to outsourcing. Panelists in this session include Mr. Carl Guardino, President and Chief Executive Officer, Silicon Valley Leadership Group The Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG) is an organization to, from its website, "involve principal officers and senior managers of member companies in a cooperative effort with local, regional, state, and federal government officials to address major public policy issues ; Mr. Jim Hogan, General Partner, Telos Venture Partners; and Mr. Timothy G. Saponas, Worldwide Higher Education Manager, Intel Corporation. The overall DesignCon Management Forum presents two days of panel sessions led by senior managers and top-level executives, addressing critical business and strategy issues of concern to those responsible for directing the design process. Other top-level industry speakers in the Management Forum include: DesignCon 2006 Conference Chair Dr. Darlene Solomon, Vice President and Director, Agilent Laboratories, Agilent Technologies; Dr. Ahmad Bahai, National Fellow and Chief Technology Officer, Wireless, National Semiconductor; Dr. Jerry Bautista, Intel; Mr. Robert Hum, Vice President and General Manager, Design Verification and Test Division, Mentor Graphics; Mr. Ronnie Vasishta, Chief Executive Officer, eASIC Corporation; Ms. Kathryn Kranen, President and Chief Executive Officer, Jasper Design Automation; Mr. Richard Goering, Group Editorial Director for EDA (1) (Electronic Design Automation) Using the computer to design, lay out, verify and simulate the performance of electronic circuits on a chip or printed circuit board. , EETimes; Mr. Jay Greenberg, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Synopsys; Dr. Belle Wei; Dean, College of Engineering, San Jose State University; Dr. Lucio Lanza, Managing Director, Lanza Technology Ventures; and Mr. Gary Smith, Vice President and Chief Analyst, Gartner Dataquest, just to name a few. Dr. Barry Sullivan, DesignCon Program Director, commented, "The IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iec.ch) An organization that sets international electrical and electronics standards founded in 1906. It is made up of national committees from over 60 countries. IEC - International Electrotechnical Commission has developed a highly-valued program for practicing engineers at DesignCon over the past ten years. We are pleased to present a strong line-up of topics and speakers for the debut of the Management Forum as we extend our program to serve those who direct the electronic design process." DESIGNCON 2006 MANAGEMENT FORUM PREMIERE Other DesignCon Management Forum sessions include: --Why is EDA Stagnating, or Is It? --From Design Closure to System Design Closure: Hype or Hope? --Today's DFM DFM Design for Manufacturing (newsletter) DFM Design for Manufacturability DFM Dubai Financial Market DFM Delphi Form (computer filename extension) DFM Distinguished Flying Medal DFM Diesel Fuel Marine : How It Is Changing the Supply Chain and How This Affects Designers --Managing Verification ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). : Assessing the Business Impact of Bug Escapes --IP Protection Is Whose Problem? --Women in Design --The Bottom-Line Business Impact of ESL (1) An earlier family of client/server development tools for Windows and OS/2 from Ardent Software (formerly VMARK). It was originally developed by Easel Corporation, which was acquired by VMARK. : Getting the Right Architecture Right --Make Technical On-Line Marketing Truly "Technical" -From Tactics to Strategy: What Works and What Doesn't? --The Growing Cost of EDA Tools: When to Build versus Buy --The Need for 100G Ethernet --The Business of DFM: Critical Issues and Business Implications --Reference Design or IP - What are the Reuse Trends for High Performance PCB PCB: see polychlorinated biphenyl. PCB in full polychlorinated biphenyl Any of a class of highly stable organic compounds prepared by the reaction of chlorine with biphenyl, a two-ring compound. Design? Accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. members of the press receive complimentary registration and full access to the entire event. Press registration is now open at: http://www.designcon.com/2006/press/reg_press.html. Registration for DesignCon 2006 is now open at: http://www.designcon.com/2006/registration/index.html. For additional information, visit: http://www.designcon.com/2006/ or contact Lisa Reyes at +1-312-559-3325 or lreyes@iec.org. About DesignCon DesignCon serves as the premier event for practicing engineers in the electrical design and semiconductor communities. Broadening the scope to address business as well as technical issues of the industry, DesignCon 2005 hosted more than 110 exhibiting companies and drew nearly 5,000 industry professionals to register. This year with more than 100 sessions and tutorials and more than 200 industry leaders to speak, DesignCon 2006 expects more than 125 companies to exhibit and more than 6,000 industry professionals to register. Please visit: http://www.designcon.com/2006/ About the IEC A non-profit organization, the IEC is dedicated to catalyzing technology and business progress worldwide in a range of high technology industries and their university communities. Since 1944, the IEC has provided high-quality educational opportunities for industry professionals, academics, and students. In conjunction with industry-leading companies, the IEC has developed an extensive, free on-line educational program. The IEC conducts industry-university programs that have substantial impact on curricula. It also conducts research and develops publications, conferences, and technological exhibits that address major opportunities and challenges of the information age. More than 70 leading high-technology universities are IEC affiliates, and the IEC handles the affairs of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association and Eta Kappa Nu Eta Kappa Nu (ΗΚΝ) is a national electrical and computer engineering honor society in the United States founded in October 1904 by Maurice L. Carr at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. , the honor society for electrical and computer engineers. The IEC also manages the activities of the Enterprise Communications Consortium. Please visit: www.iec.org. About Electronic News/Reed Business Information Electronic News is a real-time worldwide electronic news bureau that provides electronics professionals with up-to-the-minute news, analysis, research, and insight on global electronics industry. 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