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.

Stan Honey will discuss his career of navigation-related adventures, the inventions he has spearheaded that have provided Emmy-winning augmented reality for sporting events, and his experience in circumnavigating the globe under sail in 48 days non-stop.

Dialog is a computer service that allows users to interactively search databases using keywords which was first commercially available in 1967, and thus preceded internet search engines by 27 years. In this program, a panel of former Dialog employees and a Dialog user will discuss the insights that led to its development.

This was a very special IEEE-CNSV-sponsored Open House at the Silicon Valley U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) located in San Jose City Hall. IEEE-CNSV members along with IEEE members and their guests learned about and got a tour of the resources offered at this new regional office, including the public search room, patent examiner meeting rooms, and the PTAB hearing room.