Consultants Workshops
The IEEE-USA
Alliance of IEEE Consultants Networks (AICN) was established to
help U.S. IEEE members develop their own consulting businesses.
There are currently more than 30 local consultants networks
throughout the United States, and more emerging in India,
Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. Following is a listing
of consultants' workshops.
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IEEE Consultants Network of Long Island (LICN)
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When: |
March 3, 2010 6:45 PM refreshments available. 7:00 business meeting starts. 7:30 Presentation begins |
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Briarcliffe College, 1055 Stewart Avenue, Bethpage, NY |
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Speaker & Topic:
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"DSP Primer" by Dwane Bell of Texas Instruments, Inc., where Dwane is a member of the Senior Technical Staff.
News!! Credit for 0.2 CEU has been arranged for this session. Please see CEU Credit.pdf for important information about getting that credit.
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Cost & Contact:
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Free for everyone and no pre-registration is required.
Guests, please let us know you are coming so we can provide refreshments. RSVP: Jerry Brown: jlbrown@essexsys.com
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IEEE Consultants’ Network of San Diego
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Monday, March 8, 2010 -
6:00 pm Member networking and dinner on your own 7:00 pm Program |
| Where: |
Sizzler Restaurant
3755 Murphy Canyon Rd (NW corner of I-15 & Aero Drive)
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| Topic: |
If you're looking to hire a consultant, we invite you to join us at our CNSD monthly meetings. Held the second Monday of every month (The next meeting is Monday, March 8, 2010 7:00 pm.), it will give you a chance to interview our members in person. For more information on our next meeting, contact Kent Deines at 858-395-0229 or info@ieeeconsultants.com. |
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IEEE-CNSV: Consultants' Network of Silicon Valley
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Tuesday, March 09, 2010 7:00 PM
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| Where: |
KeyPoint Credit Union
2805 Bowers Ave.,
Santa Clara, CA 95051
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| Topic: |
Landing a Consulting Job Using Three Critical Questions
The initial interview with a potential client is always important. First impressions can make or break the deal. This interview should allow you to understand the project's objectives and the importance of the results.
Asking the right questions is a subtle way to demonstrate that you understand the work to be performed. Simply asking the right questions can bring clarity to your client about your skills while demonstrating your ability to provide value. It can also allow you to better judge how much the client really understands the task to be performed.
Fred will explore a handful of techniques that will permit you to succeed during this initial interview. Asking three critical questions sounds easy, but phrasing them correctly and correctly assessing a clients response is the trick. With practice, these questions can become second nature in your approach to a new client. |
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About the Speaker(s) Fred Schenkelberg, FMS Reliability
Fred joined the ranks of independent consultants in 2004 to focus on reliability engineering. He works with a wide variety of clients using reliability assessments as a starting point to develop detailed reliability plans and programs. He also uses his reliability engineering and statistical skills to design and conduct accelerated life tests.
Fred previously worked at HP in Vancouver, WA and Palo Alto, CA, and co-founded the HP Product Reliability Team. In that role, Fred was responsible for the consulting, training, and community building aspects of HPs Product Reliability Program.
Fred he has a BS in Physics from the United States Military Academy and an MS in Statistics from Stanford. He is a Reliability & Maintainability Symposium (RAMS) Management Committee member, Vice Chair of the local IEEE Reliability Society chapter, and American Society for Quality (ASQ) Reliability Division Chair. |
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Free to the public
No RSVP needed
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Consultants' Network of Northern New Jersey (CNNNJ)
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Date: |
Wednesday March 10, 2010,
6:00pm
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| Where: |
Morris County Library,
30 East Hanover Avenue,
Whippany, NJ
6:00 - 8:30pm
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Convert Your Consulting Business into a Full-Fledged Engineering Company
On Wednesday March 10, 2010 the IEEE Consultants' Network of Northern NJ (technologyontap.org) will present an informative talk, of great interest to all independent engineering professionals. Dan Kamdar will discuss how you can expand your one-man consulting business into a lucrative Engineering Company.
ABOUT THE TOPIC
Many consultants stay in a small practice and never fully realize the potential of growing into a bigger business. Some may prefer this as their personal choice.
However, if you want to turn your practice into a multi-million dollar business, we highly recommend that you attend this talk. It will certainly spark your thinking.
Mr. Kamdar will describe how he joined CNNNJ about 10 years ago and started his consulting company. Soon thereafter, he embarked on a path of expansion of the business. His ‘Affordable Engineering Services, LLC’ is nowadays a thriving company with about 275 employees. As he will explain, that accomplishment requires a specific mindset.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Dan Kamdar worked for Boeing as a Senior Engineering Manager, in charge of a group of some fifty engineers. After 25 years at Boeing he retired and started his own consulting business. Dan, who is both an engineer and a businessman, moved from California to New Jersey in 1997. Mr. Kamdar earned MBA, MSEE, BSEE and BSME degrees from the California State University and from the University of Michigan.
ABOUT THE CONSULTANTS NETWORK
Founded in 1992, the IEEE Consultants Network of Northern NJ encourages and promotes the use of independent technical consultants by business and industry.
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| Cost & Contact: |
Cost: Free Free Free
Contact: 973-728-0344, robert@rdwalker.com |
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Who: |
All IEEE Members and Guests
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Boston Section of the IEEE Consultants' Network
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Wednesday, 6:30 PM, March 24, 2010
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| Where: |
Foley-Hoag
Bay Colony Office Park Conference Center
1100 Winter Street
Waltham, MA
The Consultants Network meeting starts at 6:30 PM. The meeting location is at Bay Colony Corporate Center, 1100 Winter Street, Waltham, MA. From Route 128 take Exit 27B (Winter Street). At the end of the exit ramp, turn right onto Wyman St. At the next set of lights, turn right on Winter St. Stay in the far right lane and continue around the reservoir. Turn left at Bay Colony Corporate Center. Proceed to 1100 Winter Street.
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Using social media to attract new business
Social media is the new referral engine. Yesterday, people turned to their peers for information and recommendations before making a purchase decision. In the future, they'll continue to seek out colleagues' recommendations--however, they'll do so online.
Key Learnings:
Please join Barbara Bix, Principal of BB Marketing Plus for a lively meeting where we´ll discuss how to take advantage of social media to encourage prospects to contact you before making a purchase decision.
Participants will learn how to use social media to:
Attract attention from their most promising prospects
Differentiate their business from the competition
Build credibility through recommendations from community leaders
Stay high on prospects' radar so that they think of you when it comes time to buy.
Speaker Bio:
Barbara Bix is the Managing Principal of BB Marketing Plus (www.bbmarketingplus.com) and successfully used social media to achieve page one rankings for her site in Google searches.
A seasoned marketing strategist, BB Marketing Plus has helped more than 75 local accelerate sales. Barbara earned her stripes marketing flagship products at EMC, Motorola, GE, and Wang. She has an MBA from The Wharton School and has completed postgraduate work at Northeastern's State of the the Art Engineering program and at the Harvard School of Public Health.
Barbara has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal as an expert in social media marketing and her articles have appeared in numerous publications including The Boston Business Journal, Mass High-Tech, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, and online in Marketing Profs, Rain Today, and Salesopedia. Her blog, The Top Line, discusses concrete actions business-to- business clients solution providers can take to accelerate revenues.
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Barbara Bix, Principal
BB Marketing Plus
617-964-8193
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No charge for Consultants Network members or non-members. The meeting is free and open to the public. Casual dress. |
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Oregon IEEE Consultants' Network
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From January through October, Orcnet meets on the fourth Thursday of each month. The no-host dinner usually starts at 6:00 PM, with business or presentation starting at 7:00 PM.
We usually have a combined November/December meeting on the FIRST Thursday in December, to avoid the holidays. We sometimes skip the August meeting during vacation time; check the presentation page for more information. |
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We meet at the Beaverton International House of Pancakes (IHOP) at 15935 SW Regatta Lane, Beaverton, OR, near the intersection of 158th and Walker, southwest corner next to McDonalds, across the street from Fred Meyer, restaurant phone 503-614-8485.
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IEEE Chicago/Rockford Consultants’Network
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Monday, March 29, 2010, from 6:45 - 8:45 PM |
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Palatine Public Library
700 N. North Court
Palatine, IL 60067, 847-358-1216 |
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Do you know that networking is responsible for most consulting assignments and professional employment? We welcome those who are consultants, those who may be considering becoming consultants, those who are employed, and those who are not employed. Membership is not required to attend. There is no admission fee. We spend time at each meeting networking. Remember to bring business cards for networking! Attendees may earn 1 PDH.
Program Topic: “Using the Internet to find Consulting Jobs”by Wesley G. Martin, P.E.
This presentation will give suggestions and tips on using the Job Boards on the internet to locate potential consulting clients.
Meeting Location
Meetings are held at the Palatine Public Library, 700 N. North Court, Palatine, generally held on the last Monday of odd-numbered months. Occasionally additional meetings will be announced. Preceding the meeting we get together for an optionalgroup dinner. Members and non-members are invited to both the meeting and the dinner.
Dinner Location
Optional Dinner: 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm, before the meeting (meeting starts at 6:45 pm and ends at 8:45 pm), at Bakers Square, 270 E. Northwest Highway, Palatine, IL 60067. It is two blocks south of the Palatine Library. Reservations are not required. Everyone orders from the menu. Guests are always welcome, both for dinner and the meeting.
Network Information
The objective of the Network is:
To foster and promote the interests of its members with respect to the business of providing professional and technical consulting services.
To maintain, publish and distribute a directory of the members and the consulting services offered by each.
To arrange for and provide technical and management talks, tutorials, and special seminars and workshops on subjects of interest to members professional development.
To provide a networking forum for personal interaction through meetings, social functions and other events.
To publicize the contribution to society by its members. |
| Speaker Bio: |
Wesley G. Martin, P.E. is a director of the IEEE Chicago/Rockford Consultants Network. He was recently employed by Middough, Inc as their Senior Electrical Engineer but was laid-off in early December. He will share his experience in using the internet while searching for employment, as it may be used to find consulting jobs. Wes is the former sole proprietor of W. G. Martin & Associates.
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West Michigan Consultants Network
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March 29, 2010 |
| Where: |
March WMCN Meeting to be announced soon.
Typically, the format of the evening is as follows:
6:00pm Dinner at the Grand Rapids Brewing Company (NW corner of 28th St & Lake Eastbrook Blvd)
7:30pm Meeting at DornerWorks (NW corner of Lake Eastbrook Blvd & Camelot)
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Local and
Regional Consultants' Workshops
If you would
like to plan a workshop for your local section or region please let
us know and we would be happy to assist you. Contact: Daryll Griffin for
details. See
Workshop Planning Guide
(PDF)
For more information on IEEE-USA's Consultant
Services, the Alliance of IEEE Consultants' Networks Coordinating Committee, or how to
start your own local IEEE Consultants' Network, contact:
Daryll Griffin
IEEE-USA
2001 L Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036-5104
(Office) 202/530-8337
(Fax) 202/785-0835
(E-mail)
d.r.griffin@ieee.org
Updated:
02 March 2010
Contact: Daryll Griffin,
d.r.griffin@ieee.org
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