The new tax law can have a profound effect on how a consulting business is treated by the IRS. This seminar will provide clarity for several issues, including claiming the 20% 199A deduction and the deductions for entertainment. This event is co-sponsored by IEEE-CNSV and PATCA.  Anyone registering must pay the $30 fee, and both CNSV and PATCA members who register and attend will have their registration fee refunded.

Since we’ve lost the exponentially increasing resources provided by Dennard scaling and Moore’s law, we need radical architectural innovation to significantly improve cost, performance, energy and security. Aided by open source, agily-developed prototypes will demonstrate advances and thereby accelerate commercial adoption of new architectures.

Based on his book "The Tym Before … The Untold Origins of Cloud Computing," Nathan Gregory will tell the story not only of Tymnet and its parent company Tymshare, but also of the development of the ARPANET into today’s Internet.

If you are a creative person, you likely have created intellectual property - including in ways you might now realize. Understanding contracts and the laws governing intellectual property is an important part of protecting your interests, particularly if you are a consultant.

Jonathan C. Baer, co-author of "Decoding Silicon Valley: The Insider’s Guide," will discuss his new book, including how in which Silicon Valley’s entrepreneurs have refined the art of company-building into a science.

The secret to the success of robotics consultancy OLogic in helping to launch over 100 successful robotics projects in the toys, education, consumer electronics and service robots industries will be discussed by Ted Larson, OLogic's CEO and co-founder.

In this presentation we’ll uncover details and best practices that can shed light on how multi-physics simulation is making a systems driven product development approach possible for smart household appliances.

This presentation will cover the key elements that go into designing an infrastructure in transportation, site selection, and site development for lunar industrialization. Recent developments in IoT are key to lowering the cost of setup and operations.

CNSV member Dr. Giacomo Vacca will review a range of multiplexing principles used in biomedical applications, particularly blood analysis. Because of the scarcity and value of a biological sample, many methods have been invented to make the most out of very little.

While you likely know that you have a Credit Score, did you know you may also have a “Threat Score”?  Attorney Charles Koch will present how social media information is used, the current state of the law with regard to information shared on social media and tips for legally protecting your privacy.