BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:US/Pacific BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20191103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20200206T194247Z UID:A6A53178-0706-49E7-B981-4EA578DB3CEB DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20200205T173000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20200205T203000 DESCRIPTION:Come and join us for an informative and interesting field trip to a cutting-edge technology company in our own backyard! IEEE Spokane Sec tion Members & Students and accompanying guests are invited to tour F5 Net works\, the Liberty Lake company that has developed the BIG-IP application delivery controllers.\n\nThese popular devices are positioned in front of Web and application servers\, balancing traffic and performing compute-in tensive functions\, such as encrypting and un-encrypting transmissions\, s creening traffic for security threats\, maintaining open connections with servers\, speeding the flow of traffic\, and managing access to applicatio ns and data. The company is unique in the Spokane region for its cutting-e dge research and development on x86\, FPGA\, and ASIC platforms\, providin g three levels of digital system development\, as well as hardware product development utilizing electrical\, computer and mechanical engineering.\n \nThis event will start with a participant meeting at the west entrance to the F5 building at 5:30 pm -- then will offer an introduction to F5 and i ts products\, followed by tours of the exciting development labs and equip ment the company features.\n\nThis is a FREE event. Pizza dinner will be p rovided. If you would like gluten free or vegetarian option\, please note that in your registration.\n\nCo-sponsored by: F5 Networks\n\nAgenda: \n5: 30 event starts at West Entrance to F5 Headquarters\, Liberty Lake WA\n\n6 :00 pm Hosted dinner with Pizza and more\n\n6:30 pm Tour of F5\n\nF5 Netwo rks\, 1322 North Whitman Lane\, Liberty Lake Wa\, Washington\, United Stat es\, 99019 LOCATION:F5 Networks\, 1322 North Whitman Lane\, Liberty Lake Wa\, Washingt on\, United States\, 99019 ORGANIZER:ssimmons@ewu.edu SEQUENCE:35 SUMMARY:F5 Field Trip URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/219062 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><span style="font-size: 14pt\;"><strong>Co me and join us for an informative and interesting field trip to a cutting- edge technology company in our own backyard! IEEE Spokane Section Members &amp\; Students&nbsp\;and accompanying guests are invited to tour F5 Netwo rks\, the Liberty Lake company tha</strong><strong>t has developed the BIG -IP application delivery controllers.</strong></span><br /> <br /><span st yle="font-size: 12pt\;"><strong> These popular devices are positioned in f ront of Web and application servers\, balancing traffic and performing com pute-intensive functions\, such as encrypting and un-encrypting transmissi ons\, screening traffic for security threats\, maintaining open connection s with servers\, speeding the flow of traffic\, and managing access to app lications and data. The company is unique in the Spokane region for its cu tting-edge research and development on x86\, FPGA\, and ASIC platforms\, p roviding three levels of digital system development\, as well as hardware product development utilizing electrical\, computer and mechanical enginee ring.&nbsp\;</strong></span><br /> <br /><span style="font-size: 12pt\;">< strong> This event will start with a participant meeting at the&nbsp\;<u>w est entrance</u>&nbsp\;to the F5 building at 5:30 pm -- then will offer an introduction to F5 and its products\, followed by tours of the exciting d evelopment labs and equipment the company features.&nbsp\;</strong></span> </p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 12pt\;"><strong>This is a FREE event.&nbs p\;Pizza dinner will be provided.&nbsp\; If you would like gluten free or vegetarian option\, please note that in your registration.</strong></span> </p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>5:30 event starts at West Entrance to F5 Headquarters\, Liberty Lake WA</p>\n<p>6:00 pm Hosted dinner with Pizza an d more&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>6:30 pm&nbsp\; Tour of F5</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR